Ed Sullivan as Self (archive footage)

Harry Belafonte as Self

Dionne Warwick as Self

Berry Gordy as Self

Jackie Jackson as Self

Tito Jackson as Self

Smokey Robinson as Self

Otis Williams as Self

Ray Charles as Self (archive footage)

Billy Preston as Self (archive footage)

Nina Simone as Self (archive footage)

Elvis Presley as Self (archive footage)

John Lennon as Self (archive footage)

Paul McCartney as Self (archive footage)

George Harrison as Self (archive footage)

Ringo Starr as Self (archive footage)

James Brown as Self (archive footage)

Ike Turner as Self (archive footage)

Tina Turner as Self (archive footage)

Stevie Wonder as Self (archive footage)

Michael Jackson as Self (archive footage)

Jackie Wilson as Self (archive footage)

Bo Diddley as Self (archive footage)

Diana Ross as Self (archive footage)

Jermaine Jackson as Self (archive footage)

Gladys Knight as Self (archive footage)

Nat King Cole as Self (archive footage)

Mahalia Jackson as Self (archive footage)