FUNK BROTHERS Band Tracks

[@midnightrider715]

I got two words to say about the Funk Brothers THE BEST!!!!!!!!✌

[@sonnycooper702]

These guys never got there just due probably one the best bands on the planet wow the funk brothers 🎺🎹🥁🎸🎷🎼🎼

[@originaldjchucks]

THE GREATEST HIT MACHINE OF ALL TIME! FUNK BROTHERS FOREVER......

[@midnightrider715]

With out THE FUNK BROTHERS THERE WOULD NO MOTOWN SOUND. Long live their music!!!🎸🎸🎸🎹🎹😇😇

[@monicabella7894]

Heaven sent ♥️

[@midnightrider715]

monica bella The Funk Brothers made the world a better place to listen to music that came from the heart and soul!!✌

[@mickbrown8249]

Fab guys & you started me on my musical journey all that MOTOWN sound from 9yrs old off Northern Soul Wigan Casino station Road... & on & on...

[@ganymeade5151]

@@midnightrider715 Beautiful hearts and souls Heaven sent

[@kathleenmatagulay1462]

Yes indeed! All Motown legacy will be in my ❤ & soul❤🙏💯🎼🎵🎶🥰✅

[@cottagechskitty]

Best backing band in history.

[@stephenord3403]

Will never be anything so good as this sound again

[@plasterdbastard]

[0:00 - 1:34] - Since I Lost You Girl [1:35 - 2:53] - Cryin' in the Night [2:54 - 4:17] - Poor Little Rich Girl [4:18 - 5:54] - Give in You Just Can't Win [5:55 - 7:11] - My Dear Heart This deserved some timestamping.

[@brucestaples4510]

Great idea! Tell cov11 to put it in the description.😁

[@edge78a]

MODERN TECHNICAL INSTRUMENTS ARE COLD COMPARED TO THE WARMTH OF THE REAL DEAL PLAYED BY MASTER CRAFTSMEN AS HERE. TRUE SOUL AND FEELING GONE INTO THESE TRACKS. JUST WONDERFUL KTF FROM ENGLAND

[@CBB1981]

The funk Brothers and the wrecking crew made the 60's. Just brilliant pioneers and legends

[@kathleenmatagulay1462]

@@CBB1981 I agree 🥰🎼🎶🎵💯✅

[@chriso8193]

No worries, the Guitar Center in Hollywood houses repairs and sells instruments.

[@brucestaples4510]

@@CBB1981 And leave us not omit Muscle Shoals [Booker T. & the MGs (Memphis Group)]. 🎼🎵🎶🎙🎤🎷🎸🎺🥁😁

[@macadon041]

Facts

[@kevinmckeaveney158]

What can you say, no words can explain truly magnificent. 😂

[@doconnor1354]

THANKS FOR THIS DOWNLOAD. SOMETIMES IT'S JUST NICE TO HEAR THE SOUND THAT MADE THE ARTISTS

[@ganymeade5151]

Amazing how genius Funk Brothers were unknown to many Motown fans until You Tube.

[@kevinmckeaveney158]

I've always said about the music when I heard Motown songs. In the 70ish

[@lisawilliams9485]

This is a beautiful touching documentary, makes me miss all the greats gone on, I just enjoyed the blast from the past.

[@ganymeade5151]

Some are playing in Heaven now.

[@mrwonderfull9876]

yess Motown With James Jamerson on Bass and Bob Babbit My Influences To Play Bass Guitar The Funk Bro's Were Some Cool Kats There Legacy Lives on and on Hete In Detroit I Love to Play The Motown Music My Name is Wendell Lucas out of Detroit

[@glennso47]

mr wonderfull Glenn Lego out of Rockford, Illinois 😁

[@tranurse]

i grew up listening to motown, thanks mama. this won't ever happen again. i made my kids watch, 'standing in the shadows of motown'. i don't know if they 'got it', but at least they know what real music sounds like.

[@michaelkirkpatrick7789]

The funk brothers, Holland and dozier , Stevie wonder , smokie Robinson and more all good writers for motown.

[@Jaynesoul]

I come back and listen to this time after time :)

[@alanwann9318]

I played guitar alongside a baratone sax in a band once,it was turning my head round.

[@benjaminadler6818]

3 names....Jamerson, Van Dyke and Mike, take a deep breath and keep listening, it gets no better than these clips. You can close your eyes and envision Wanda, Gladys, Louvain, Marlene, Jackie, Kim, Martha, Diana, Cal, Sandra or whomever singing on these tracks creating a hit.

[@jobete1964]

Been collectiong motown for over 40 years now., Never heard these instro versions of these tracks. Does anyone know if they are available in mp3 format.would love copies of thes tracks!

[@calwaite]

Oh man, thank you for this info -- never heard of him before, and to tell you the truth I don't remember any Motown song where I remembered the bari being prominent -- my favorite instrument in any band. Guess the rhythm section (Jamerson and Johnson) and magic vocals always had my attention. I went to see Tower of Power live for the first time in my life earlier this year, at Yoshi's in Oakland, an intimate place, was blown away by Doc Kupka's solo 2 minute lesson in bari sounds, stunning!

