Directed by
| Chris Perkel | ||
Cast (in credits order)
| Paul Simon | ... | Himself | |
| Art Garfunkel | ... | Himself | |
| Carlos Santana | ... | Himself | |
| Sean 'Diddy' Combs | ... | Himself (as Sean Combs) | |
| Bruce Springsteen | ... | Himself | |
| Berry Gordy | ... | Himself | |
| David Geffen | ... | Himself | |
| Simon Cowell | ... | Himself | |
| Aretha Franklin | ... | Herself | |
| Jimmy Iovine | ... | Himself | |
| Rod Stewart | ... | Himself | |
| Bob Weir | ... | Himself | |
| L.A. Reid | ... | Himself | |
| Kenneth 'Babyface' Edmonds | ... | Himself | |
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Anthony DeCurtis | ... | Himself |
| Steven Tyler | ... | Himself | |
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Bobby Colomby | ... | Himself |
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Jim Budman | ... | Himself |
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Tom Corson | ... | Himself |
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Nicole David | ... | Herself |
| Clive Davis | ... | Himself | |
| Doug Davis | ... | Himself | |
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Fred Davis | ... | Himself |
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Mitchel Davis | ... | Himself |
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Tim DuBois | ... | Himself |
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Peter Edge | ... | Himself |
| David Foster | ... | Himself | |
| Kenny G | ... | Himself | |
| Kenny Gamble | ... | Himself | |
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Charles Goldstuck | ... | Himself |
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Allen J. Grubman | ... | Himself |
| Patricia Houston | ... | Herself (as Pat Houston) | |
| Jennifer Hudson | ... | Herself | |
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Leon Huff | ... | Himself |
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Don Ienner | ... | Himself |
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Larry Jackson | ... | Himself |
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Steve Jacobson | ... | Himself |
| Alicia Keys | ... | Herself | |
| Monte Lipman | ... | Himself | |
| Barry Manilow | ... | Himself | |
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Doug Morris | ... | Himself |
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Keith Naftaly | ... | Himself |
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Richard Palmese | ... | Himself |
| Neil Portnow | ... | Himself | |
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Jo Schuman | ... | Herself |
| Joe Smith | ... | Himself | |
| Patti Smith | ... | Herself | |
| Abe Somer | ... | Himself | |
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Arnold Stiefel | ... | Himself |
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Julie Swidler | ... | Herself |
| Diane Warren | ... | Herself | |
| Dionne Warwick | ... | Herself | |
| Paula Abdul | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Lou Adler | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Clay Aiken | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Dan Aykroyd | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Philip Bailey | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Fantasia Barrino | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Beck | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| John Belushi | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Tony Bennett | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Toni Braxton | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Jeff Bridges | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Kix Brooks | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Bobbi Kristina Brown | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Bobby Brown | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| T Bone Burnett | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Eric Carmen | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Vikki Carr | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Dick Clark | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Kelly Clarkson | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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David Clayton-Thomas | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Natalie Cole | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Mo Collins | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| James Corden | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Kevin Costner | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Katie Couric | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Ann Curry | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Jane Curtin | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Miley Cyrus | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Ray Davies | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Miles Davis | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Taylor Dayne | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Sam Donaldson | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Brian Dunkleman | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Ronnie Dunn | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Bob Dylan | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Cass Elliot | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Ahmet Ertegun | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| John Fogerty | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Jerry Garcia | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Bill Graham | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Merv Griffin | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Dave Grohl | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Justin Guarini | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Arsenio Hall | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Harry Hamlin | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Taylor Hicks | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Russell Hitchcock | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Cissy Houston | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Whitney Houston | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Alan Jackson | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Randy Jackson | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Jay Z | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Billy Joel | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Elton John | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Magic Johnson | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Brian Jones | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Quincy Jones | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Janis Joplin | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Terry Kath | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Carole King | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Gladys Knight | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Bill Kreutzmann | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Adam Lambert | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Robert Lamm | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Don Lemon | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Annie