Paul Riser (Motown Arranger/Musician)
Interviewee
A look at the history of Motown and how Canada factored into it.
Himself
In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. gathered the best musicians from Detroit's thriving jazz and blues scene to begin cutting songs for his new record company. Over a fourteen year period they were the heartbeat on every hit from Motown's Detroit era. By the end of their phenomenal run, this unheralded group of musicians had played on more number ones hits than the Beach Boys, the Rolling Stones, Elvis and the Beatles combined - which makes them the greatest hit machine in the history of popular music. They called themselves the Funk Brothers. Forty-one years after they played their first note on a Motown record and three decades since they were all together, the Funk Brothers reunited back in Detroit to play their music and tell their unforgettable story, with the help of archival footage, still photos, narration, interviews, re-creation scenes, 20 Motown master tracks, and twelve new live performances of Motown classics with the Brothers backing up contemporary performers.
Music Arranger
Car Wash é sobre um grupo muito restrito de lavadores de carro que um belo dia começam a ter todos os tipos de visitantes estranhos chegando ao pátio do seu Lava-Jato. Isso incluindo Richard Pryor como um pregador tipo "Homem Maravilha" que é amado pela maioria, mas detestado por um dos caras. E também um homem que parece um ladrão pela forma como ele está segurando uma garrafa, mas é somente a sua amostra de urina após ele sair do hospital. A vida amorosa de TC dá uma guinada para melhor e as músicas continuam tocando. Hey, é uma coisa dos anos 70! Onde tudo pode acontecer. E geralmente acontece!
Original Music Composer
A Vietnam veteran gets caught in a mob war with a couple of double-crossers.