[@Artsartisan]

Earl Van Dyke - Keyboards Joe Hunter - Keyboards Johnny Griffith - Keyboards Eddie Willis - Guitarist Joe Messina - Guitarist Robert White - Guitarist William "Benny" Benjamin - Drummer Richard "Pistol" Allen - Bass Uriel Jones - Drums James Jamerson - Bass Bob Babbitt - Bass Jack Ashford - Percussionist Eddie "Bongo" Brown - Percussionist Perhaps a younger generation isn't familiar with these musicians. In 1959, Berry Gordy gathered the best musicians from Detroit's jazz and blues scene. Over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat of Detroit's Motown Sound "By the end of their phenomenal run, this unheralded group of musicians had played on more number ones hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis and the Beatles combined - which makes them the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music. They called themselves the Funk Brothers." www.standingintheshadowsofmotown.com/funksbio.htm

[@57dogsbody]

I thought Richard Allen played drums not bass.

[@midnightrider715]

57dogsbody Pistol Allen played drums🥁🥁

[@ganymeade5151]

Amazing how many Motown fans never knew who the musically wonderful Funk Brothers were until You Tube.

[@cov11]

No MIke Terry ?

[@stumiller3492]

You're one of the few who got the 13 actual Funk Brothers correct...

[@tjvanderloop1686]

College & University Students lived the "Funk Brothers" in the 60's & 70's as Motown was alive with a perfect rhythm and sound! Thank You all the great artists... T J (Tom) Vanderloop

[@60brookes]

TJ Vanderloop what a great time to grow up listening to music like this, we had it all ❤️

[@brucestaples4510]

@@60brookes ...just like Bogie and Bacall? Sorry. Wrong genre. 😉 (crickets)

[@michaelwilks6353]

Always in Awe of their output, The Most Classy of Musicians......Bar None!

[@kevinmckeaveney158]

Words cannot describe xxx.

[@ganymeade5151]

Who are the brass, horn players in the Funk Brothers? They are also fabulous

[@cov11]

Powerhouse Horns.

[@brucestaples4510]

@@cov11 By name and instrument, please?

[@bennyadler5882]

Jesus, I'm envisioning the Andantes or The Originals jammed up there in studio A/B doing the backgrounds. What immortal products of Detroit are these.

[@carolwong3399]

Funk Brothers--love you all! Great sound!

[@AlexlloydSAX]

Mike Terry...one of my personal heros, one of the reasons I play the Baritone!!

[@richardcline3148]

Yes !! So underrated !! He was on all those MOTOWN tracks from 1964-1967. Fantastic producer and ORIGINAL FUNK BROTHER !!

[@lawrencebyrdsong7570]

That was Wilton felder on bass in first picture

[@mooseydeucy]

Listening for Mike Terry in that bad below the belt baritone sax

[@larrybenjamin1925]

That.sax.did the whole sound he Was.at the n best to that tambourine[

[@MrDarkElement]

​@@larrybenjamin1925 Jack Ashford on tambourine and vibes...especially on The Supremes hits. Eddie "Bongo" Brown, sidekick.

[@calwaite]

Jesus, Jamerson just kills it in that that second cut ("Crying In The Night)! Never heard this song, but man is he off the chain!

[@ujimajame4601]

The opening picture is very interesting as it features The Monitors (who made "Since I Lost You Girl") being backed by members of Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers. The only other song I was familiar with was "Give In, Just Can't Win" by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell, but I researched the other songs and found "Crying In The Night" was an unreleased track by The Monitors, "Poor Little Rich Girl" by The Marvelettes and " My Dear Heart" was recorded by Golden World artist Barbara Mercer (who sounded somewhat like Diana Ross). The Funk Brothers often snuck out to Golden World's studio to play on numerous sessions.

[@josea.lorente9688]

The greatest!!!

[@ceciliajcasarez1166]

I LOVE THE FUNK BROTHERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@battou66488]

for me, besides the sweet-sweet melodies and the awesome rhythms, i think motown also discovered 'sampling' check out 'i was made to lover her' and cloud 9

[@MrDarkElement]

Sound effects or foley artistry with overdubbing, reverberation echo chamber effect, was a plus. "Where Did Our Love Go", "Still Waters", "Psychedelic Shack", the Hammond B3 Organ "What's Going On", and of course The Adantes etc., etc., etc. Motown Records was bold enough to use a harpsichord too. Phenomenal!

[@safeatthird6060]

The MOTOWN sound hard working FUNK brothers the best.

[@calwaite]

Hey drummerboy, just did some research and found out he was in his early 40's when he died suddently from a stroke, in April 1969. I was in Vietnam from January to June '69, so never heard any details or even knew until I read Nelson George's book. He came from the big swing bands of the 40's and early 50's, started at Motown in '58. Berry said he was magic, so fabulous they wouldn't record anything without him (and Jamerson) in the early days.