Lennox | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Phil Lesh | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Adam Levine | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Lee Loughnane | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Nigel Lythgoe | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Craig Mack | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Bill Maher | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Melissa Manchester | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Johnny Mathis | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Paul McCartney | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Michael McDonald | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Sarah McLachlan | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Katharine McPhee | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Meat Loaf | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| John Mellencamp | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| George Michael | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Mitch Miller | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Rickey Minor | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Joni Mitchell | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Garrett Morris | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Fabrice Morvan | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Bill Murray | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Laraine Newman | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| The Notorious B.I.G. | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Michael O'Donoghue | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| James Pankow | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Walter Parazaider | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Ray Parker Jr. | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Alan Parsons | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Dolly Parton | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Billy Paul | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Teddy Pendergrass | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Rob Pilatus | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Pink | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Gilda Radner | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Harold Ramis | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Usher Raymond | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Lou Reed | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Burt Reynolds | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Busta Rhymes | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Lionel Richie | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Rihanna | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Joan Rivers | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Melissa Rivers | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Robbie Robertson | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Diana Ross | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Graham Russell | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Diane Sawyer | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Gil Scott-Heron | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Ryan Seacrest | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Danny Seraphine | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Dinah Shore | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Russell Simmons | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Carly Simon | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Slash | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Barbra Streisand | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Taylor Swift | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Robin Thicke | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Rob Thomas | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Billy Bob Thornton | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Lily Tomlin | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Carrie Underwood | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Luther Vandross | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Waite | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Mike Wallace | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Scott Weiland | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Forest Whitaker | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Maurice White | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Verdine White | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Andy Williams | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Paul Williams | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Debra Wilson | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Oprah Winfrey | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Stevie Wonder | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Strauss Zelnick | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Michael Bernstein | ... | producer |
| Samantha Casey | ... | archival producer (as Samantha Kerzner) |
| David Diliberto | ... | associate producer |
| Blake Everhart | ... | associate producer |
| Mary Lisio | ... | executive producer |
| Susan Ricketts | ... | archival producer |
| David Schulhof | ... | executive producer |
| Ridley Scott | ... | executive producer |
| Deborah Zipser | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Paul S. Henning | ... | (original music by) |
Cinematography by
| Kenny Stoff | ||
Film Editing by
| Chris Perkel | ||
Production Management
| Frank Lugo | ... | production supervisor |
| Sodashi Shallow | ... | production supervisor |
Sound Department
| Bradford Bell | ... | re-recording engineer (as Brad Bell) |
| Joel Dougherty | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Susan Dudeck | ... | sound editor |
| Matthew Iadarola | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Nick Pavey | ... | sound editor |
| Jerry Stein | ... | additional sound mixer |
| Fred Stuben | ... | sound mixer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Hillary Hanak | ... | gaffer |
| Alejandro Lalinde | ... | additional cinematography |
| Shaun Mayor | ... | first assistant camera |
| Mark Weinberg | ... | assistant camera / grip |
Editorial Department
| Patrick M. Allen | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Wendy Elford-Argent | ... | post-production assistant |
| Blake Everhart | ... | assistant editor |
| Nicholas Hasson | ... | colorist |
| Eileen Meyer | ... | additional editor |
| Ramin Ouladi | ... | color assist |
| Kathryn Prescott | ... | assistant editor |
| Kirk Rhodes | ... | post-production assistant |
Music Department
| Marlies Dwyer | ... | music supervisor |
Other crew
| Adam Gould | ... | production coordinator |
| Jamie Jessop | ... | Executive for Ingenious Media |
| Melinda Kelly | ... | Consultant |
| Steve Kline | ... | Miscellaneous Crew |
| David Magdael | ... | publicist |
| Brian Nitzkin | ... | business & legal affairs |
| Nick Roth | ... | research assistant |
| Andrea Scarso | ... | Executive For Ingenious Media |
| Alex R. Wagner | ... | production assistant |
| Alexandre Yousefzadeh | ... | clearance counsel |
