Standing in the Shadows of Motown
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
Standing in the Shadows of Motown Free Online HD on Lookmovie. 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 fourteen 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 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.
- Genre: Documentary, Music
- Country: United States
- Director: Paul Justman
- Cast: Richard 'Pistol' Allen, Jack Ashford, Bob Babbitt, Benny 'Papa Zita' Benjamin, Eddie 'Bongo' Brown, Bootsy Collins, Johnny Griffith, Ben Harper, Joe Hunter, James Jamerson, Uriel Jones, Montell Jordan, Chaka Khan, Gerald Levert, Joe Messina, Meshell Ndegeocello, Joan Osborne, Rudy Robinson, James Jamerson Jr., Paul Riser, Andre Braugher,
Comment
Related Movies
- 2007
Ian Dury - The Promo Videos and Songs
Ian Dury - The Promo Videos and Songs02007HD
The Blockheads are an English rock band formed in London in 1977. Originally fronted by lead singer Ian Dury as Ian Dury and the Blockheads or Ian...
![Ian Dury - The Promo Videos and Songs]()
- 2009
Jonathan Coulton - Best. Concert. Ever.
Jonathan Coulton - Best. Concert. Ever.4.82009HD
This live set, containing twenty of Jonathan Coulton’s most popular songs, was filmed in February 2008 in front of a sold out crowd at the...
![Jonathan Coulton - Best. Concert. Ever.]()
- 1993
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti
Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti6.11993HD
This intimate ethnographic study of Voudoun dances and rituals was shot by Maya Deren during her years in Haiti (1947-1954); she never edited the...
![Divine Horsemen: The Living Gods of Haiti]()
- 2007
The Dukes
The Dukes5.12007HD
The Dukes,a Doo Wop group, were on top of the world at 17, now are struggling for survival in 2008. Their manager is desperately trying to get them...
![The Dukes]()
- 2017
Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story
Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story82017HD
Beside Bowie: The Mick Ronson Story is a documentary about the life and work of Michael "Mick" Ronson, the guitarist, songwriter, producer and...
![Beside Bowie - The Mick Ronson Story]()
- 2006
Who Killed the Electric Car?
Who Killed the Electric Car?7.22006HD
In 1996, electric cars began to appear on roads all over California. They were quiet and fast, produced no exhaust, and ran without gasoline... Ten...
![Who Killed the Electric Car?]()
- 2008
Fuel
Fuel7.22008HD
Record high oil prices, global warming, and an insatiable demand for energy: these issues define our generation. The film exposes shocking...
![Fuel]()
- 1960
Marina
Marina81960HD
Several young music enthusiasts find a helpful supporter of their passion—singing and making music—in the endearing, friendly elderly...
![Marina]()
- 1978
Thot-Fal'N
Thot-Fal'N5.71978HD
This film describes a psychological state "kin to moonstruck, its images emblems (not quite symbols) of suspension-of-self within consciousness and...
![Thot-Fal'N]()
- 2014
Nine Days and Nights of Ed Sheeran
Nine Days and Nights of Ed Sheeran82014HD
A music documentary with British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, one of the fastest rising stars in pop music today. Over the course of the hour-long...
![Nine Days and Nights of Ed Sheeran]()
- 2008
Up the Yangtze
Up the Yangtze7.32008HD
At the edge of the Yangtze River, not far from the Three Gorges Dam, young men and women take up employment on a cruise ship, where they confront...
![Up the Yangtze]()
- 1999
Cirque du Soleil: Quidam
Cirque du Soleil: Quidam7.51999HD
A young girl has already seen everything there is to see and her world has lost all meaning. Her anger shatters her world and she finds herself in...
![Cirque du Soleil: Quidam]()
