Standing in the Shadows of Motown
Artisan (2002)
Music, Documentary
In Collection
#80
1*
Seen ItYes
IMDB   7.6
116 mins USA / English
DVD  Region 1
Richard 'Pistol' Allen Himself
Jack Ashford Himself
Bob Babbitt Himself
Benny Benjamin Himself
Eddie Brown Himself
Bootsy Collins Himself
Johnny Griffith Himself
Ben Harper Himself
Joe Hunter Himself
James Jamerson Himself
Director
Paul Justman
Producer Paul Justman
Sandford Passman
Writer Walter Dallas
Ntozake Shange

During the 1960's, everybody was talking about the Motown Sound. This documentary consists of interviews, footage, and live performances from the mostly unsung group who were largely responsible for that sound, The Funk Brothers. This group of musicians played on more hit records than any other group ever, and yet, separately, remained unknown. In this documentary, they come back together for the first time in 41 years to talk about their lives and perform twelve new songs backing up contemporary musicians such as Ben Harper and Meshell Ndegeocello. The documentary also includes commentary from celebrities such as Chaka Khan, Joe Hunter and Bootsy Collins.
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