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Standing in the Shadows of Motown Movie Cast, Plot and Everything to Know

Amy Renner Amy Renner

Dec. 22, 2008

Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Release Date: Friday, November 15, 2002

Joan Osborne, Bob Babbitt, Chaka Khan, Paul Justman, Joe Hunter, Johnny Griffith, Eddie Willis, Uriel Jones, Joe Messina, Tom Scott, Martha Reeves, Jack Ashford, Bootsy Collins, Me'Shell NdegeOcello, Gerald Levert, Ben Harper, Montell Jordan

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Their music is famous around the world, though their names are not. Known as the Funk Brothers, they put the backbeat - the soul - into the hits of Motown Records, for such legendary performers as Diana Ross and the Supremes, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, and many others. Creating music that helped to define the era of the 1960s and has remained a vital influence to this day, these musicians played on more #1 records than the Beatles, the Beach Boys, The Rolling Stones and Elvis Presley combined. Now the new documentary "Standing In The Shadows of Motown" tells their story, combining exclusive interviews, archival footage, re-enactments, reminiscences, and thrilling new performances by the reunited Funk Brothers.
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PG Parental Guidance Suggested for language, thematic elements
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Standing in the Shadows of Motown was released in on Friday, November 15, 2002. There were 2 other movies released on the same date, including Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Interview with the Assassin.



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Mon., Dec. 22, 2008

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