[@SurferJoe1]

Mind-blowing, and not the usual suspects, track-wise...can someone kindly list these titles in order? Many thanks in advance, and thanks to cov11 for sharing these.

[@SurferJoe1]

Oops, never mind!!! I was listening and not watching.

[@57dogsbody]

Inst of Shawn Robinson......This shit is blowing me away.

[@cov11]

57dogsbody No. Inst. of Barbara Mercer.

[@jerrymack6123]

spectacular many thanks

[@cov11]

The one and only Andrew 'Mike' Terry - baritone player extraordinaire and 'Sax God' to many. He is the bari player on EVERY Motown session as well as thousands of other Detroit, Chicago and Philly sessions in the day.

[@auslan60]

Not exactly EVERY session. I (Lanny Austin) played bari on quite a few and should also mention Ernie Rodgers, Tate Houston, Beans Bowles, Freddy Boldt... You might also check the credits at the end of Standing in the Shadows of Motown.

[@kingbee1500]

Isn't the first photo of The Monitors at Detroit's Twenty Grand Club?

[@paulaeasley8563]

King Bee right. 1965

[@TheSSMusicChannel]

Magic.... simple.

[@elvispreseli]

Great post! Many thanks.

[@calwaite]

In his book "Where Did All The Love Go," Nelson George said that after a session at the studio one night, Benny left and the next day they were waiting for him for another session, and somebody came in and said he had dropped dead the previous night! Nobody even knew he was sick, although they must have known he was an alcoholic. Nelson said everyone was in shock, he's there one ngiht, and the next day somebody says "He's dead." Think he was in his 30's, but not sure about that.

[@macadon041]

Wow

[@jeanniejackson384]

My brother, Larry Veeder, played with the Funk Brothers.

[@jennifursun3303]

would love to know more about him. looked up info on the Funks and his was one I could find nothing about. thanks. do you recognize any of the guys in the opening picture?

[@joeyd1957]

WOW !!!

[@cov11]

From top left: Joe Hunter, Hank Cosby, Mike Terry, Benny Benjamin, James Jamerson - Larry is in the centre. Larry is also in the photo at 5:15 with Stevie Wonder.

[@jennifursun3303]

is that him right behind Stevie. would love for you to identify more pictures

[@cov11]

No - that's Clarence Paul. The musicians in the background are left to right Larry (playing guitar), Benny Benjamin, James Jamerson and Mike Terry.

[@paul24w]

where can you get this from i have the monitors cd but i love this thankx for posting

[@BroccoliBeefed]

I would love to have an mp3 collection of these instrumentals. This is genius supreme rock/pop music. It made any singer sound great.

[@Virpatrick]

Thanks so much for uploading this treasure!

[@57dogsbody]

Who, at Motown, was "my dear heart" written for? Anyone know?

[@cov11]

Wasn't done at Motown but Golden World.

[@juliemc76]

it would be nice to see live footage of them recording,can't seem to find any.great music!!!

[@brucestaples4510]

From what I've read about Hitsville, it was like "Hey you, on the typewriter, c'mere and sing backup", "Marvin (Gaye), c'mere, we need a drummer", so I'm guessin' nobody was behind a camera 📹 recording the recording 🎼🎶🎶🎙🎚🎛🎤🎧🎷🎸🎹🎺🥁 ...woulda been cool though!

[@calwaite]

I meant Benjamin, "Benny" Benjamin, the studio drummer for Motown on most of their early stuff, before he dropped dead in a club one night.

[@ganymeade5151]

He is playing in Heaven now.

[@preacherjohn777]

In one word… TIGHT

[@medusabrown926]

Thank you Barry Gordy!

[@cov11]

Is it 'Barry' Gordy or Berry Gordy or maybe Barry Gordon or Berry Gordon ?

[@brucestaples4510]

@@cov11 If you're not kidding, and I think you are, it's Berry Gordy Jr. 😁

[@simon4186]

DETROIT SOUL ROCKS! simon4186

[@calwaite]

Anyone know who the guy with the baritone is at the 3:55 mark?

[@ganymeade5151]

The brass, horns section is great. Their names were not listed.

[@leslienoordhoorn109]

@@ganymeade5151 Mike Terry en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Terry_(saxophonist)

[@simon4186]

I LOVE MOTOWN!

[@simon4186]

I LOVE MOTOWN! simon4186

[@tjbzonasul]

Anyone has infos of the 1st track ???

[@paul24w]

The monitors since i lost you girl

[@salzburg9]

♥♥♥MOTOWN♥♥♥MOTOWN♥♥♥MOTOWN♥♥♥MOTOWN♥♥♥MOTOWN♥♥♥MOTOWN♥♥♥

[@FireypepperCP]

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[@MarkSmith-hf5nh]

Motown's 'Wrecking Crew'