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The Funk Brothers
Group of Detroit-based Motown studio musicians
The Funk Brothers
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. Its members are considered among the most successful groups of studio musicians in music history. Among their hits are "My Girl", "I Heard It Through the Grapevine", "Baby Love", " I Was Made to Love Her", "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone", "The Tears of a Clown", "Ain't No Mountain High Enough", and "Heat Wave". Some combination of the members played on each of Motown's 100-plus U.S. R&B number one singles and 50-plus U.S. Pop number ones released from 1961 to 1972. There is no undisputed list of the members of the group. While some writers have used the term "Funk Brothers" broadly to refer to nearly every musician who performed on a Motown recording, it more commonly refers to the core group of recurring studio musicians active during Motown’s Detroit era. There are 13 Funk Brothers identified in Paul Justman's 2002...
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