Michael Ellison

Detroit, Michigan, 1959. Berry Gordy gathered the best musicians from the city's thriving jazz and blues scene for his new record company: Motown. They called themselves the Funk Brothers, and they were the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music. This is their story.

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: Motown. This documentary tells the story of the band who called themselves the Funk Brothers.

Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.

Documentary about the Funk Brothers, a group of Detroit musicians who backed up dozens of Motown artists.