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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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| 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 |
Editors
