About Motown 40: The Music is Forever
- Released on February 15, 1998
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 plays Herself - Hostess
Nick Ashford plays Self
Florence Ballard plays Self (archive footage)
Shelly Berger plays Self
Cindy Birdsong plays Self (archive footage)
Michael Bolton plays Self
Julian Bond plays Self
Albridge Bryant plays Self (archive footage) (as Elbridge 'Al' Bryant)
Mariah Carey plays Self
Diahann Carroll plays Self
Dick Clark plays Self
George Clinton plays Self
Sean Combs plays Self (as Sean 'P. Diddy' Combs)
Don Cornelius plays Self
Clive Davis plays Self
Lamont Dozier plays Self
Kenneth Edmonds plays Self
Dennis Edwards plays Self (archive footage)
Aretha Franklin plays Self
Melvin Franklin plays Self (archive footage) (as The Temptations)
Harvey Fuqua plays Self
Marvin Gaye plays Self (archive footage)
Berry Gordy plays Self
Brian Holland plays Self
Eddie Holland plays Self
Jesse Jackson plays Self
Rick James plays Self
Eddie Kendricks plays Self (archive footage)
Terry Lewis plays Self
James 'Jimmy Jam' Harris III plays Self
Little Richard plays Self
Branford Marsalis plays Self
Bette Midler plays Self (archive footage)
Bonnie Raitt plays Self
Martha Reeves plays Self (archive footage)
Lionel Richie plays Self
Claudette Robinson plays Self
Smokey Robinson plays Self
David Ruffin plays Self (archive footage)
RuPaul plays Self
George Schlatter plays Self
Russell Simmons plays Self
Valerie Simpson plays Self
Raynoma Singleton plays Self
Martha Jean Steinberg plays Self
Rod Stewart plays Self
Richard Street plays Self (archive footage)
Levi Stubbs plays Self
James Taylor plays Self
Tammi Terrell plays Self (archive footage)
Ron Tyson plays Self (archive footage)
Luther Vandross plays Self
Cornel West plays Self
Norman Whitfield plays Self
Otis Williams plays Self
Paul Williams plays Self (archive footage)
Jackie Wilson plays Self (archive footage)
Crew of Motown 40: The Music is Forever
Crew
Directing
Production
- Diana Ross
- Nick Ashford
- Florence Ballard
- Shelly Berger
- Cindy Birdsong
- Michael Bolton
- Julian Bond
- Albridge Bryant
- Mariah Carey
- Diahann Carroll
- Dick Clark
- George Clinton
- Sean Combs
- Don Cornelius
- Clive Davis
- Lamont Dozier
- Kenneth Edmonds
- Dennis Edwards
- Aretha Franklin
- Melvin Franklin
- Harvey Fuqua
- Marvin Gaye
- Berry Gordy
- Brian Holland
- Eddie Holland
- Jesse Jackson
- Rick James
- Eddie Kendricks
- Terry Lewis
- James 'Jimmy Jam' Harris III
- Little Richard
- Branford Marsalis
- Bette Midler
- Bonnie Raitt
- Martha Reeves
- Lionel Richie
- Claudette Robinson
- Smokey Robinson
- David Ruffin
- RuPaul
- George Schlatter
- Russell Simmons
- Valerie Simpson
- Raynoma Singleton
- Martha Jean Steinberg
- Rod Stewart
- Richard Street
- Levi Stubbs
- James Taylor
- Tammi Terrell
- Ron Tyson
- Luther Vandross
- Cornel West
- Norman Whitfield
- Otis Williams
- Paul Williams
- Jackie Wilson
- Mary Wilson