Diana Ross

Herself - Hostess

Nick Ashford

Self

Florence Ballard

Self (archive footage)

Shelly Berger

Self

Cindy Birdsong

Self (archive footage)

Michael Bolton

Self

Julian Bond

Self

Albridge Bryant

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

Mariah Carey

Self

Diahann Carroll

Self

Dick Clark

Self

George Clinton

Self

Sean Combs

Self (as Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs)

Don Cornelius

Self

Clive Davis

Self

Lamont Dozier

Self

Babyface

Self

Dennis Edwards

Self (archive footage)

Aretha Franklin

Self

Melvin Franklin

Self (archive footage) (as The Temptations)

Harvey Fuqua

Self

Marvin Gaye

Self (archive footage)

Berry Gordy

Self

Brian Holland

Self

Eddie Holland

Self

Jesse Jackson

Self

Rick James

Self

Eddie Kendricks

Self (archive footage)

Terry Lewis

Self

James 'Jimmy Jam' Harris III

Self

Little Richard

Self

Branford Marsalis

Self

Bette Midler

Self (archive footage)

Bonnie Raitt

Self

Martha Reeves

Self (archive footage)

Lionel Richie

Self

Claudette Robinson

Self

Smokey Robinson

Self

David Ruffin

Self (archive footage)

RuPaul

Self

George Schlatter

Self

Russell Simmons

Self

Valerie Simpson

Self

Raynoma Singleton

Self

Martha Jean Steinberg

Self

Rod Stewart

Self

Richard Street

Self (archive footage)

Levi Stubbs

Self

James Taylor

Self

Tammi Terrell

Self (archive footage)

Ron Tyson

Self (archive footage)

Luther Vandross

Self

Cornel West

Self

Norman Whitfield

Self

Otis Williams

Self

Paul Williams

Self (archive footage)

Jackie Wilson

Self (archive footage)

Mary Wilson

Self