Eddie Willis

Motown guitarist Eddie Willis was one-third of the guitar trio that was part of the classic Motown studio band dubbed the Funk Brothers. Willis, along with Joe Messina and Robert White, created the catchy guitar-laced rhythmic interplay heard on a slew of '60s/'70s hits from the then Detroit-based independent label. Some Motown hits that feature Willis are "Friendship Train" by Gladys Knight and the Pips (number two R&B, number 17 pop, late 1969) and Stevie Wonder's "My Cherie Amour" (number four R&B, number four pop, summer 1969) and playing in unison (doubling) an octave low...