Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)
1h 56m
Running Time
November 15, 2002Release Date
Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)
1h 56m
Running Time
November 15, 2002Release Date

Plot.
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.
Where to Watch.



Currently Standing in the Shadows of Motown is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Sooner, AVA VOBB, AVA HBZ
Streaming in:🇩🇪 Germany
Cast & Crew.

Richard 'Pistol' Allen
Himself

Jack Ashford
Himself

Bob Babbitt
Himself

Benny 'Papa Zita' Benjamin
Himself (archive footage)

Eddie 'Bongo' Brown
Himself (archive footage)

Bootsy Collins
Himself

Johnny Griffith
Himself

Ben Harper
Himself

Joe Hunter
Himself

James Jamerson
Himself (archive footage)

Uriel Jones
Himself

Montell Jordan
Himself

Chaka Khan
Herself

Gerald Levert
Himself

Joe Messina
Himself

Meshell Ndegeocello
Herself

Joan Osborne
Herself

Rudy Robinson
Himself

James Jamerson Jr.
Himself

Paul Riser
Himself

Douglas Milsome
Cinematographer

Andre Braugher
Narrator

Lon Stratton
Cinematographer

Gary Bosek
Young Bob Babbitt

Anne Erikson
Editor

Michael Q. Martin
Associate Producer / Post Production Supervisor

Paul Justman
Director

Walter Dallas
Writer

Alan Slutsky
Novel / Music

Ntozake Shange
Writer

David Scott
Executive Producer
Media.


Details.
This Movie Is About.
motown
music business
rock music
pop music
Wiki.
Standing in the Shadows of Motown is a 2002 American documentary film directed by Paul Justman that recounts the story of the Funk Brothers, the uncredited and largely unheralded studio musicians who were the house band that Berry Gordy hand-picked in 1959.
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