In February 2004 , surviving members of the Funk Brothers were presented the Grammy Legend Award at the 46th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center in L.A . In March 2006 , some remaining Funk Brothers were invited to perform on Philadelphia writer-producer-singer Phil Hurtt 's recording session at Studio A , Dearborn Heights , Detroit , where they contributed their performances to " The Soulful Tale of Two Cities " project . The double-album sleeve notes read : " Motown 's legendary Funk Brothers and members of Philadelphia 's world renowned MFSB take you ' back in the day ' with an album filled with classic Philly and Motown hits . " Bob Babbitt , Joe Hunter , Uriel Jones , and Eddie Willis performed alongside other notable Detroit session musicians , like Ray Monette , Robert Jones , Spider Webb , and Treaty Womack . The musicians played on the Philly hits , giving their unique Detroit interpretations of the songs under the leadership of Phil Hurtt , Bobby Eli , Clay McMurray and Lamont Dozier . Many other ex-Motown and Detroit artists performed vocals on the session , including the Velvelettes , Carolyn Crawford , Lamont Dozier , Bobby Taylor , Kim Weston , Freda Payne , and George Clinton
46th Annual Grammy Awards
46th Annual Grammy Awards
The Funk Brothers