MOTOWN Best Kept Secret | The Untold Truth Of The Funk Brothers | Motown Legends Ep58 

Oh wow that’s so cool he was your uncle! Your uncle is literally a legend and music royalty. I know you are so proud 🙏🏽❤️

OH WOW! Your uncle was a GREAT musician and an inspiration to all who chose the guitar as their ax

@@PharaohLawLess1 Facts and thanks for the comment!!!!!!!

WBPTV… gives people that don’t get mentioned a lot their flowers. RIP to your Uncle!!

I know who Wah Wah was. A phenomenal guitar player, who along with Dennia Coffey changed rhe Motown sound. RIP brother.

In addition to the Funk Brothers, there was another studio band that joined the Funk Brothers which was the Detroit Symphony Orchestra where they added the horns and strings to their Motown sound. Both the Funk Brothers and DSO had many Motown hits during the 1960’s and early 1970’s. Before they joined Motown, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra released a series of classical albums on Mercury’s “Living Presence” series during the 1950’s and 1960’s. While DSO was under contract with Mercury Records, they joined Motown with the Funk Brothers and added strings and horns for all of Motown’s biggest hits. After the Funk Brothers disbanded in 1972, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra continue to perform classical music and performing in concerts, and they’re still around today. DSO continues to do classical albums long after departing from Motown.

Yes Berry was wrong leaving the Funk Brothers behind should have took them with him to Los Angeles.

Mr. Gordy was also wrong for not giving them proper credit and compensation. And for fining them when they took extra gigs to make ends meet.

Some of The Funk Brothers, like James Jamison, chose not to go to California because they didn't want to leave their families behind. Family is the most important thing. And, Berry Gordy should have known that better than anybody. So, he was wrong in not letting The Funk Brothers in on his plans ahead of time so that maybe, some of them would reconsider and take their families with them to California, and maintain that distinctive Motown sound.

Could you please do a piece on The Detroit Symphony during the 60s because they, too, were responsible for hundreds if not thousands of Motown hits. Those strings, especially, were out of this world.😊

@chrystal0411 Jamerson and Eddie Bongo did go to Cali. Jamerson had success for a while, but he missed his Detroit support system. And without it, he declined rapidly. Both men died in LA, a few months apart in 1983.

Yes the living survivor only one Jack Ashford.

I didn't know that The Funk Brothers played on Freda Payne's "Band of Gold. You have certainly done your homework.

That's song is Flamonious!

mr Eddie and Mr Joe was such nice people

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They were all as old, if not older, than Berry. And they didn't have the capital that Berry had to live healthier.

Thank you for the shout-out! I am going to join your patron universe on my next payday ( which is something I haven't done with any of my favorite channels.) Your knowledge of music and musical artist of my time period is nothing short of remarkable!!! And I certainly appreciate the time and effort you put into your videos. Looking forward to many more. Can you do one on Patrice Holloway who I met briefly in the late 70's or early 80's. She was the younger sister of Motown artist Brenda Holloway who had the hit single ( every little bit hurts.) Patrice was a wonderful woman and was the voice of one of the singers on Josie and the pussycats. Thanks again young brother!!!

Thank you.

Bobbye Hall. She was very active in California as well playing on Carole King's "Tapestry" among many others.

@Maltloaflegrande thanks for that info. Glad she wasn't left behind. Would you happen to remember her name?

@@nicollantiago Bobbye Hall.

@@Maltloaflegrande Thanks so much.

loved your dad

Yes Motown was notorious for screwing their artists. Financially creatively physically.

Bob Babbitt played on that record, but before he started working at Motown and became a funk brother.