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Detroit, Michigan, 1959. Berry Gordy gathered the best musicians from the city's thriving jazz and blues scene for his new record company: Motown. They called themselves the Funk Brothers, and they were the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music.This is their story.
Original Release
11/15/2002
US Release
11/15/2002
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Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard 'Pistol' Allen | Himself / Self |
Jack Ashford | Himself / Self |
Bob Babbitt | Himself / Self |
Benny 'Papa Zita' Benjamin | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
Eddie 'Bongo' Brown | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
Bootsy Collins | Himself / Self |
Johnny Griffith | Himself / Self |
Ben Harper | Himself / Self |
Joe Hunter | Himself / Self - 'Funk Brothers' Keyboardist |
James Jamerson | Self / Himself (archive footage) |
Directors
Writers
Alan Slutsky, Walter Dallas, Ntozake Shange
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard 'Pistol' Allen | Himself / Self |
Jack Ashford | Himself / Self |
Bob Babbitt | Himself / Self |
Benny 'Papa Zita' Benjamin | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
Eddie 'Bongo' Brown | Himself (archive footage) / Self |
Bootsy Collins | Himself / Self |
Johnny Griffith | Himself / Self |
Ben Harper | Himself / Self |
Joe Hunter | Himself / Self - 'Funk Brothers' Keyboardist |
James Jamerson | Self / Himself (archive footage) |
Uriel Jones | Himself / Self |
Montell Jordan | Himself / Self |
Chaka Khan | Herself / Self |
Gerald Levert | Himself / Self |
Joe Messina | Himself / Self |
Meshell Ndegeocello | Herself / Self |
Joan Osborne | Herself / Self |
Rudy Robinson | Himself / Self |
Tom Scott | Self |
Earl Van Dyke | Self |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Paul Elliot | Executive Producer |
David Scott | Executive Producer |
Keith Benson | Producer |
Alan Slutsky | Producer |
Richard Adler | Producer |
Jonathan Dana | Producer |
Janice Ginsberg | Producer |
Michael Q. Martin | Producer |
Sandford Passman | Producer |
Mary Petryshyn | Producer |
Katie Wee | Producer |