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Cast & Crew
Directed By
- Lisa Cortes
- Director
Cast
- Little Richard
- Self - Architect of Rock & Roll
- Ralph Harper
- Self - Macon Neighbor
- Newt Collier
- Self - Cousin
- Charles 'Bud' Penniman
- Self - Little Richard's Dad
- Muriel Jackson
- Self - Head of the Middle Georgia Archives
- Zandria Robinson
- Self - Scholar
- Billy Vera
- Self - Specialty Records Historian
- Billy Porter
- Self - Musician
- Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- Self - Singer, Mother of Rock and Roll
- Nona Hendryx
- Self - Labelle
- Valerie June
- Self - Musician
- Stanley Stewart
- Self - Cousin
- Ma Rainey
- Self - Singer
- Fredara Hadley
- Self - Ethnomusicologist
- Jason King
- Self - Scholar
- Billy Wright
- Self - Singer
- Libby Anthony
- Self - Entertainment Agent
- Esquerita
- Self - Musician
- Charles Connor
- Self - Drummer
- Lloyd Price
- Self -Singer / Songwriter
- Arthur Rupe
- Self - Specialty Records
- Robert 'Bumps' Blackwell
- Self - Producer
- Cosimo Matassa
- Self - Owner, J&M Recording Studio
- Red Tyler
- Self - Saxophone
- Earl Palmer
- Self - Drums
- Dorothy La Bostrie
- Self - Songwriter
- Cory Henry
- Self - Musician
- Chuck Berry
- Self - Musician
- Alan Freed
- Self - Disc Jockey
- John Waters
- Self - Filmmaker
- Elvis Presley
- Self
- Sir Lady Java
- Self - LGBTQ+ Activist & Entertainer
- Pat Boone
- Self
- Tavia Nyong'o
- Self - Scholar
- Ike Turner
- Self
- Brother Joe May
- Self - Gospel Artist
- The Clara Ward Gospel Singers
- Themselves - Gospel Artists
- Clara Ward
- Self - Gospel Artist
- Marion Williams
- Self - Gospel Artist
- Ruth Brown
- Self
- Fats Domino
- Self - Artist
- La Vern Baker
- Self
- Bo Diddley
- Self - Musician
- Tom Jones
- Self - Singer
- Jerry Lee Lewis
- Self
- Lee Angel
- Self - Performer
- DeWitt Williams
- Self - Oakwood College Classmate
- Keith Winslow
- Self - Road Manager
- Ernestine Penniman
- Self - Wife
- Sounds Incorporated
- Themselves
- Tony Newman
- Self - Drummer for Sounds Incorporated
- Paul McCartney
- Self
- John Lennon
- Self
- Billy Preston
- Self - Singer / Songwriter
- Mick Jagger
- Self - The Rolling Stones
- Janis Joplin
- Self
- John P. Kee
- Self - Musician
- Ashon Crawley
- Self - Scholar
- John Branca
- Self - Music Industry Attorney
- Ramon Hervey
- Self - Manager
- David Bowie
- Self
- Nile Rodgers
- Self - Record Producer
- Charles Glenn
- Self - Little Richard Band Bass Guitarist
- Morris Roberts
- Self - Booking Agent
- Keith Richards
- Self
- Bad Brains
- Themselves
- The Beatles
- Themselves
- Bon Jovi
- Themselves
- Boy George
- Self
- James Brown
- Self
- Cher
- Self
- Dick Clark
- Self
- Céline Dion
- Self
- Fishbone
- Themselves
- Norwood Fisher
- Self
- Lady Gaga
- Self
- Arsenio Hall
- Self
- George Harrison
- Self
- Jimi Hendrix
- Self
- Rick James
- Self
- Elton John
- Self
- Brian Jones
- Self
- Led Zeppelin
- Themselves
- Annie Lennox
- Self
- David Letterman
- Self
- Liberace
- Self
- Living Colour
- Themselves
- Lizzo
- Self
- Madonna
- Self
- Bruno Mars
- Self
- Freddie Mercury
- Self
- Angelo Moore
- Self
- Prince
- Self
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Themselves
- Paul Reubens
- Self
- Lionel Richie
- Self
- Joan Rivers
- Self
- RuPaul
- Self
- Bruce Springsteen
- Self
- Ringo Starr
- Self
Produced By
- Caryn Capotosto
- producer
- Jackie Clary
- archive producer
- Lisa Cortes
- producer
- Sophia Dilley
- consulting producer
- Amy Entelis
- executive producer
- Jason Fine
- executive producer
- Robert Friedman
- producer
- Alexandra Hannibal
- supervising producer
- Liz Yale Marsh
- producer
- Jeff Menné
- line producer
- Jarobi Moorhead
- co-producer
- Marah Olsen
- archive producer
- Mike Powers
- executive producer
- Dee Rees
- executive producer
- Catherine Rierson
- archive producer
