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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.
The story of the Funk Brothers, the musicians who played on hundreds of MOTOWN hits in the 60s & 70s.
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...
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Nov 15, 2002 · Standing In The Shadows Of Motown. Documentary. 108 minutes ‧ PG ‧ 2002. Roger Ebert. November 15, 2002. 5 min read. Think of the Supremes, Gladys Knight, Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye, Martha Reeves, Stevie Wonder and the Temptations. You hold decades of pop musical history in your mind: The Motown Sound.
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. 2,467.
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.
