Person · Male

Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson

From: Richmond, United States
Active: 1950–2018
Releases: 2

Official site

About

Melvin M. Ragin (December 8, 1950 – October 24, 2018), known professionally as Wah Wah Watson, was an American guitarist who was a member of the Funk Brothers, the studio band for Motown Records. He also worked extensively as a session musician in a variety of genres from jazz and pop to R&B.

From Wah Wah Watson on Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Member of

The Funk Brothers now
Spirit Traveler now
Adam Rudolph’s Moving Pictures now electric guitar

Discography

Albums 1

Elementary 1976

Singles 1

Doin' It / Together (Whatever) 1976

Links

Official

wahwah.com

Reference

Also known as

Melvin M. Ragin · Melvin Ragin · Wah Wah Watson

Identifiers

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IPI: 00078239448

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 7 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.