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Standing in the shadows of Motown (Motion picture)

Fourteen years in the making, this film is based upon a book of the same title that won the 1989 Rolling Stone/BMl "Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award", Standing in the shadows of Motown was shot in 35mm film, on location in Detroit and elsewhere. This documentary and performance film tells the Funk Brothers' saga through archival footage and still photos, narration, interviews, re-creation scenes, 20 Motown master tracks, and twelve new live performances of Motown classics with the Funk Brothers backing up Chaka Khan, Ben Harper, Bootsy Collins, Montell Jordan, Meshell Ndegeocello, Joan Osborne, and Gerald Levert.

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  • "A look at the history of Motown focuses on the Funk Brothers, a group of studio musicians who provided the instrumental backing to most of the label's hits."
  • "Fourteen years in the making, this film is based upon a book of the same title that won the 1989 Rolling Stone/BMl "Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award", Standing in the shadows of Motown was shot in 35mm film, on location in Detroit and elsewhere. This documentary and performance film tells the Funk Brothers' saga through archival footage and still photos, narration, interviews, re-creation scenes, 20 Motown master tracks, and twelve new live performances of Motown classics with the Funk Brothers backing up Chaka Khan, Ben Harper, Bootsy Collins, Montell Jordan, Meshell Ndegeocello, Joan Osborne, and Gerald Levert."
  • "Fourteen years in the making, this film is based upon a book of the same title that won the 1989 Rolling Stone/BMl "Ralph J. Gleason Music Book Award", Standing in the shadows of Motown was shot in 35mm film, on location in Detroit and elsewhere. This documentary and performance film tells the Funk Brothers' saga through archival footage and still photos, narration, interviews, re-creation scenes, 20 Motown master tracks, and twelve new live performances of Motown classics with the Funk Brothers backing up Chaka Khan, Ben Harper, Bootsy Collins, Montell Jordan, Meshell Ndegeocello, Joan Osborne, and Gerald Levert."@en
  • "Herinneringen van de leden van de vaste studiobegeleidingsgroep van het platenlabel Motown uit de jaren '60 en '70, aangevuld met optredens."
  • "Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists. After three decades, the Funk Brothers reunited in Detroit to play their music and tell their story with the help of archival footage, still photos, narration, interviews, and twelve new live performances of Motown classics with the Brothers backing up contemporary performers."@en
  • "Profiles the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit jazz and blues musicians who for 14 years from 1972 played on innumerable Motown records, performing on every single hit the label produced. Features archival material, interviews and performance excerpts."
  • "The story of the Funk Brothers, the group of musicians that played on every single hit Motown record from the label's beginnings to 1972."@en
  • "The story of the Funk Brothers, the group of musicians that played on every single hit Motown record from the label's beginnings to 1972."
  • ""Detroit, Michigan, 1959. Berry Gordy gathered the best musicians from the city's thriving jazz and blues scene for his new record company: Motown. They called themselves the Funk Brothers, and they were the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music. This is their story."--Conteneur."
  • "The story of the Funk Brothers, the group of musicians that played on every single hit Motown record from the label's beginnings to 1972. Inspired by the book "Standing in the shadows of Motown" by Allan "Dr. Licks" Slutsky."
  • "The story of the Funk Brothers, the group of musicians that played on every single hit Motown record from the label's beginnings to 1972. Inspired by the book "Standing in the shadows of Motown" by Allan "Dr. Licks" Slutsky."@en

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