Motown 40: The Music is Forever
1998Archival music performances and contemporary interviews cover some of the history of Motown Records and Productions.
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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
