Motown 40: The Music is Forever (1998)

Summary

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

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Cast
Crew

Diana Ross

as Herself - Hostess
Nick Ashford

as Self
Florence Ballard

as Self (archive footage)
Shelly Berger

as Self
Cindy Birdsong

as Self (archive footage)
Michael Bolton

as Self
Julian Bond

as Self
Albridge Bryant

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

as Self
Diahann Carroll

as Self
Dick Clark

as Self
George Clinton

as Self
Sean Combs

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

as Self
Clive Davis

as Self
Lamont Dozier

as Self
Babyface

as Self
Dennis Edwards

as Self (archive footage)
Aretha Franklin

as Self
Melvin Franklin

as Self (archive footage) (as The Temptations)
Harvey Fuqua

as Self
Marvin Gaye

as Self (archive footage)
Berry Gordy

as Self
Brian Holland

as Self
Eddie Holland

as Self
Jesse Jackson

as Self
Rick James

as Self
Eddie Kendricks

as Self (archive footage)
Terry Lewis

as Self
James 'Jimmy Jam' Harris III

as Self
Little Richard

as Self
Branford Marsalis

as Self
Bette Midler

as Self (archive footage)
Bonnie Raitt

as Self
Martha Reeves

as Self (archive footage)
Lionel Richie

as Self
Claudette Robinson

as Self
Smokey Robinson

as Self
David Ruffin

as Self (archive footage)
RuPaul

as Self
George Schlatter

as Self
Russell Simmons

as Self
Valerie Simpson

as Self
Raynoma Singleton

as Self
Martha Jean Steinberg

as Self
Rod Stewart

as Self
Richard Street

as Self (archive footage)
Levi Stubbs

as Self
James Taylor

as Self
Tammi Terrell

as Self (archive footage)
Ron Tyson

as Self (archive footage)
Luther Vandross

as Self
Cornel West

as Self
Norman Whitfield

as Self
Otis Williams

as Self
Paul Williams

as Self (archive footage)
Jackie Wilson

as Self (archive footage)
Mary Wilson

as Self

Production	Suzanne Coston	Executive Producer
Production	Suzanne de Passe	Executive Producer
Production	Anthony Jones	Executive Producer
Production	Denise Hamilton	Coordinating Producer
Production	Dana Heinz Perry	Producer
Production	Ruth Adkins Robinson	Consulting Producer
Crew	John Simmons	Cinematography
Directing	Yvonne Smith	Director
Production	Yvonne Smith	Producer