Diana Ross

as Self - Hostess

Nick Ashford

as Self

Florence Ballard

as Self (archive footage)

Shelly Berger

as Self

Cindy Birdsong

as Self (archive footage)

Michael Bolton

as Self

Julian Bond

as Self

Albridge Bryant

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

Mariah Carey

as Self

Diahann Carroll

as Self

Dick Clark

as Self

George Clinton

as Self

Sean Combs

as Self (as Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs)

Don Cornelius

as Self

Clive Davis

as Self

Lamont Dozier

as Self

Babyface

as Self

Dennis Edwards

as Self (archive footage)

Aretha Franklin

as Self

Melvin Franklin

as Self (archive footage) (as The Temptations)

Harvey Fuqua

as Self

Marvin Gaye

as Self (archive footage)

Berry Gordy

as Self

Brian Holland

as Self

Eddie Holland

as Self

Jesse Jackson

as Self

Rick James

as Self

Eddie Kendricks

as Self (archive footage)

Terry Lewis

as Self

Jimmy Jam

as Self

Little Richard

as Self

Branford Marsalis

as Self

Bette Midler

as Self (archive footage)

Bonnie Raitt

as Self

Martha Reeves

as Self (archive footage)

Lionel Richie

as Self

Claudette Robinson

as Self

Smokey Robinson

as Self

David Ruffin

as Self (archive footage)

RuPaul

as Self

George Schlatter

as Self

Russell Simmons

as Self

Valerie Simpson

as Self

Raynoma Singleton

as Self

Martha Jean Steinberg

as Self

Rod Stewart

as Self

Richard Street

as Self (archive footage)

Levi Stubbs

as Self

James Taylor

as Self

Tammi Terrell

as Self (archive footage)

Ron Tyson

as Self (archive footage)

Luther Vandross

as Self

Cornel West

as Self

Norman Whitfield

as Self

Otis Williams

as Self

Paul Williams

as Self (archive footage)

Jackie Wilson

as Self (archive footage)

Mary Wilson

as Self