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Stevie has worked with a number of talented people throughout his
phenomenal career. Here is a list of some of them grouped by
discipline. Place your mouse over the categories to reveal the
Wonder People.
The Funk Brothers
When he formed his record company in Detroit in 1959, Berry Gordy gathered some of the best musicians from the city's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company. For the next fourteen years these players were the heartbeat on the the Motown Sound.
By the end of their phenomenal run, this unheralded group of
musicians had played on more N The musicians listed here formed the core band during the period 1963 to 1969 which would have shaped Stevie's records.
Clarence Paul Berry Gordy Bryan Wells Calvin Hardaway Don Hunter Frank Wilson Gary Byrd Hal Davis Henry Cosby Lee Garrett Lula Hardaway Marc Gordon Mary O’Brien Morris Broadnax Orlando Murden Paul Riser Ron Miller Stephanie Andrews Susaye Greene Sylvia Moy Syreeta Wright Ted Hull Yvonne Wright
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One hits than The Beatles, Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys and the
Rolling Stones combined, making them the greatest hit machine in
the history of popular music. They called themselves the Funk
Brothers.
