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Cast & Crew
Directed By
Written By
- Walter Dallas
- Narration
- Ntozake Shange
- Narration
- Alan Slutsky
- book "Standing in the Shadows of Motown"
Cast
- Jack Ashford
- Self
- Bob Babbitt
- Self
- Eddie 'Bongo' Brown
- Self
- Bootsy Collins
- Self
- Johnny Griffith
- Self
- Ben Harper
- Self
- Joe Hunter
- Self - 'Funk Brothers' Keyboardist
- James Jamerson
- Self
- Uriel Jones
- Self
- Montell Jordan
- Self
- Chaka Khan
- Self
- Gerald Levert
- Self
- Joe Messina
- Self
- Meshell Ndegeocello
- Self
- Joan Osborne
- Self
- Rudy Robinson
- Self
- Tom Scott
- Self
- Earl Van Dyke
- Self
- Robert White
- Self
- Eddie Willis
- Self
- Brian Marable
- James Jamerson
- Andre Braugher
- Narrator
- Paul Riser
- Self - Motown Arranger / Producer / Songwriter
- Steve Jordan
- Self - Music Producer / Drummer
- Eddie Holland
- Self - Motown Lyricist
- Don Was
- Self - Producer / Bass Player
- Otis Williams
- Self - The Temptations
- Martha Reeves
- Self - Martha and the Vandellas
- James Jamerson Jr.
- Self - Son of James Jamerson / Bassist
- Brian Holland
- Self - Motown Songwriter
- Lottie Claiborne
- Self - Dancer
- Jay Butler
- Self - Detroit DJ
- Alan Slutsky
- Self
- Dennis Coffey
- Self
- Nathan Watts
- Self - Stevie Wonder's Bassist
- Ralphe Armstrong
- Self - Bassist
- Penny Jamerson
- Self
- Alex Alexander
- Young Marvin Gaye
- Donald Becks Jr.
- Young Uriel Jones
- Gary Bosek
- Young Bob Babbitt
- Michael Ellison
- Young Benny Benjamin
- Otis Lockhart
- Young Robert White
- Antoine McKay
- Young Jack Ashford
- Mark Mutafian
- Young Studio Musician
- Antonio Ramirez
- Young Eddie Willis
- Kevin Smith
- Young Joe Hunter
- Lynch R. Travis
- Young Earl van Dyke
- Thomas Michael Ventimiglio
- Young Joe Messina
- Joe Wheeler
- Young Richard 'Pistol' Allen
- Paul Burt
- Funeral Director
- Lamont Witcher
- Exec
- Aubree Gaston
- Older Country Girl
- Deseray Teague
- Younger Country Girl
- Tyler Blakely
- Country Boy with Fishing Pole
- William Stockdale
- James Jamerson - as a Child
- James Herron
- Eddie Willis - as a Child
- Patti Willis
- Bootsy Dancer
- Rashid Mausi
- Interviewer
- Carla Benson
- Background Vocalist
- Keith Benson
- Background Vocalist
- John Ingram
- Background Vocalist
- Misty Love
- Background Vocalist
- Cherokee Pree
- Background Vocalist
- Delbert Nelson
- Background Vocalist
- Kizzy Jester
- Background Vocalist
- Dawn Blandford
- Background Vocalist
- Florence Ballard
- Self
- Marcus Belgrave
- Self
- Ruth Brown
- Self
- Katie Chonacas
- Interview Subject
- Fats Domino
- Self
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
- Self
- The Funk Brothers
- Themselves
- Marvin Gaye
- Self
- Berry Gordy
- Self
- George Harrison
- Self
- Billie Holiday
- Self
- Mick Jagger
- Self
- Louis Jordan
- Self
- Ron Kischuk
- Self
- John Lennon
- Self
- Paul McCartney
- Self
- Karen Minard
- Diner Customer
- Larry Nozero
- Self
- Elvis Presley
- Self
- Smokey Robinson
- Self
- Diana Ross
- Self
- Ringo Starr
- Self
- Sly Stone
- Self
- Big Joe Turner
- Self
- Jackie Wilson
- Self
- Mary Wilson
- Self
- Stevie Wonder
- Self
- Dave Daniels
- Motown Fan
- Jennifer Secord
- Self - Dancer
- Dean Teaster
- Motown Fan
Produced By
- Richard Adler
- associate producer
- Keith Benson
- associate producer
- Jonathan Dana
- consulting producer
- Paul Elliot
- executive producer
- Janice Ginsberg
- associate producer
- Paul Justman
- producer
- Michael Q. Martin
- associate producer
- Sandford Passman
- producer
- Mary Petryshyn
- co-producer / line producer
- David Scott
- executive producer
- Alan Slutsky
- producer
Music
Cinematography
- Douglas Milsome
- director of photography
Sound
- Salvatore Aluia
- assistant audio
- Darren Barnett
- film re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
- Scott Brewster
- dialogue editor / voiceover recordist
- Bruce Danz
- concert sound
- John W. DeMonaco
- boom operator
- Marshall Fawcett
- sound stage technician
- Madeleine Garai
- sound coordinator: Power Post
- Larry Goodwin
- supervising sound editor
- C. Reed Hart
