Motown 40: The Music is Forever

Berry Gordy as Self Don Cornelius as Self Aretha Franklin as Self Branford Marsalis as Self Smokey Robinson as Self Bette Midler as Self (archive footage) Jackie Wilson as Self (archive footage) Cindy Birdsong as Self (archive footage) Dick Clark as Self Sean Combs as Self (as Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs) Martha Reeves as Self (archive footage) Nick Ashford as Self Marvin Gaye as Self (archive footage) Michael Bolton as Self Lamont Dozier as Self Little Richard as Self Bonnie Raitt as Self Lionel Richie as Self RuPaul as Self Diana Ross as Self - Hostess Melvin Franklin as Self (archive footage) (as The Temptations) Levi Stubbs as Self James Taylor as Self Russell Simmons as Self Diahann Carroll as Self George Clinton as Self Cornel West as Self Babyface as Self Valerie Simpson as Self Rod Stewart as Self Otis Williams as Self Julian Bond as Self Rick James as Self Eddie Holland as Self Mary Wilson as Self Clive Davis as Self Dennis Edwards as Self (archive footage) Brian Holland as Self Mariah Carey as Self Luther Vandross as Self

Dana Heinz Perry Producer