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. Its …

They are the Motown studio musicians, helping to create “the Sound of Young America” in the basement of Hitsville U.S.A. And they are unsung heroes, until the 21st century. FAST …

Standing in the Shadows of Motown is a 2002 American documentary film directed by Paul Justman that recounts the story of the Funk Brothers, the uncredited and largely unheralded …

The Funk Brothers were Motown Records’ house band that played behind the Motown stars from 1959 to 1972. Though known in the jazz clubs of Detroit they were anonymous on Motown …

Jan 8, 2023 · The Funk Brothers were a group of Detroit session musicians who played for Motown Records from roughly 1959 to 1972. Although over 50 people cycled in and out of the …

Forty-one years after they played their first note an a Motown record and three decades since they were all together, the Funk Brothers reunited back in Detroit to play their music and tell …

Explore The Funk Brothers's biography, discography, and artist credits. Shop rare vinyl records, top albums, and more on Discogs.

Nicknames: Igor, Funk, Diego Diegerson. Musical Influences: Ray Brown, Paul Chambers. Instruments Played: 1957 Fender Precision, 1962 Fender Precision (The Funk Machine), …

Feb 27, 2017 · We remember The Funk Brothers — the astounding musicians who made the Motown record label what it was: a hit-making machine and the highest-earning African …

For almost fourteen years on a daily and nightly basis, the musicians transformed that basement into a hit factory. They rolled masterpieces off the production line in an hour or less, trading …