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  2. The Funk Brothers - Wikipedia

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    The Funk Brothers were a group of Detroit-based session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown recordings from 1959 until the company moved to Los Angeles in 1972. Its members are considered among the most successful groups of studio musicians in music history.

  3. Standing in the Shadows of Motown - Wikipedia

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    The Funk Brothers recorded and performed on Motown's recordings from 1959 to 1972. [1] The film was inspired by the 1989 book Standing in the Shadows of Motown: The Life and Music of Legendary Bassist James Jamerson, a bass guitar instruction book by Allan Slutsky, which features a biography of James Jamerson along with his bass lines.

  4. Joe Messina - Wikipedia

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    On March 21, 2013, The Funk Brothers were awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame. [13] The Funk Brothers were also the subject of the 2002 documentary Standing in the Shadows of Motown, in which Messina appeared extensively. [8]

  5. Category:The Funk Brothers members - Wikipedia

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    Template:The Funk Brothers; This page was last edited on 13 March 2007, at 14:36 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 ...

  6. Robert White (guitarist) - Wikipedia

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    Robert White (November 19, 1936 – October 27, 1994) [1] was an American soul musician and a guitarist for Motown's in-house studio band, the Funk Brothers. [2] Born in the small town of Billmeyer, Pennsylvania, [3] [4] he received music lessons from his uncle. He toured with The Moonglows and played bass prior to making Detroit his home in 1960.

  7. Benny Benjamin - Wikipedia

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    William "Benny" Benjamin (July 25, 1925 – April 20, 1969), [1] [a] nicknamed Papa Zita, [4] was an American musician, most notable as the primary drummer for the Motown Records studio band The Funk Brothers. [5] He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2003 and was named the eleventh best drummer of all time by Rolling Stone ...

  8. Jack Ashford - Wikipedia

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    Jack Ashford (born May 18, 1934) is an American musician who was a percussionist for Motown Records' in-house Funk Brothers band during the 1960s and early 1970s. Ashford is most famous for playing the tambourine on hundreds of Motown recordings.

  9. Joe Hunter (musician) - Wikipedia

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    In 2002 the Funk Brothers, including Hunter, were featured in the documentary film Standing in the Shadows of Motown. The film highlighted the contribution of Motown's session musicians to the label's success and musical output. The soundtrack of the film won two Grammys and the Funk Brothers received a Grammy for Lifetime Achievement in 2004 ...