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Andre Braugher, Ben Harper, Benny 'Papa Zita' Benjamin, Bob Babbitt, Bootsy Collins
In 1959, Berry Gordy gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company. Over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on ...( read more
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partially interesting near the start when you find out that these chaps have been playing the instruments in most of the motown songs you'll of heard or know, but quickly goes downhill as the stories they have to tell are almost non events and there's plainly too much yapping wit...( read more)
An excellent documentary about the Funk Brothers. What, you've never heard of them? Unfortunately, most people haven't either, despite the fact that they played on nearly every single Motown song ever recorded. Together, they've played on more number one hits than the Beatles, El...( read more)
Fantastic documentary about a group of unknown musicians, self-named The Funk brothers who were the musical force behind so many of the Motown classics; partnering Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, the Four Tops, Smokey Robinson... name a hit, and chances are, they were playing on it. ...( read more)
The music is inspirational with the beats every bit of it contagious but the documentary film-making was dull and ineffective. This is the case where the music and soundtrack spoke through the screen but leaves little for the visuals and storytelling.
Ah pois é! Estes senhores (The Funk Brothers) eram uma autêntica máquina de fazer sucessos.
Great documentary...never knew the details about any of that stuff...
Could have done without Joan Freakin' Osbourne mangling some of the songs...
This is some great music history and some damn good music. shadowed for over 45 years now they're telling their story. You gotta see this if you love that Motown sound.
This is so good. It is a blessing that this movie was made at all. I cannot bear to think what might have been lost if it hadn't. Man oh man.
