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About The Funk Brothers
Hometown
Detroit, MI, United States
Formed
1959
Genre
Electronic
As the Motown house band, the Funk Brothers played on more number one singles than any other band in history, racking up more hits than the Beatles, the Beach Boys, Elvis Presley, and the Rolling Stones combined. This cast of unsung session men were instrumental in fashioning the trademark Motown sound, playing on hits for giants such as the Miracles, the Temptations, Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, and the Supremes. The astute Berry Gordy, realizing their importance, kept most of the musicians under contract from 1959 to 1972. A 2002 documentary, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, finally earned the players some long overdue recognition, with the accompanying soundtrack going on to win two Grammy Awards and the band garnering a Lifetime Achievement Award. ~ TiVo Staff
Members of The Funk Brothers include, or have included, Marvin Gaye, Henry Cosby, Dave Hamilton, Dennis Coffey, Earl Van Dyke, Wah Wah Watson, Herbert Williams, Jack Ashford, Eddie Willis, Bob Babbitt, James Jamerson, Joe Hunter, Pamela Watson, R.White, Johnny Griffith, and Thomas Bowles.
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