- assistant sound editor
- Walter Hayman
- narration recordist
- Jerry Jordan
- film re-recording mixer
- John Kovac
- assistant sound editor
- Edwin Lacanlale
- assistant sound editor
- Marcel Lehrer
- post mix coordinator
- Gene Leone
- narration recordist
- Rick MacLane
- post mix engineer
- Doug Madick
- foley artist
- Peggy McAffee
- sound effects editor
- Kooster McAlister
- sound recording engineer
- Dominik Meyer
- machine room operator
- Tom O'Brien
- sound recordist
- Andy Potvin
- consultant: Dolby
- Paul Prestopino
- maintenance engineer
- Chris Prinzivalli
- assistant recording engineer / recording engineer / sound recordist / sound
- Jamie Scarpuzza
- location audio
- Clive Taylor
- film re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
- Luke Taylor
- assistant sound editor
- Holger M. Thiele
- sound mastering engineer: re-mix & master: credited on new digital master
- Sean Wiedeman
- dialogue editor
- Eric Williams
- sound effects editor
Editing
Casting Director
Production Design
Art Direction
Costumes
Makeup
- Carol Branston
- key hair stylist / key makeup artist
- Melissa Windham
- hair stylist / makeup artist
Visual Effects
- Julie Fischer
- digital coordinator
- Brian Fortenberry
- optical producer
- Andrew Midgley
- optical producer
- Christopher Dusendschon
- digital tape to film recording: THDX
Assistant Director
- Tony Adler
- first assistant director
Production Management
- Greg Brautigan
- assistant production supervisor
- Joe Likins
- production supervisor
- Michael Q. Martin
- post-production supervisor
Art Department
- Paul Anderson
- stagehand
- Kelly Ross Carroll
- production carpenter
- John Connelly
- stagehand
- Scott Eagle
- stagehand
- Genesis Garza
- props
- Jackson Lockard
- stagehand
- Tim Miller
- stagehand crew chief
- Ladonna Plummer
- props
- Harry Pollock Jr.
- stagehand
- Dexter Sieger
- stagehand
Editorial
- James Frisa
- first assistant editor
- Dale Gill
- post-production coordinator
- Angela Jackson
- assistant editor
- Joy Rencher
- negative cutter
- Bob Sackter
- video colorist
- Ginny Turner
- post-production services
- Bob Wenokur
- studio post-production representative
- Jim J. Williams
- color timer
- Keri Winthers
- on-line editor
- Perry Young
- dailies telecine
Other
- Cheo Ramsey
- transportation assistant
- Tracey Sims
- transportation assistant
- Ryan Zernec
- transportation assistant
Music Department
- Larry Abramovitz
- musician: violin
- Richard 'Pistol' Allen
- musician: drums
- Orest Artymiw
- musician: violin
- Jack Ashford
- musician: vibes and tambourine
- Bob Babbitt
- musician: bass
- Davis Barnett
- musician: viola
- Tweed Beard
- musician: bassist
- Marcus Belgrave
- musician: trumpet
- Carla Benson
- singer: background vocalist
- Keith Benson
- singer: background vocalist
- Steve Beskrone
- underscore musician: acoustic and electric bass
- Dawn Blandford
- singer: additional background vocalist
- Joe Buono
- musician: French horn
- Madeline Cabano
- musician: violin
- Phil 'Ijinga' Chen
- additional musician: hand clapper / technician: bass / underscore musician: electric bass
- Virginia Cunningham
- musician: French horn
- Maurice Davis
- musician: trumpet
- Angela Falco
- additional musician: flute & piccolo
- David Giles
- musician: viola
- Edward Gooch
- musician: trombone
- Ted Greenberg
- additional musician: hand clapper / drum technician / music editor: Pro Tools / music re-recording mixer / post music producer / soundtrack producer / underscore musician: drums / underscore recordist
- Johnny Griffith
- musician: keyboards
- Dayna Hartwick
- musician: flute and piccolo
- Michael Henderson
- musician: bassist
- Richard Hotchkiss
- musician: cello
- Joe Hunter
- musician: keyboards
- The I.D.M.R. Detroit Choir
- singers: additional background vocalists
- John Ingram
- singer: background vocalist
- Clarence Isabell
- musician: bassist
- Joe James
- musician: bassist
- Ron Jennings
- underscore musician: guitar
- Kizzy Jester
- singer: additional background vocalist
- Uriel Jones
- musician: drums
- Steve Jordan
