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(TV Series)

(2013)

Full Cast & Crew

Directed by 

Jean Alexander Ntivyihabwa

Cast (in credits order)  

Colin Solman Colin Solman ... Narrator (voice)
Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five ... Themselves (archive footage)
Portia Maultsby Portia Maultsby ... Self - Professor, Music Ethnologist, Indiana University
Thomas Brenneck Thomas Brenneck ... Self - Musician (as Tom Brenneck)
Ruth Brown ... Self (archive footage)
Martin Luther King ... Self (archive footage)
John F. Kennedy ... Self (archive footage)
Solomon Burke ... Self - Musician (archive footage)
Charlie Musselwhite ... Self - Musician
Della Daniels Della Daniels ... Self - Vocalist, The Como Mamas
Bobby O'Jay Bobby O'Jay ... Self - Musical Director, WDIA Radio
Rufus Thomas ... Self (archive footage)
Tim Sampson Tim Sampson ... Self - Curator, Stax Museum
Nat 'King' Cole ... Self (archive footage)
Brenda Russell ... Self - Vocalist, Composer
Ella Fitzgerald ... Self (archive footage)
Gregory Porter ... Self - musician
Dinah Washington ... Self (archive footage)
China Moses China Moses ... Self - Presenter, Vocalist
Bessie Smith ... Self (archive footage)
Mamie Smith Mamie Smith ... Self (archive footage)
Opal Louis Nations Opal Louis Nations ... Self - Publicist
Salim Washington Salim Washington ... Self - Musician, Author
Renee Washington Renee Washington ... Self.Parson / Memorial Baptist Church Harlem
Chuck D ... Self - Musician
Bosco Mann Bosco Mann ... Self - Musician, Producer (as Gabriel Roth)
Fred McDowell ... Self (archive footage)
Ester Mae Smith Ester Mae Smith ... Self - Vocalist, The Como Mamas
Angela Taylor Angela Taylor ... Self - Vocalist, The Como Mamas
Paul A. Kwami Paul A. Kwami ... Self - Musical Director, Fisk Jubilee Singers
Bill Kenny Bill Kenny ... Self - Vocalist, The Ink Spots (archive footage)
Clyde McPhatter Clyde McPhatter ... Self (archive footage)
The Platters ... Themselves (archive footage)
Martha Reeves ... Self - Vocalist, Martha & the Vandellas
Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers ... Themselves (archive footage)
The Hurricanes The Hurricanes ... Themselves (archive footage)
The Larks The Larks ... Themselves (archive footage)
The Five Stars The Five Stars ... Themselves (archive footage)
Elvis Presley ... Self (archive footage)
Neil Sedaka & The Tokens Neil Sedaka & The Tokens ... Themselves (archive footage)
The Mellow Kings The Mellow Kings ... Themselves (archive footage)
Warren Tesoro Warren Tesoro ... Self - Vocalist
The Del Vikings ... Themselves (archive footage)
The Staple Singers The Staple Singers ... Themselves (archive footage)
Mahalia Jackson ... Self (archive footage)
James Brown ... Self (archive footage)
Ray Charles ... Self (archive footage)
Sam Cooke ... Self (archive footage)
Ben E. King ... Self (archive footage)
Smokey Robinson & The Miracles Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ... Themselves (archive footage)
Jackie Wilson Jackie Wilson ... Self (archive footage)
Berry Gordy ... Self - Founder of Motown Records (archive footage)
Booker T. & the M.G.s ... Themselves (archive footage)
Muhammad Ali ... Self (archive footage)
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nelson George

Sound Department 

Julian Bohn ... sound mixer

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