| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
 Dana Heinz Perry | Crew | Production | Producer |
 John Simmons | Crew | Crew | Cinematography |
Yvonne Smith | Crew | Directing | Director, Producer |
 Suzanne de Passe | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Denise Hamilton | Crew | Production | Coordinating Producer |
Ruth Adkins Robinson | Crew | Production | Consulting Producer |
Suzanne Coston | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
Anthony Jones | Crew | Production | Executive Producer |
 Aretha Franklin | Cast | Actress | Self |
 Berry Gordy | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Bette Midler | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Bonnie Raitt | Cast | Actress | Self |
 Branford Marsalis | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Cindy Birdsong | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Clive Davis | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Cornel West | Cast | Actor | Self |
David Ruffin | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Dennis Edwards | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Diahann Carroll | Cast | Actress | Self |
 Diana Ross | Cast | Actress | Herself - Hostess |
 Dick Clark | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Don Cornelius | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Jackie Wilson | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 James Taylor | Cast | Actor | Self |
 James 'Jimmy Jam' Harris III | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Julian Bond | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Lamont Dozier | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Levi Stubbs | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Lionel Richie | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Little Richard | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Luther Vandross | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Mariah Carey | Cast | Actress | Self |
 Martha Reeves | Cast | Actress | Self (archive footage) |
 Marvin Gaye | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Mary Wilson | Cast | Actress | Self |
 Michael Bolton | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Nick Ashford | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Rick James | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Rod Stewart | Cast | Actor | Self |
 RuPaul | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Russell Simmons | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Sean Combs | Cast | Actor | Self (as Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs) |
 Smokey Robinson | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Terry Lewis | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Valerie Simpson | Cast | Actress | Self |
 George Clinton | Cast | Actor | Self |
 Otis Williams | Cast | Self | |
 Melvin Franklin | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) (as The Temptations) |
Richard Street | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
 Eddie Kendricks | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
Ron Tyson | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) |
George Schlatter | Cast | Self | |
Claudette Robinson | Cast | Self | |
 Eddie Holland | Cast | Self | |
 Brian Holland | Cast | Actor | Self |
Norman Whitfield | Cast | Self | |
Florence Ballard | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
Harvey Fuqua | Cast | Self | |
Shelly Berger | Cast | Self | |
Paul Williams | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
Martha Jean Steinberg | Cast | Self | |
Jesse Jackson | Cast | Self | |
Tammi Terrell | Cast | Self (archive footage) | |
Raynoma Singleton | Cast | Self | |
Albridge Bryant | Cast | Self (archive footage) (as Elbridge 'Al' Bryant) | |
| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) |
