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In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. gathered the best musicians from Detroits 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 Motowns 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.
Joe Hunter
Self - 'Funk Brothers' Keyboardist
Jack Ashford
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Uriel Jones
Self
Richard 'Pistol' Allen
Self
Bob Babbitt
Self
Benny 'Papa Zita' Benjamin
Self
Eddie 'Bongo' Brown
Self
Bootsy Collins
Self
Johnny Griffith
Self
Ben Harper
Self
James Jamerson
Self
Montell Jordan
Self
Chaka Khan
Self
Gerald Levert
Self
Joe Messina
Self
Meshell Ndegeocello
Self
Joan Osborne
Self
Rudy Robinson
Self
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