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The Funk Brothers (1959 - 1972)

Group - United States

Releases (4)

Official

Album - Soundtrack

  1. Standing in the Shadows of Motown 24 Sep 2002

Album - Compilation

  1. 20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection: The Best of The Funk Brothers 2004

Album - Live

  1. Live in Orlando 03 Jul 2008

Bootleg

Album

  1. In the Snakepit 2010

Relationships (24)

Members

  1. Larry Veeder (1959 - 1962)
  2. Joe Hunter (1959 - 1964)
  3. James Jamerson (1959 - 1972)
  4. Benny Benjamin (1959 - 1969)
  5. Robert White (1959 - 1972)
  6. Eddie Willis (1959 - 1972)
  7. Joe Messina (1959 - 1972)
  8. Russell Conway (1959 - 1972) trumpet
  9. Bob Babbitt (1966 - 1972)
  10. Andrew Smith (1968 - 1972) drums (drum set)
  11. Richard Allen
  12. Dave Hamilton
  13. Thomas Bowles
  14. Johnny Griffith
  15. Herbert Williams
  16. Andrew “Mike” Terry
  17. Eli Fontaine
  18. Eddie “Bongo” Brown
  19. Melvin “Wah Wah” Watson
  20. Dennis Coffey
  21. Earl Van Dyke
  22. Henry Cosby
  23. Raymond Monette
  24. Jack Ashford

Recordings by (78)

  1. Winter Wonderland 2:00 (19 Oct 1993)
  2. That's How It Feels 4:13 (09 Mar 1995)
  3. You're Mine 6:39 (09 Mar 1995)
  4. Winter Wonderland (instrumental) 2:02 (1999)
  5. Tell Me It’s Just a Rumor Baby (instrumental) 3:24 (03 Jun 2002)
  6. Bernadette 3:16 (24 Sep 2002)
  7. You Keep Me Hanging On 3:16 (24 Sep 2002)
  8. 'Funk Brothers in the House!' 0:13 (24 May 2004)
  9. Standing in the Shadows of Love 3:20 (24 May 2004)
  10. Dialogue: Joe Hunter 0:30 (24 May 2004)
  11. The One Who Really Loves You 2:28 (24 May 2004)
  12. Pride and Joy 2:12 (24 May 2004)
  13. Dialogue: Robert White 0:37 (24 May 2004)
  14. My Girl 3:04 (24 May 2004)
  15. Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart 3:29 (24 May 2004)
  16. Don't Mess With Bill (live at the 20 Grand club) 3:14 (24 May 2004)
  17. The Hunter Gets Captured by the Game 2:54 (24 May 2004)
  18. Dialogue: Eddie Willis, Uriel Jones & Jack Ashford 0:22 (24 May 2004)
  19. I Second That Emotion 3:03 (24 May 2004)
  20. I Was Made to Love Her 2:56 (24 May 2004)
  21. Dialogue: Richard 'Pistol' Allen 0:17 (24 May 2004)
  22. I Heard It Through the Grapevine 3:03 (24 May 2004)
  23. Home Cookin' 3:25 (24 May 2004)
  24. For Once in My Life 3:02 (24 May 2004)
  25. Dialogue: Jack Ashford 0:29 (24 May 2004)
  26. I Can't Get Next to You 2:46 (24 May 2004)
  27. It's a Shame 3:29 (24 May 2004)
  28. Ain’t No Mountain High Enough 6:38 (24 May 2004)
  29. Dialogue: Eddie Willis 1:01 (24 May 2004)
  30. Mercy Mercy Me (The Ecology) 3:12 (24 May 2004)
  31. Dialogue: Lamont Dozier 0:29 (24 May 2004)
  32. The Way You Do The Things You Do 2:44 (2004)
  33. Come See About Me 2:42 (2004)
  34. All For You 2:57 (2004)
  35. Too Many Fish In The Sea 2:18 (2004)
  36. How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) 2:55 (2004)
  37. I Can't Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) 2:43 (2004)
  38. Soul Stomp 2:34 (2004)
  39. Runaway Child, Running Wild 3:15 (2004)
  40. The Stingray 5:02 (2004)
  41. What's Going On (Instrumental) 4:03 (2004)
  42. Papa Was A Rolling Stone (Instrumental) 4:49 (2004)
  43. Signed, Sealed, Delivered 3:11 (03 Jul 2008)
  44. You Can't Hurry Love 3:46 (03 Jul 2008)
  45. (I Know I'm) Losing You 3:07 (03 Jul 2008)
  46. Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye) 4:57 (03 Jul 2008)
  47. (Love Is Like a) Heatwave 3:30 (03 Jul 2008)
  48. OOO Baby, Baby 2:54 (03 Jul 2008)
  49. Dancing in the Street 4:06 (03 Jul 2008)
  50. Shotgun 10:16 (03 Jul 2008)
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On Recordings (39)

