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His tumultuous life and musical brilliance are explored in depth through hundreds of interviews, 49 transcribed musical scores, two hours of recorded allstar performances, and more than 50 rarely seen photos in this stellar tribute to behindthe. The funk brothers standing in the shadows of motown 2004. With the documentary standing in the shadows of motown now streaming on amazon prime video, im reposting my may 21, 2003 interview with allan slutsky, the musicianauthor who spearheaded. Ebook online standing in the shadows of motown the life and music of legendary bassist james jamerson free boook online. May 17, 2002 standing in the shadows of motown documents the career of the funk brothers, the unknown band behind all of motown s detroitera classics. Get the dvd of the documentary standing in the shadows of motown 2002 also from amazon and get this soundtrack. You hold decades of pop musical history in your mind.
The funk brothers standing in the shadows of motown cd1. With joe hunter, jack ashford, uriel jones, richard pistol allen. A 10year labor of love for producer sandy passman, the. What comes across is the brothers zeroing in on and stretching the groove with grit, grease, and soul from the floor of studio a. His tumultuous life and musical brilliance are explored in depth through hundreds of interviews, 49 transcribed musical scores, two hours of recorded allstar performances, and more than 50 rarely seen photos in this stellar tribute to behind the. This is a great film that showcases the history of the funk brothers and their contribution to motown records and the motown sound. Dec 21, 2019 these guys were the funk brothers, the house musicians for motown. Standing in the shadows of motown documents the career of the funk brothers, the unknown band behind all of motowns detroitera classics. Or dont even bother, because the question is asked and answered in the affectionate new documentary standing in the shadows of motown.
It recounts the story of the funk brothers, the uncredited and largely unheralded studio musicians who were the hand picked house band by berry gordy in 1959. His tumultuous life and musical brilliance are explored in depth through hundreds of interviews, 49 transcribed musical scores, two hours of recorded allstar performances, and more than 50 rarely seen photos in this stellar tribute to. Joe hunter, jack ashford, uriel jones, richard pistol allen, bob babbitt, benny papa zita benjamin, eddie bongo. The funk brothers i heard it through the grapevine. The phenomenal story of motown has been told many timesso many in fact, that the notion of an untold part of its legacy seems farfetched. 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. Berry gordy gathered the best musicians from the citys thriving jazz and blues scene for his new record company. Its available to watch on tv, online, tablets, phone. Marvin gaye, the temptations, the supremes, the four tops, gladys knight, and others. The funk brothers recorded and performed on motowns recordings from 1959 to 1972.
Bob babbitt, richard pistol allen, jack ashford, uriel jones, joe hunter, eddie willis, joe messina and johnny griffin. In fact, watching this movie without toetapping to the familiar songs and grinning ear to ear is an impossible feat for any viewer, especially for any who lived through the decades that motown dazzled and dominated the music scene in america. The funk brothers standing in the shadows of motown cd1 duration. I grew up listening to music from motown in the 70s and 80s and in my day you used to read the album credits to see who made the song. Watch standing in the shadows of motown streaming online. This documentary mixes performances, interviews and reenactments to celebrate the funk brothers, the 1960s soul hitmakers. Standing in the shadows of motown original trailer.
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Motowns legendary funk brothers release a new song for barack obama. Standing in the shadows of motown as the musicians behind the temptations, the four tops and others, the brothers were hugely successful, yet relatively anonymous compared to the famous singers they backed. But as the documentary film standing in the shadows of motown demonstrates, there was more to the success of the detroitbased label than singing babes in gowns and founder berry gordys business acumen. Mar 30, 2015 ebook online standing in the shadows of motown the life and music of legendary bassist james jamerson free boook online. Standing in the shadows of motown by various artists audio cd. Standing in the shadows of motown is based on a book of the same name, published in 1987 by the hal leonard corporation and recipient of the 1989 ralph j.
Standing in the shadows of motown 2002 soundtracks on imdb. Think of the supremes, gladys knight, smokey robinson, marvin gaye, martha reeves, stevie wonder and the temptations. During paul justmans film documentary standing in the shadows of motown, based on al slutskys book of the same name about the session musicians who played on motown recordings in detroit from the late 50s to the early 70s, one of the interviewees is heard to comment that once those musicians, who dubbed themselves the funk brothers, finished cutting a backing track, it almost didnt matter. Now ask who the instrumentalists were on their records. Jun 29, 2011 standing in the shadows of motown obit duration. Standing in the shadows of motown critics consensus. Standing in the shadows of motown 2002 rotten tomatoes. Here are the popping rhythms of standing in the shadows of love, the one who really loves you, norman whitfields pride and joy, and smokeys my girl, along with the dubs of the hunter gets captured by the game, i was made to love her, i heard it. 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 a.
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