![Standing in the Shadows of Motown](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/rsOTrPTRhBgw5eWAgJISBMiIg5m.jpg)
Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
Budget | $0.00 |
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Revenue | $0.00 |
Original Language | en |
Popularity | 3.279 |
Directed By
Paul Justman
Crew
Michael Q. Martin
Michael Q. Martin
Paul Justman
Alan Slutsky
Walter Dallas
Alan Slutsky
Ntozake Shange
David Scott
TOP CAST
Richard 'Pistol' Allen
Himself
![Jack Ashford](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/5fLfjG2EUqPxwrtFPP01o9SQ5Fv.jpg)
Jack Ashford
Himself
![Bob Babbitt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/fICV8djofH8sKinMt7vdfJty9Gt.jpg)
Bob Babbitt
Himself
![Benny 'Papa Zita' Benjamin](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/A7KY7bPCI4Q46FcWheBiMFaP0MZ.jpg)
Benny 'Papa Zita' Benjamin
Himself (archive footage)
Eddie 'Bongo' Brown
Himself (archive footage)
![Bootsy Collins](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/2eVnJQ6Ln1HB9ZkypMvlx79QCH9.jpg)
Bootsy Collins
Himself
Johnny Griffith
Himself
![Ben Harper](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/j8z2Btztf9ilF4Z9nuQzC8G4yby.jpg)
Ben Harper
Himself
Joe Hunter
Himself
![James Jamerson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/zsZDTTJtKPHLsRXM6LMdyWe5uCv.jpg)
James Jamerson
Himself (archive footage)
![Uriel Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/9IDsEl2gY4HDuWLv6xzoxLOih8C.jpg)
Uriel Jones
Himself
![Montell Jordan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/nNBJqDsEAlJkLm1oth5UNoe7Pdy.jpg)
Montell Jordan
Himself
![Chaka Khan](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/qTrSlB1oOtEFI8VsivF1JuZgcRT.jpg)
Chaka Khan
Herself
![Gerald Levert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/rNDQAX0HC6HdTI32mXovHjxn4ft.jpg)
Gerald Levert
Himself
![Joe Messina](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/7plmMln9vpgFNKktFPdq5koVKpn.jpg)
Joe Messina
Himself
![Meshell Ndegeocello](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/A8q62h2gmHNIVGnZh4Unv2TIHRo.jpg)
Meshell Ndegeocello
Herself
Joan Osborne
Herself
Rudy Robinson
Himself
James Jamerson Jr.
Himself
Paul Riser
Himself
![Andre Braugher](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/cDvAVHDiz7wyvE8K3Gxbn8zxdpo.jpg)
Andre Braugher
Narrator
![Gary Bosek](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/jnaJDCA7bLkZorjjxeUVCoXOU31.jpg)
Gary Bosek
Young Bob Babbitt