Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)

Directed by

Paul Justman

Genre

documentary film, musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

PG

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 49 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary tells the story of the Funk Brothers, the studio musicians who played on many Motown hits. It shows how they were overlooked and brings them back into the spotlight.

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What happens

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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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