Standing in the Shadows of Motown

Standing in the Shadows of Motown
2002DocumentaryMusic116 mins
★★★★★

Plot

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 ... read more

  • Paul Justman

    Director

  • Walter Dallas

    Writer

  • Alan Slutsky

    Novel

  • Ntozake Shange

    Writer

  • Richard 'Pistol' Allen

    Himself

  • Jack Ashford

    Himself

  • Bob Babbitt

    Himself

  • Benny 'Papa Zita' Benjamin

    Himself (archive footage)

  • Eddie 'Bongo' Brown

    Himself (archive footage)

  • Bootsy Collins

    Himself

  • Johnny Griffith

    Himself

  • Ben Harper

    Himself

  • Joe Hunter

    Himself

  • James Jamerson

    Himself (archive footage)

  • Uriel Jones

    Himself

  • Montell Jordan

    Himself

  • Chaka Khan

    Herself

  • Gerald Levert

    Himself

  • Joe Messina

    Himself

  • Meshell Ndegeocello

    Herself

  • Joan Osborne

    Herself

  • Rudy Robinson

    Himself

  • James Jamerson Jr.

    Himself

  • Paul Riser

    Himself

  • Andre Braugher

    Narrator

  • Gary Bosek

    Young Bob Babbitt

    • Runtime

    116 minutes

    Released

    2002-11-15

    Languages

    English

    Countries

    United States of America

    Sound

  • Alan Slutsky

    Music

    • Updated

    41 days ago

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