Motown 40: The Music is Forever

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

Full Cast of Motown 40: The Music is Forever

Diana Ross as Herself - Hostess

Diana Ross

as Herself - Hostess

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Diana Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer, actress, and record pr...

Nick Ashford as Self

Nick Ashford

as Self

Florence Ballard

as Self (archive footage)

Shelly Berger

as Self
Cindy Birdsong as Self (archive footage)

Cindy Birdsong

as Self (archive footage)
Michael Bolton as Self

Michael Bolton

as Self

Michael Bolotin, known professionally as Michael Bolton, is an American singer and songwriter. Bolton originally perf...

Julian Bond as Self

Julian Bond

as Self

Albridge Bryant

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

Mariah Carey

as Self

Mariah Carey (March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the "So...

Diahann Carroll as Self

Diahann Carroll

as Self

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Diahann Carroll (born Carol Diahann Johnson; July 17, 1935 – October 4, 2019) ...

Dick Clark as Self

Dick Clark

as Self

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.   Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark was an American game-show host, radio andtel...

George Clinton as Self

George Clinton

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

Sean Combs

as Self (as Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs)

Sean Love Combs (born Sean John Combs; November 4, 1969), also known by his stage names Puff Daddy, P. Diddy, or Didd...

Don Cornelius as Self

Don Cornelius

as Self
Clive Davis as Self

Clive Davis

as Self
Lamont Dozier as Self

Lamont Dozier

as Self
Kenneth Edmonds as Self

Kenneth Edmonds

as Self
Dennis Edwards as Self (archive footage)

Dennis Edwards

as Self (archive footage)
Aretha Franklin as Self

Aretha Franklin

as Self
Melvin Franklin as Self (archive footage) (as The Temptations)

Melvin Franklin

as Self (archive footage) (as The Temptations)

Harvey Fuqua

as Self
Marvin Gaye as Self (archive footage)

Marvin Gaye

as Self (archive footage)
Berry Gordy as Self

Berry Gordy

as Self
Brian Holland as Self

Brian Holland

as Self
Eddie Holland as Self

Eddie Holland

as Self

Jesse Jackson

as Self
Rick James as Self

Rick James

as Self

Rick James was born on February 1, 1948 and passed away 20 years ago at the age of 56 on August 6, 2004.

Eddie Kendricks

as Self (archive footage)

Terry Lewis

as Self

James 'Jimmy Jam' Harris III

as Self
Little Richard as Self

Little Richard

as Self

Richard Wayne Penniman (December 5, 1932 - May 9, 2020), better known as Little Richard, was a flamboyant and groundb...

Branford Marsalis as Self

Branford Marsalis

as Self
Bette Midler as Self (archive footage)

Bette Midler

as Self (archive footage)

Bette Midler (born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, comedian, and film producer. Born in...

Bonnie Raitt as Self

Bonnie Raitt

as Self
Martha Reeves as Self (archive footage)

Martha Reeves

as Self (archive footage)
Lionel Richie as Self

Lionel Richie

as Self

Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television pe...

Claudette Robinson

as Self
Smokey Robinson as Self

Smokey Robinson

as Self

David Ruffin

as Self (archive footage)
RuPaul as Self

RuPaul

as Self

RuPaul Andre Charles (born November 17, 1960), known mononymously as RuPaul, is an American drag queen, television ju...

George Schlatter

as Self
Russell Simmons as Self

Russell Simmons

as Self
Valerie Simpson as Self

Valerie Simpson

as Self

Valerie Simpson was born on August 26, 1945 and is currently 79 years old.

Raynoma Singleton

as Self

Martha Jean Steinberg

as Self
Rod Stewart as Self

Rod Stewart

as Self

Sir Roderick David Stewart CBE is a British rock and pop singer, songwriter and record producer. With his distinctive...

Richard Street

as Self (archive footage)
Levi Stubbs as Self

Levi Stubbs

as Self
James Taylor as Self

James Taylor

as Self

James Taylor was born on March 12, 1948 and is currently 76 years old.

Tammi Terrell

as Self (archive footage)

Ron Tyson

as Self (archive footage)
Luther Vandross as Self

Luther Vandross

as Self
Cornel West as Self

Cornel West

as Self

Norman Whitfield

as Self
Otis Williams as Self

Otis Williams

as Self

Paul Williams

as Self (archive footage)
Jackie Wilson as Self (archive footage)

Jackie Wilson

as Self (archive footage)
Mary Wilson as Self

Mary Wilson

as Self

Mary Wilson is an American vocalist, best known as a founding member and longest member of the Supremes. Wilson remai...

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