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Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Standing in the Shadows of Motown

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Standing in the Shadows of Motown

"The soul behind the sound."

2002
1h 56m
6.9(45 votes)
Documentary
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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. By the end of their phenomenal run, this unheralded group of musicians had played on more number ones hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis and the Beatles combined - which makes them the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music. They called themselves the Funk Brothers. 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 unforgettable story, with the help of archival footage, still photos, narration, interviews, re-creation scenes, 20 Motown master tracks, and twelve new live performances of Motown classics with the Brothers backing up contemporary performers.

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22 members
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Richard 'Pistol' Allen

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Jack Ashford

Himself

Jack Ashford
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Bob Babbitt

Himself

Bob Babbitt
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Benny 'Papa Zita' Benjamin

Himself (archive footage)

Benny 'Papa Zita' Benjamin
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Eddie 'Bongo' Brown

Himself (archive footage)

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Bootsy Collins

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Bootsy Collins
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Johnny Griffith

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Ben Harper

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Ben Harper
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Joe Hunter

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James Jamerson

Himself (archive footage)

James Jamerson
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Uriel Jones

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Uriel Jones
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Montell Jordan

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Montell Jordan
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Chaka Khan

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Chaka Khan
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Gerald Levert

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Gerald Levert
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Joe Messina

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Joe Messina
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Meshell Ndegeocello

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Meshell Ndegeocello
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Joan Osborne

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Rudy Robinson

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James Jamerson Jr.

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Paul Riser

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Andre Braugher

Narrator

Andre Braugher
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Gary Bosek

Young Bob Babbitt

Gary Bosek

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