from City Screen website
Standing In The Shadows Of Motown
United States 2002, 108 mins
Director: Paul Justman
Starring: Richard 'Pistol' Allen, Jack Ashford, Bootsy Collins, Chaka Khan
Synopsis
In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company.
Over a 14-year period they were the heartbeat on every hit from Motown's Detroit era.
By the end of their phenomenal run, this unheralded group of musicians had played on more number one hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis and the Beatles combined - which makes them the greatest hit machine ever.
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, recreated scenes, 20 Motown master tracks, and 12 new live performances.