Motown 40: The Music is Forever

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

Dana Heinz Perry Producer