Only The Strong Survive

Hold On, I'm Coming!!! Get ready folks - last year we saw a great film about the Motown house band, the Funk Brothers. I always thought that aside from a few notable exceptions, like Marvin Gaye,  a lot of Motown music was more Pop than Soul. What came out on the Stax label from Memphis, on the other hand, was deep R&B.

Opening in theaters this month is a documentary, directed by the legendary D.A. Pennebaker, about the performers from both labels who keep on keeping on today - Isaac Hayes, the Chi-Lites, Sam Moore (of Sam and Dave), Mary Wilson (of the Supremes), Wilson Pickett, and others.