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Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)

Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)

Music Documentary

The soul behind the sound.

Release Date: 2002, September 11
Directors: Paul Justman
Countries: United States of America
Production: Elliott Scott Productions, Rimshot
Cast: Andre Braugher, Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Montell Jordan, Joan Osborne, Ben Harper, Joe Messina, Gary Bosek, Bootsy Collins, Bob Babbitt, Joe Hunter, Meshell Ndegeocello

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.

Keywords:

rock music pop music music business motown