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