Standing in the Shadows of Motown
In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. gathered the most effective musicians from Detroit's successful jazz and also blues scene to start reducing tunes for his new record company. Over a fourteen year period they were the heart beat on every hit from Motown's Detroit era. By the end of their phenomenal run, this anonymous team of musicians had used even more number ones hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis as well as the Beatles incorporated - which makes them the greatest hit equipment in the history of popular music. They called themselves the Funk Brothers. Forty-one years after they played their initial note on a Motown record as well as three decades considering that they were all together, the Funk Brothers reunited back in Detroit to play their songs as well as tell their unforgettable tale, with the help of archival video, still images, narration, interviews, re-creation scenes, 20 Motown master tracks, and twelve new online performances of Motown standards with the Brothers backing up contemporary performers.
Released: 2002-11-15
Genre:
Documentary