- Anita May Rosenstein
- executive producer
- Bethany Schattner
- archive producer
- Bridget Schelzi
- associate producer
- Courtney Sexton
- executive producer
- Sig Sigworth
- consulting producer
- Kathleen Simmonds
- line producer
- Veda Smith
- contributing producer
- Nicole Tsien
- coordinating producer: for CNN Films
- Gus Wenner
- executive producer
Music
- Tamar-kali
- Composer
Cinematography
- Keith Walker
- Cinematographer
- Graham Willoughby
- Cinematographer
- Ben Frewin
- Cinematographer
Sound
- Andre Artis
- sound recordist
- Tristan Baylis
- supervising dialogue editor
- Julie Hu
- assistant sound editor
- Max Johnson
- sound recordist
- Robert La Rosa
- sound recordist
- Andres E. Marthe Gonzalez
- lead sound designer / supervising sound editor
- Gene Martin
- sound recordist
- Tom Paul
- re-recording mixer / sound designer
- Alex Quitugua
- sound recordist
- Craig Rhee
- sound recordist
- Nicholas Schenck
- dialogue editor
- Gary Tomaro
- sound recordist
- Taylor Tosh
- sound recordist
- Timothy Wright
- sound recordist
- Gibran Yusuf
- sound designer
Editing
- Nyneve Laura Minnear
- lead editor
Makeup
- Jessie D'Angelo
- hair and make up artist
- Ashley DiSarro
- hair and make up artist
- Aria Ferraro
- hair and make up artist
- Meeza Generoso
- hair and make up artist
- Jeff Jones
- hair and make up artist
- Nichole McAuley
- hair and make up artist
Visual Effects
- Fons Schiedon
- graphic design and animation
- Jason Strougo
- visual effects supervisor
Production Management
- Whitney Berry
- head of production: for CNN Films
- John Cooke
- head of post production & delivery: for CNN Films
- Cristina DiLegge
- executive in charge of production
Editorial
- Aaron Brander
- on-line editor
- Amanda Copeland
- post-production coordinator
- Trinity Goderstad
- post-production assistant
- Verne Mattson
- colorist
- Abigail Morrison
- assistant editor
- Rich Ruben
- lead assistant editor/graphics
- Sarah Williams
- post production supervisor
- Megan Winiarski
- assistant editor
Other
- Lee Angel
- thanks: interviewee
- Libby Anthony
- thanks: interviewee
- Gary Atkinson
- special thanks
- Gillian Atkinson
- special thanks
- Jonathan Azu
- special thanks
- Fred Bailan
- special thanks
- Kelly Lee Blackwell
- special thanks / thanks
- LuAnn Boylan
- special thanks
- John Branca
- thanks: interviewee
- Ida-Lee Brandel
- special thanks
- Daisy Brown
- special thanks
- Denise Brown
- special thanks
- Courtny Catzel
- thanks
- Evan S. Cohen
- special thanks
- Newt Collier
- thanks: interviewee
- Barry Collings
- special thanks
- Queenie Connor
- special thanks
- John Cook
- special thanks
- Ashon Crawley
- thanks: interviewee
- Fran Curtis
- thanks
- Bill Dahl
- special thanks
- Liz Decesare
- thanks
- Fran Defeo
- special thanks
- Mike Dill
- special thanks
- David Donaldson
- special thanks
- Amon Drum
- special thanks
- Nate Erwin
- special thanks
- David Espar
- special thanks
- Barney Fields
- special thanks
- Charles Glenn
- thanks: interviewee
- Lewis Grant
- special thanks
- Shade Grant
- thanks
- Peter Guralnick
- special thanks
- Fredara Hadley
- thanks: interviewee
- Ralph Harper
- thanks: interviewee
- Nona Hendryx
- thanks: interviewee
- Ramon Hervey
- thanks: interviewee
- Tamara N. Houston
- special thanks
- Todd Howe
- special thanks
- Anne Hubbell
- special thanks
- Brenton Hund
- special thanks
- Todd Ivicek
- special thanks
- Muriel Jackson
- thanks: interviewee
- Mick Jagger
- thanks: interviewee
- Dominique Jones
- special thanks
- Tom Jones
- thanks: interviewee
- Mona Kayhan
- special thanks
- Rich Keller
- special thanks
- Bella King
- special thanks
- Jason King
- thanks: interviewee
- Samantha Kives
- special thanks
- Sheila Lakin
- special thanks
- Devon Lawrence
- special thanks
- Arielle Lever
- thanks
- Dwayne Lightsey Jr.
