File:Joe Messina - guitarist.jpg

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Description	Joe Messina, American guitarist known for his work with the Funk Brothers, photographed in Motown's Studio A in 1960s.
Author or copyright owner	publisher: Detroit Free Press, photographer: unknown
Source (WP:NFCC#4)	Original publication: by Detroit Free Press (freep.com) [1] Immediate source: https://www.freep.com/story/entertainment/music/brian-mccollum/2022/04/05/joe-messina-public-viewing-funeral-information/9473045002/, more specifically: [2]
Use in article (WP:NFCC#7)	Joe Messina
Purpose of use in article (WP:NFCC#8)	for visual identification of the person in question, at the top of their biographical article
Not replaceable with free media because (WP:NFCC#1)	The subject passed in 2022, at this time there is no free alternative image in public domain.
Minimal use (WP:NFCC#3)	Low resolution image for use in the infobox of only one article.
Respect for commercial opportunities (WP:NFCC#2)	This is a low resolution image, 250x361 pixels, hence it is not commercially viable.
Other information	The subject of the photograph has been deceased since: April 4, 2022 This image is a cropped portion of a larger composition.
Fair useFair use of copyrighted material in the context of Joe Messina//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Joe_Messina_-_guitarist.jpgtrue

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	18:08, 9 April 2022		250 × 361 (57 KB)	Bammesk (talk \| contribs)	Uploading a non-free historic portrait using File Upload Wizard

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