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They played on more #1 records than the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones and Elvis Presley combined...this is their story.
Hitsville, U.S.A.
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.
Featuring narration by Andre Braugher and live performances of several Motown hit songs, with the Funk Brothers backing up Gerald Levert, Me'shell Ndegeocello, Joan Osborne, Ben Harper, Bootsy Collins, Chaka Khan, and Montell Jordan.
2002; PG; 116 minutes
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