- special thanks
- Mariam Linna
- special thanks
- Brian Litwin
- special thanks
- Tia McLewee
- special thanks
- Andrew Mer
- special thanks
- Merck Mercuriadis
- special thanks
- Jarvis Miller
- special thanks
- Joyce Moore
- thanks
- Kevin Morris
- special thanks
- Michael Neubert
- special thanks
- Tony Newman
- thanks: interviewee
- Tavia Nyong'o
- thanks: interviewee
- Gorgeous George Odell
- special thanks
- Pierre Pennone
- special thanks
- Stephen Pielocik
- special thanks
- Billy Porter
- thanks: interviewee
- Peter Raleigh
- special thanks
- Timo Reijola
- special thanks
- Morris Roberts
- thanks: interviewee
- Zandria Robinson
- thanks: interviewee
- Maggie Rodford
- special thanks
- Nile Rodgers
- thanks: interviewee
- Lowell Shapiro
- special thanks
- Lena Sherman
- special thanks
- Sir Lady Java
- thanks: interviewee
- Brian Smart
- special thanks
- John Stamos
- special thanks
- John Stavas
- special thanks
- Stanley Stewart
- thanks: interviewee
- Steven Storch
- special thanks
- Lisa Stutts
- special thanks
- Jeannette Taylor
- special thanks
- Jess Teutonico
- special thanks
- Sabrina Thomas
- special thanks
- Greg Tock
- special thanks
- Billy Vera
- thanks: interviewee
- Little Walter
- special thanks
- John Waters
- thanks: interviewee
- Terry Webster
- special thanks
- Andrea White
- special thanks
- DeWitt Williams
- thanks: interviewee
- Keith Winslow
- thanks: interviewee
- Chantelle Woodnutt
- special thanks
- Ben Wynne
- special thanks
- Debra Zimmerman
- thanks
- Jeff Zucker
- special thanks
Music Department
- Bobbie Lee Crow III
- music copyist
- Francesca Dardani
- musician: violin
- Jason DiMatteo
- musician: contrabass/electric bass
- Chris Eddleton
- musician: drums
- Jonathan Finegold
- music supervisor / soundtrack produced by
- Andy Fischer
- soundtrack produced by
- Jorge Huelga Garcìa
- musician: viola
- Jack Graubard
- music coordinator
- Hunter Hanson
- assistant to composer/additional arrangements / music editor
- Cory Henry
- performer: Dreamscape performance of "Tutti Frutti"
- Valerie June
- performer: Dreamscape performance of "Strange Things Happening Every Day"
- John P. Kee
- performer: Dreamscape performance of "Standing In Need Of Prayer"
- Kirin McElwain
- musician: cello
- Sig Sigworth
- soundtrack exectutive producer
- Angie Teo
- recording & mixing engineer
- Alex Weill
- musician: violin
- Mason Williams
- soundtrack executive producer
Camera Department
- George Alvarez
- assistant camera
- Brandon Barron
- key grip
- Franz Brun
- steadicam operator
- Dillon Deaton
- assistant camera
- Jeff Dolen
- additional cinematographer
- Nick Ellison
- key grip
- Cory Feezer
- key grip
- Brandon Froehlich
- assistant camera
- Thelonious Frumkin
- electrician
- Chris Gorman
- gaffer
- Rachel Gwozdz
- assistant camera
- Shana Hagan
- additional cinematographer
- Alexa Harris
- gaffer
- Matt Hedt
- gaffer
- Donavan Lambert
- key grip
- Vivian Lau
- assistant camera
- Mat MacIntyre
- gaffer
- Isaac McCord
- gaffer
- Andrew Mojica
- assistant camera
- Emma Penrose
- key grip
- Chloe Ramos
- assistant camera
- Brett Ray
- key grip
- Chad Rispalje
- assistant camera
- John Roche
- additional cinematographer
- Nick Sogard
- gaffer
- Nathan Trucks
- assistant camera
- Derek Voy
- gaffer
- Chris Winget
- driver/swing
- Miguel Zamora
- assistant camera
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