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Documentary: Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002) — DeepCutsArchive
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Documentary: Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)

The Funk Brothers
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The story of the Funk Brothers, the musicians who played on hundreds of MOTOWN hits in the 60s & 70s.

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The Funk Brothers were a group of Detroit-based session musicians who performed the backing to most Motown recordings from 1959 until the company moved to Los Angeles in 1972.

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