Motown 40: The Music is Forever

Archival music performances and contemporary interviews cover some of the history of Motown Records and Productions.

Documentary Music

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)