Re: [Harp-L] Standing in the Shadow of Motown

["10hole" <10hole@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I love this one. I borrowed it from a friend and after watching it I went 
right out and bought it. It's a great watch.
Cadillac Records is a great watch too if you can watch it as a movie for the 
entertainment. If you know the history
of the people involved and the era, some parts will be hard to swallow.

Scooter



> I was channel surfing a couple nights ago and stumbled across a movie on 
> TCM
> called Standing in the Shadow of Motown.  If you've never seen it, it is a
> movie about the studio musicians at Motown Records.  They came to be known
> as The Funk Brothers.  Produced in 2002, it is a musical documentary based
> upon a book written by Alan Slutsky.  The musicians were the surviving
> original members of The Funk Brothers.  Interviews were interlaced with 
> old
> films and videos of the acts made famous by Motown and each segment
> culminated with one of the big Motown hits sung by someone other than the
> original artist.  That said, the vocals were all excellent.  There is no
> harp playing in the movie, but I really enjoyed it anyway.  As I watched, 
> I
> couldn't help but think about what must have been happening at Chess 
> Records
> in the 40's - 60's.  Unfortunately I missed the movie Cadillac Records 
> when
> it was out and Pocket Full of Soul has come nowhere near Florida yet.  I 
> am
> going to make it a point to find a copy of Cadillac Records to watch.  I
> would recommend you do the same with Standing in the Shadow of Motown.
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> Tom Halchak
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> Clearwater, FL 33763
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