The Funk Brothers
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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.
Its members are considered among the most successful groups of studio musicians in music history. Among their hits are "My Girl", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Baby Love", " I Was Made to Love Her", "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", "The Tears of a Clown", "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", and "Heat Wave". Some combination of the members played on each of Motown's 100-plus U.S. R&B number one singles and 50-plus U.S. Pop number ones released from 1961 to 1972.
There is no undisputed list of the members of the group. Some writers have claimed that virtually every musician who ever played on a Motown track was a "Funk Brother". There are 13 Funk Brothers identified in Paul Justman's 2002 documentary film Standing in the Shadows of Motown, based on Allan Slutsky's book of the same name. These 13 members were identified by NARAS for the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and were recognized with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
In 2007, the Funk Brothers were inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum.
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- Back to Class Introduction - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- Simple Words (feat. Spyder Turner) - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- Told You So (feat. Melvin Davis) - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- Not Enough (feat. Chris Ams) - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- Time Is Now (feat. Kyle Allen) - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- Slouch Potato (feat. The Funk Machine) - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- Shipwrecked (feat. Chris Ams) - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- No One Will Know (feat. Melvin Davis & Pat Lewis) - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- Try (feat. Rob Carter & Anna "Cartia" Carter) - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- Welcome Home Heartache (feat. Kyle Allen, Joey Kingfish & Turhan) - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- Long Gone Love (feat. Chairmen of the Board) - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- Sometimes (feat. Rob Carter) - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- Jamo (feat. James Jamerson Jr., Dennis Coffey & Lenny Pickett) - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- So Many Fish in the Sea (feat. Chairmen of the Board) - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- Crying in a Whisper (feat. Four Tops & James Jamerson Jr.) - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- What I'd Do for You (feat. Four Tops & James Jamerson Jr.) - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- Back to Class (feat. The Funk Brothers, James Jamerson Jr., Dennis Coffey, George Rountree & Benjamin Corbett) - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- What I'd Do for You (Jamerson Spotlight Mix) [feat. James Jamerson Jr. & Four Tops] - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- Crying in a Whisper (Solitude Studios Version) [feat. Melvin Davis, Alex Cohen & Valerie Kuehne] - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- Slouch Potato Crazy Jam (feat. The Funk Machine) - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- Not Enough (Demo Version Instrumental) - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- Told You So (Demo Version Instrumental) - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
- Crying in a Whisper (2013 Don Was Detroit All-Star Revue) [Live] [feat. Melvin Davis, Spyder Turner, McKinley Jackson, James Jamerson Jr., Ken Knox, Chris Ams & The Funk Machine] - Back to Class, Vol. 1 (Deluxe Edition) - The Funk Brothers
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