Herself - Hostess

Diana Ross

Self

Nick Ashford

Self

Dick Clark

Self

George Clinton

Self (as Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs)

Sean Combs

Self

Don Cornelius

Self

Clive Davis

Self

Lamont Dozier

Self

Babyface

Self (archive footage)

Dennis Edwards

Self

Aretha Franklin

Self (archive footage) (as The Temptations)

Melvin Franklin

Self (archive footage)

Florence Ballard

Self

Harvey Fuqua

Self (archive footage)

Marvin Gaye

Self

Berry Gordy

Self

Brian Holland

Self

Eddie Holland

Self

Jesse Jackson

Self

Rick James

Self (archive footage)

Eddie Kendricks

Self

Terry Lewis

Self

James 'Jimmy Jam' Harris III

Self

Shelly Berger

Self

Little Richard

Self

Branford Marsalis

Self (archive footage)

Bette Midler

Self

Bonnie Raitt

Self (archive footage)

Martha Reeves

Self

Lionel Richie

Self

Claudette Robinson

Self

Smokey Robinson

Self (archive footage)

David Ruffin

Self

RuPaul

Self (archive footage)

Cindy Birdsong

Self

George Schlatter

Self

Russell Simmons

Self

Valerie Simpson

Self

Raynoma Singleton

Self

Martha Jean Steinberg

Self

Rod Stewart

Self (archive footage)

Richard Street

Self

Levi Stubbs

Self

James Taylor

Self (archive footage)

Tammi Terrell

Self

Michael Bolton

Self (archive footage)

Ron Tyson

Self

Luther Vandross

Self

Cornel West

Self

Norman Whitfield

Self

Otis Williams

Self (archive footage)

Paul Williams

Self (archive footage)

Jackie Wilson

Self

Mary Wilson

Self

Julian Bond

Self (archive footage) (as Elbridge 'Al' Bryant)

Albridge Bryant

Self

Mariah Carey

Self

Diahann Carroll

Producer

Dana Heinz Perry

Executive Producer

Suzanne de Passe

Executive Producer

Anthony Jones

Producer

Yvonne Smith

Cinematography

John Simmons

Executive Producer

Suzanne Coston

Consulting Producer

Ruth Adkins Robinson

Coordinating Producer

Denise Hamilton

Director

Yvonne Smith