The Funk Brothers

The Funk Brothers

Detroit based Session Musicians, The Funk Brothers, were behind the sound of Motown Records from 1959 to 1972. Their repertoire included the Soul,  Funk and R&B Genres, but they were only allowed to perform their own recordings under the name, Earl Van Dyke and the Soul Brothers and were unknowns in the eyes of music fans. They disbanded in 1972 after Motown moved to LA from Detroit. Please take a listen here and have a sweet Wednesday:  Six by six (Earl Van Dyke and the Soul Brothers)

Source: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Funk_Brothers

Background Information
Origin	Detroit, Michigan, United States
Genres	Soul, funk, R&B
Years active	1959–1972
Labels	Motown
Associated acts	The Miracles, the Temptations, the Supremes,Martha and the Vandellas,the Marvelettes, Marvin Gaye, the Contours, the Jackson 5, the Four Tops,the Spinners, the Originals,the Andantes
Members	NARAS membership Richard "Pistol" Allen Jack Ashford Bob Babbitt Benny Benjamin Eddie "Bongo" Brown Johnny Griffith Joe Hunter James Jamerson Uriel Jones Joe Messina Earl Van Dyke Robert White Eddie Willis