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Standing in the Shadows of Motown is a 2002 American documentary film directed by Paul Justman that recounts the story of the Funk Brothers, the uncredited and largely unheralded studio musicians who were the house band that Berry Gordy hand-picked in 1959.
Standing in the Shadows of Motown: Directed by Paul Justman. With Richard 'Pistol' Allen, Jack Ashford, Bob Babbitt, Benny 'Papa Zita' Benjamin. Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.
Forty-one years after they played their first note on a Motown record and three decades since they were all together, the Funk Brothers reunited back in Detroit to play their music and tell their...
The story of the Funk Brothers, the musicians who played on hundreds of MOTOWN hits in the 60s & 70s.
Standing in the Shadows of Motown. Detroit, Michigan, 1959. Berry Gordy gathered the best musicians from the city's thriving jazz and blues scene for his new record company: Motown.
This documentary mixes performances, interviews and reenactments to celebrate the Funk Brothers, the 1960s soul hitmakers. As the musicians behind the Temptations, the Four Tops and others, the ...
Standing in the Shadows of Motown is a 2002 documentary film directed by Paul Justman that recounts the story of The Funk Brothers, the uncredited and largely unheralded…
Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists. In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company.
Narrated by actor Andre Braugher (from a script by playwrights Ntozake Shange and Walter Dallas), Standing in the Shadows of Motown reunited the survivors for a reunion concert in Detroit and combines historical reenactments with on-camera testimonials, and archival and contemporary concert footage, as well as spirited jam sessions recorded in ...
The soul behind the sound. Overview. In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company. Over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on every hit from Motown's Detroit era.