Instruments

  1. Shop Around 2:49 The Miracles (15 Oct 1960)
  2. Please Mr. Postman 2:29 The Marvelettes (Nov 1961)
  3. Where Did Our Love Go 2:33 The Supremes (17 Jun 1964)
  4. Baby Love 2:36 The Supremes (31 Aug 1964)
  5. My Girl 2:44 The Temptations (21 Dec 1964)
  6. Stop! In the Name of Love 2:53 The Supremes (08 Feb 1965)
  7. I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) 2:43 Four Tops (Apr 1965)
  8. I Hear a Symphony 2:44 The Supremes (06 Oct 1965)
  9. Get Ready 2:38 The Temptations (15 Jun 1966)
  10. Ain’t Too Proud to Beg 2:33 The Temptations (15 Jun 1966)
  11. You Can’t Hurry Love 2:47 The Supremes (26 Jul 1966)
  12. I Was Made to Love Her 2:36 Stevie Wonder (27 Aug 1967)
  13. The Tears of a Clown 3:00 The Miracles (29 Aug 1967)
  14. Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing 2:15 Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell (28 Mar 1968)
  15. I Heard It Through the Grapevine 3:14 Marvin Gaye (26 Aug 1968)
  16. I Can’t Get Next to You 2:54 The Temptations (23 Sep 1969)
  17. What’s Going On 3:53 Marvin Gaye (20 May 1971)
  18. The Red Carpet Treatment (Superstar) (interlude) 0:53 Preston Glass feat. Jack Ashford (2010) keyboard, bass, guitar, drums (drum set)

Arranged

  1. Can I Get a Witness 2:39 Marvin Gaye (20 Sep 1963)
  2. I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby 2:39 Marvin Gaye (20 Sep 1963)
  3. Love, Guess Who 3:10 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (08 Sep 1970)
  4. I Should Be Proud 3:00 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (08 Sep 1970)
  5. Won’t It Be So Wonderful? 2:35 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (08 Sep 1970)
  6. Didn’t We 2:44 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (08 Sep 1970)
  7. Hurt Is Over (Since I’ve Found You) 3:02 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (08 Sep 1970)
  8. I’m in Love 3:18 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (08 Sep 1970)
  9. Easily Persuaded 2:48 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (08 Sep 1970)
  10. Something 2:49 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (08 Sep 1970)
  11. Everybody’s Talking 2:54 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (08 Sep 1970)
  12. Take a Look Around 2:20 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (08 Sep 1970)
  13. Put a Little Love in Your Heart 2:31 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (08 Sep 1970)
  14. I Want You Back 3:21 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (03 Mar 1972)
  15. Your Love Makes It All Worthwhile 3:28 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (03 Mar 1972)
  16. Benjamin 3:30 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (03 Mar 1972)
  17. I've Given You the Best of My Life 2:55 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (03 Mar 1972)
  18. Anyone Who Had a Heart 3:58 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (03 Mar 1972)
  19. In and Out of My Life 2:57 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (03 Mar 1972)
  20. No One There 3:33 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (03 Mar 1972)
  21. Tear It on Down 3:27 Martha Reeves and the Vandellas (03 Mar 1972)

Credited as (27)

  1. The Funk Brothers
  2. Funk Brothers
  3. The Crystal Method feat. Martha Reeves and The Funk Brothers
  4. The Funk Brothers feat. Joan Osborne
  5. The Funk Brothers feat. Bootsy Collins
  6. The Funk Brothers feat. Gerald Levert
  7. The Funk Brothers feat. Ben Harper
  8. The Funk Brothers feat. Gerald Levert and Tom Scott
  9. The Funk Brothers feat. Chaka Khan
  10. The Funk Brothers feat. Chaka Khan & Montell Jordan
  11. The Funk Brothers feat. Earl Van Dyke
  12. The Funk Brothers feat. John Lee Hooker
  13. The Funk Brothers feat. Jackie Wilson
  14. The Funk Brothers feat. The Temptations & James Jamerson
  15. The Funk Brothers feat. Henry Tipper
  16. The Funk Brothers feat. Dennis Coffey & The Detroit Guitar Band
  17. Earl Van Dyke & The Soul Brothers
  18. The Funk Brothers with Joan Osborne
  19. The Funk Brothers with Bootsy Collins
  20. The Funk Brothers with Gerald Levert
  21. The Funk Brothers with Ben Harper
  22. The Funk Brothers with Gerald Levert feat. Tom Scott
  23. The Funk Brothers with Chaka Khan
  24. The Funk Brothers with Chaka Khan & Montell Jordan
  25. The Funk Brothers with Earl Van Dyke
  26. The Funk Brothers feat. Meshell Ndegeocello
  27. The Funk Brothers with Meshell Ndegeocello

Works (1)

Arranged

  1. Chained

Links (6)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/the-funk-brothers

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/The%20Funk%20Brothers

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/122279

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000070175

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1346570

Stream For Free

  1. https://open.spotify.com/artist/6R2mI9O7lWJxf5wvAmaRZy