- music supervisor: "Cool Jerk" and "Do You Love Me"
- Seth Justman
- additional musician: hand clapper / arranger: breakdown section of "What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted"
- Ron Kerber
- underscore musician: alto sax
- Ron Kischuk
- musician: trombone
- Olga Konopelsky
- musician: violin
- Misty Love
- singer: background vocalist
- Kasuku Mafia
- musician: saxophone
- Wade Marcus
- arrangements: original Motown
- Luigi Mazzocchi
- musician: violin
- Peggy McAffee
- additional music mixer
- Joe Messina
- musician: guitar
- Nathan Milisavljevich
- assistant engineer
- Greg Morgenstein
- music recording engineer
- Carl Mottola
- underscore musician: drums
- Delbert Nelson
- singer: background vocalist
- Joe Nero
- underscore musician: congas
- Tony Newton
- musician: bassist
- Pino Palladino
- musician: opening bass solo
- Dee Pappas
- additional musician: piano and synthesizer
- Sandford Passman
- additional musician: hand clapper
- Michael Pedecin
- underscore musician: tenor sax
- Tom Pellerito
- guitar technician
- Anthony Pirollo
- musician: cello
- Cherokee Pree
- singer: background vocalist
- Harvey Price
- underscore musician: vibes
- Paul Riser
- arrangements: original Motown / consultant: string and horn arranging
- Rudy Robinson
- musician: keyboards
- Ernest Rodgers
- musician: saxophone
- Ritchie Rome
- consultant: string and horn arranging
- Florence Rosensweig
- musician: violin
- Tom Scott
- horns arranger: "You've Really Got A Hold On Me" / musician: flute and piccolo / musician: saxophone
- Willie Shorter
- arrangements: original Motown
- Alan Slutsky
- music adaptor: arrangements / music transcriptor: arrangements / musical director / musician: guitar / post music producer / soundtrack producer / underscore musician: guitar
- Evan Solot
- underscore musician: trumpet
- Igor Szwec
- musician: violin
- Michael Tarsia
- recordist: strings
- Clive Taylor
- music re-recording mixer
- David Van DePitte
- arrangements: original Motown
- Eddie Watkins
- musician: bassist
- Craig Weiland
- additional musician: hand clapper
- Joe Williams
- musician: bassist
- Eddie Willis
- musician: guitar
- Treaty Womack
- musician: congas
- Bill Zaccagni
- underscore musician: baritone sax
- Chris Zurzolo
- consultant: Pro Tools / underscore recordist
Casting Department
- Marti Bowling
- extras casting assistant
- Cheryl L. Cook
- extras casting assistant
- Trish Damon
- additional casting
- Adam Jordan
- extras casting assistant
- Sandy Tharp
- extras casting intern
- Cathy Thomas
- extras casting
Costume Department
- Lizzie Cook
- costume assistant
- Bernadine Vida
- assistant costume designer
Camera Department
- W. Oliver Brown
- spotlight operator
- David Brush
- first assistant camera
- Kate Clayton-Schild
- camera production assistant: South Carolina
- Bill Coe
- first assistant camera
- Dave De Brincat
- second assistant camera
- Frank Dorset
- grip
- Darry Dusbiber
- gaffer
- Dana Ellis
- spotlight operator
- Brad Fanfalone
- second assistant camera
- John Ferry
- electrician
- Bryan Greenberg
- camera operator
- Gregg Horvath
- first assistant camera
- Sean T. Kelly
- grip
- Chuck Martin
- photography: Oxberry
- Jared Maxwell
- camera production assistant: South Carolina
- Matt Molitor
- second assistant camera
- Larry Morin
- concert lighting
- Brian Murphy
- grip
- Ben Nickelson
- camera production assistant: South Carolina
- Tim O'Dea
- dolly grip
- Jeff Piontkowski
- spotlight operator
- J. Owen Rogers
- video assistant
- Dennis Rottell
- best boy electric
- Robert Rycroft
- first assistant camera
- Karen Sas
- still photographer
- Pat Smith
- crane operator
- Bill Strachan
- dolly grip
- John Strachan
- grip
- Mark Strachan
- key grip
- Paul Strachan
- electrician
- Michael Tobin
- grip
- Ed van Hall
- spotlight operator
- John Wendling
- electrician
- Warren Wilson
- spotlight operator
Location Management
- Adam Jordan
- location assistant
- Cathy Thomas
- location manager
Script Department
- Annie Ahearn
- script supervisor
- Barb Lehto
- script supervisor
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