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Standing in the Shadows of Motown

2002-11-15 | Documentary / Music
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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.

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Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002), Documentary - 逵勻逵 勻 筠戟龜 棘逵戟逵 (2002) Documentary about the Funk Brothers ...

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Detroit|Michigan|1959. Berry Gordy gathered the best musicians from the city's thriving jazz and blues scene for his new record_...

Detroit|Michigan|1959. Berry Gordy gathered the best musicians from the city's thriving jazz and blues scene for his new record_...

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The Funk Brothers performing with Me'shell Ndegeocello a classic tune. Taken from the 2002 documentary "Standing in the_...

The Funk Brothers performing with Me'shell Ndegeocello a classic tune. Taken from the 2002 documentary "Standing in the_...

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Their music is famous around the world, though their names are not. Known as the Funk Brothers, they put the backbeat쩐the_...

Their music is famous around the world, though their names are not. Known as the Funk Brothers, they put the backbeat쩐the_...

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NOTE: "Fair Use" | Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for ...

NOTE: "Fair Use" | Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for ...

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Standing In The Shadows Of Motown (2002) Initial Release: May 11, 2002 DVD Release Date: April 22, 2003 This documentary_...

Standing In The Shadows Of Motown (2002) Initial Release: May 11, 2002 DVD Release Date: April 22, 2003 This documentary_...

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It is a story of triumph and tragedy, hits and heartbreak, giving the amazing assemblage of musicians who created the sound of_...

It is a story of triumph and tragedy, hits and heartbreak, giving the amazing assemblage of musicians who created the sound of_...

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From the excellent movie/documentary, "Standing in the Shadows of Motown". The Funk Brothers, the session musicians featured_...

From the excellent movie/documentary, "Standing in the Shadows of Motown". The Funk Brothers, the session musicians featured_...

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From the film Standing in The Shadows of MOTOWN comes a fabulous 2002 performance by The Funk Brothers backing Joan_...

From the film Standing in The Shadows of MOTOWN comes a fabulous 2002 performance by The Funk Brothers backing Joan_...

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Recorded in the new MIX ROOM at Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA. Musician, filmmaker, author ALLAN_...

Recorded in the new MIX ROOM at Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA. Musician, filmmaker, author ALLAN_...

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Standing in the Shadows of Motown.

Standing in the Shadows of Motown.

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Standard Version---- What A Voice! Joan Osborne Performs This Classic Motown Hit Originally By Jimmy Ruffin. From The Movie_...

Standard Version---- What A Voice! Joan Osborne Performs This Classic Motown Hit Originally By Jimmy Ruffin. From The Movie_...

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Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002), Documentary - 逵勻逵 勻 筠戟龜 棘逵戟逵 (2002) Documentary about the Funk Brothers ...

Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002), Documentary - 逵勻逵 勻 筠戟龜 棘逵戟逵 (2002) Documentary about the Funk Brothers ...

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NOTE: "Fair Use" | Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for ...

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Detroit|Michigan|1959. Berry Gordy gathered the best musicians from the city's thriving jazz and blues scene for his new record_...

Detroit|Michigan|1959. Berry Gordy gathered the best musicians from the city's thriving jazz and blues scene for his new record_...

YouTube Movies
The Funk Brothers performing with Me'shell Ndegeocello a classic tune. Taken from the 2002 documentary "Standing in the_...

The Funk Brothers performing with Me'shell Ndegeocello a classic tune. Taken from the 2002 documentary "Standing in the_...

interloperftv
Their music is famous around the world, though their names are not. Known as the Funk Brothers, they put the backbeat쩐the_...

Their music is famous around the world, though their names are not. Known as the Funk Brothers, they put the backbeat쩐the_...

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NOTE: "Fair Use" | Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for ...

NOTE: "Fair Use" | Copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for ...

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Standing In The Shadows Of Motown (2002) Initial Release: May 11, 2002 DVD Release Date: April 22, 2003 This documentary_...

Standing In The Shadows Of Motown (2002) Initial Release: May 11, 2002 DVD Release Date: April 22, 2003 This documentary_...

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It is a story of triumph and tragedy, hits and heartbreak, giving the amazing assemblage of musicians who created the sound of_...

It is a story of triumph and tragedy, hits and heartbreak, giving the amazing assemblage of musicians who created the sound of_...

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From the excellent movie/documentary, "Standing in the Shadows of Motown". The Funk Brothers, the session musicians featured_...

From the excellent movie/documentary, "Standing in the Shadows of Motown". The Funk Brothers, the session musicians featured_...

TheBarefootJoe
Copyright of this video is not claimed by the retroVHStrailers channel. All rights retained by the copyright holder.

Copyright of this video is not claimed by the retroVHStrailers channel. All rights retained by the copyright holder.

retro VHS trailers
From the film Standing in The Shadows of MOTOWN comes a fabulous 2002 performance by The Funk Brothers backing Joan_...

From the film Standing in The Shadows of MOTOWN comes a fabulous 2002 performance by The Funk Brothers backing Joan_...

WestLAGuy
Recorded in the new MIX ROOM at Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA. Musician, filmmaker, author ALLAN_...

Recorded in the new MIX ROOM at Montgomery County Community College, Blue Bell, PA. Musician, filmmaker, author ALLAN_...

MCCCHumanities
Standing in the Shadows of Motown.

Standing in the Shadows of Motown.

Guitar8018
Standard Version---- What A Voice! Joan Osborne Performs This Classic Motown Hit Originally By Jimmy Ruffin. From The Movie_...

Standard Version---- What A Voice! Joan Osborne Performs This Classic Motown Hit Originally By Jimmy Ruffin. From The Movie_...

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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..
The runtime of Standing in the Shadows of Motown is 116 minutes.
The genre of Standing in the Shadows of Motown is Documentary,Music.
The director of Standing in the Shadows of Motown is Paul Justman, the writer is Walter Dallas, Ntozake Shange.
The release date of Standing in the Shadows of Motown is November 15, 2002.
On April 15, 2024, there were 4940 public reaction to Standing in the Shadows of Motown including Rockumentary, extremely talented, with anecdotal evidence, musically talented actor, soothing music.
On April 15, 2024, the IMDB rating of Standing in the Shadows of Motown is 7.8/10, Rotten Tomato rating is 91/100, Metacritic rating is 76/100, TMDB rating is 7.0/10.
The casts of Standing in the Shadows of Motown are Richard 'Pistol' Allen starring as Himself, Jack Ashford starring as Himself, Bob Babbitt starring as Himself, Benny 'Papa Zita' Benjamin starring as Himself (archive footage), Eddie 'Bongo' Brown starring as Himself (archive footage), Bootsy Collins starring as Himself.
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The certification of Standing in the Shadows of Motown is PG.