The Funk Brothers

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Years Active
1959 – 1972 (13 years)
Founded In
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, United States
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 … read more
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 … read more
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… read more

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1 Play track Standing In The Shadows Of Motown (Soundtrack (Deluxe Edition)) You Keep Me Hanging On
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2 Play track A Cellarful of Motown Tell Me It's Just A Rumor Baby - Instrumental
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3 The Best of the Funk Brothers The Way You Do The Things You Do
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4 The Best of the Funk Brothers Soul Stomp
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5 The Best of the Funk Brothers How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)
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6 The Best of the Funk Brothers Runaway Child, Running Wild
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7 The Best of the Funk Brothers All For You
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8 Standing in the Shadows of Motown What's Going On
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9 That's How It Feels That's How It Feels
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10 The Best of the Funk Brothers The Stingray
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Albums

  1. 4,830 listeners

    1 Oct 2002 · 12 tracks

    20th Century Masters The Millennium Collection The Best Of The Funk Brothers
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  2. 3,713 listeners

    2002 · 15 tracks

    Standing in the Shadows of Motown
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  3. 760 listeners

    30 Jun 2004 · 12 tracks

    The Best of the Funk Brothers
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  4. 338 listeners

    1 Jan 2008 · 13 tracks

    Live In Orlando
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