Standing in the shadows of Motown

DVD 2003

The story of the Funk Brothers, the group of musicians that played on every single hit Motown record from the label's beginnings to 1972. Inspired by the book "Standing in the shadows of Motown" by Allan "Dr. Licks" Slutsky.

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Funk Brothers

Motown Record Corporation

Popular music United States 1961-1970 History and criticism

Rhythm and blues music

Soul music History and criticism

Soul musicians Michigan Detroit Biography

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ISBN:

9786307573270

Description:

2 videodiscs (107 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in
digital video
videodisc
DVD
video file DVD

Target Audience Note:

CHVR: PG

Notes:

Directors of photography, Doug Milsome, Lon Stratton ; editor, Anne Erikson
Narrator, Andre Braugher ; The Funk Brothers (Richard "Pistol" Allen, Jack "Black Jack" Ashford, Bob Babbitt, Johnny Griffith, Joe Hunter, Uriel Jones, Joe Messina, Eddie "Chank" Willis, and, in spirit: Benny "Papa Zita" Benjamin, Eddie "Bongo" Brown, James "Igor" Jamerson, Earl "Chunk of Funk" Van Dyke, Robert White) ; with, Joan Osborne, Gerald Levert, Meshell Ndegeocello, Bootsy Collins, Ben Harper, Chaka Khan, Montell Jordan, Tom Scott
DVD ; NTSC format, region 1 ; 6.1 DTS-ES, 5.1 Dolby-EX, or 2.0 Dolby stereo sound ; 16x9 widescreen format
Closed-captioned, subtitles available in Spanish

Contents:

Special features: Disc 1. Audio commentary with director and producer
Trivia track
How it all began. The photo that started it all ; The video that started it all
BMWFilms.Com trailers
Disc 2. Dinner with the Funk Brothers
Multiangle jam sessions
Deleted scenes
At long last glory
Funk Brothers video biographies
Music video montage
Selected discography
Honorable mentions
Hi-resolution DVD-ROM playable version
Interactive virtual recording studio

Control Number:

2796610

UPC:

012236137801

Other Authors:

Allen, Richard, 1932-2002, performer
Artisan Entertainment (Firm), production company
Artisan Home Entertainment (Firm), film distributor
Ashford, Jack, 1934- performer
Babbitt, Bob (Bassist), performer
Benjamin, Bennie, 1907-1989, performer
Braugher, Andre, narrator
Brown, Eddie, performer
Collins, Bootsy, singer
Dallas, Walter, screenwriter
Elliott Scott Productions, production company
Funk Brothers, performer
Griffith, Johnny, performer
Harper, Ben, 1969- singer
Hunter, Joe, 1927-2007, performer
Jamerson, James, 1936-1983, performer
Jones, Uriel, 1934-2009, performer
Jordan, Montell, singer
Justman, Paul, director, producer
Khan, Chaka, singer
Levert, Gerald, singer
Messina, Joe, 1928-2022, performer
NdegéOcello, Me'Shell, 1969- singer
Osborne, Joan, singer
Passman, Sandy, producer
Rimshot Productions, LLC, production company
Scott, Tom, 1948- singer
Shange, Ntozake, screenwriter
Slutsky, Allan, producer
Van Dyke, Earl, performer
White, Robert, 1936-1994, performer
Willis, Eddie, 1936-2018, performer

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