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Standing in the Shadows of Motown

2002, documentary

116 minutes

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...

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Cast

Jack Ashford

Jack Ashford

Himself

Bob Babbitt

Bob Babbitt

Himself

Benny 'Papa Zita' Benjamin

Himself (archive footage)

Eddie 'Bongo' Brown

Himself (archive footage)

Bootsy Collins

Bootsy Collins

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Johnny Griffith

Himself

Ben Harper

Ben Harper

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Joe Hunter

Joe Hunter

Himself

James Jamerson

James Jamerson

Himself (archive footage)

Uriel Jones

Uriel Jones

Himself

Montell Jordan

Himself

Chaka Khan

Herself

Gerald Levert

Gerald Levert

Himself

Joe Messina

Joe Messina

Himself

Joan Osborne

Herself

Rudy Robinson

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Crew

Directing

Paul Justman

Director

Production

David Scott

Executive producer

Sound

Writing

Walter Dallas

Writer

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