Standing in the Shadows of Motown- 2002 A tribute to the band that gave Motown its sound. Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists. In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company. Over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on every hit from Motown's Detroit era. By the end of their phenomenal run, this unheralded group of mu