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The Funk Brothers
12+ albums
soulmotowninstrumentalfunknorthern soul
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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. They are considered one of the most successful groups of studio musicians in music history. The Funk Brothers played on Motown hits such as "My Girl", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Baby Love", "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours", "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", "The Tears of a Clown", "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", and "Heat Wave". There have been many articles written that identify members of the Funk Brothers, some of which claim that virtually every musician who ever played on a Motown track was a "Funk Brother". There are 13 Funk Brothers identified in the film Standing in the Shadows of Motown. The same 13 members were identified by both NARAS for the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and were recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The role of the Funk Brothers is described in Paul Justman's 2002 documentary film Standing in the Shadows of Motown, based on Allan Slutsky's book of the same name. The opening titles claim that the Funk Brothers have "played on more number-one hits than the Beatles, Elvis Presley, the Rolling Stones and the Beach Boys combined." Early members included bandleader Joe Hunter and Earl Van Dyke (piano and organ); Clarence Isabell (double bass); James Jamerson (bass guitar and double bass); Benny "Papa Zita" Benjamin and Richard "Pistol" Allen (drum
top songs
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Winter Wonderland
8,6882Come See About Me
2,4393The Way You Do The Things You Do
2,2894Soul Stomp
1,6925You Keep Me Hanging On
1,5806How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
1,4217Ain't No Mountain High Enough - Instrumental
1,4078I Heard It Through The Grapevine
1,3809Runaway Child, Running Wild
1,372106 By 6
1,321albums
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20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection The Best Of The Funk Brothers
Standing in the Shadows of Motown
The Complete Introduction To Northern Soul
The Ultimate Motown Christmas Collection
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Motown Christmas Vol. 2
The Best of the Funk Brothers
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The Ultimate Motown Christmas Collection [International]
Standing in the Shadows of Motown: Deluxe Edition (disc 2)
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Standing In The Shadows Of Motown (Soundtrack)
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A Cellarful Of Motown
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