Directed by
| Morgan Neville | ||
Writing Credits (in alphabetical order)
| Morgan Neville | ... | (written by) (uncredited) |
Cast (in credits order)
| Lou Adler | ... | Self | |
| Stephanie 'Stevvi' Alexander | ... | Self (as Stevvi Alexander) | |
| Patti Austin | ... | Self | |
| Chris Botti | ... | Self | |
| Todd Boyd | ... | Self (as Dr. Todd Boyd) | |
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Carole Childs | ... | Self |
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Amy Christian | ... | Self |
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Greg Clark | ... | Self |
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Kyliyah Clayton | ... | Self |
| Merry Clayton | ... | Self | |
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Susan Collins | ... | Self |
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Charlotte Crossley | ... | Self |
| Sheryl Crow | ... | Self | |
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Chris Darrow | ... | Self |
| Paul Epworth | ... | Self | |
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Tabitha Fair | ... | Self |
| Lisa Fischer | ... | Self | |
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Jean Thomas | ... | Self (as Jean Thomas Fox) |
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Susaye Greene | ... | Self (as Sysaye Green) |
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Mikie Harris | ... | Self |
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Ula Hedwig | ... | Self |
| Judith Hill | ... | Self | |
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Michiko Hill | ... | Self |
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Peewee Hill | ... | Self |
| Cissy Houston | ... | Self | |
| Mick Jagger | ... | Self | |
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Fanita James | ... | Self |
| Mable John | ... | Self (as Dr. Mabel John) | |
| Gloria Jones | ... | Self (as Gloria A. Jones) | |
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Gloria R. Jones | ... | Self |
| David Lasley | ... | Self | |
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Jo Lawry | ... | Self |
| Claudia Lennear | ... | Self | |
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Mark Lennon | ... | Self |
| Darlene Love | ... | Self | |
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Lynn Mabry | ... | Self |
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Arnold McCuller | ... | Self |
| Bette Midler | ... | Self | |
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Lesley Miller | ... | Self |
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Cindy Mizelle | ... | Self |
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Jenni Muldaur | ... | Self |
| Janice Pendarvis | ... | Self | |
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Nicki Richards | ... | Self |
| Tiffany Moníque Ryan | ... | Self (as Tiffany Riddick) | |
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David Ritz | ... | Self |
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Sharon Robinson | ... | Self |
| Bruce Springsteen | ... | Self | |
| Sting | ... | Self | |
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Rose Stone | ... | Self |
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Vanéese Y. Thomas | ... | Self (as Vanesse Thomas) |
| Táta Vega | ... | Self | |
| Martha Wash | ... | Self | |
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Toni Wine | ... | Self |
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Julia Waters | ... | Self |
| Maxine Waters | ... | Self | |
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Oren Waters | ... | Self |
| Stevie Wonder | ... | Self | |
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Edna Wright | ... | Self |
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Tiara Moton | ... | Self |
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Temperance Moton | ... | Self |
| Mina Quarterman | ... | Self (as Brittany Quarterman) | |
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| David Bowie | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| David Byrne | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Ray Charles | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Ava Cherry | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Clarence Clemons | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Joe Cocker | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Perry Como | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| David Crosby | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Anton Fig | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Chris Frantz | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| George Harrison | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Jerry Harrison | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Ednah Holt | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Michael Jackson | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Elton John | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Tom Jones | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Spike Lee | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Will Lee | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| John Lennon | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Jay Leno | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| David Letterman | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Nils Lofgren | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Lynyrd Skynyrd | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Bill Maxwell | ... | Self (uncredited) | |
| Paul McCartney | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Sid McGinnis | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Kylie Minogue | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Nia Peeples | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Billy Preston | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Keith Richards | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Leon Russell | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Rob Santos | ... | Self (uncredited) |
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Patti Scialfa | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Paul Shaffer | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Phil Spector | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Ringo Starr | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Rod Stewart | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Ike Turner | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Tina Turner | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Luther Vandross | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| George Wallace | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Charlie Watts | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Max Weinberg | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Tina Weymouth | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Ronnie Wood | ... | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
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Warren Zanes | ... | Self (uncredited) |
Produced by
| Jessica Berman Bogdan | ... | archive producer (as Jessica Berman-Bogdan) |
| Art Bilger | ... | executive producer |
| Caryn Capotosto | ... | associate producer |
| George Conrades | ... | executive producer |
| Joel S. Ehrenkranz | ... | executive producer |
| Gil Friesen | ... | producer |
| Peter Morton | ... | executive producer |
| Morgan Neville | ... | producer: Tremolo Productions |
| Caitrin Rogers | ... | producer |
| Warren Zanes | ... | consulting producer |
Cinematography by
| Nicola Marsh | ... | director of photography |
| Graham Willoughby | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Douglas Blush | ... | supervising editor (as Doug Blush) |
| Kevin Klauber | ||
| Jason Zeldes | ||
Makeup Department
| Melissa Anchondo | ... | personal makeup artist: Judith Hill |
| Rudy Calvo | ... | makeup artist |
| Ana Laverde | ... | makeup artist |
| Chloe Vega | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Remberto Ramos | ... | production manager: Tremolo Productions |
| Lisa Dennis | ... | post-production supervisor (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Scott Grossman | ... | graphic designer |
Sound Department
| Ted Albalos | ... | additional sound |
| Danny Caccavo | ... | assistant to re-recording mixer |
| Abe Dolinger | ... | additional sound |
| Kim Foscato | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Ryan J. Frias | ... | digital editorial support (as Ryan Frias) |
| Dennis Hamlin | ... | sound |
| Slane Hatch | ... | additional sound |
| Pete Horner | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Jade Howard | ... | additional sound |
| Molly Johannesson | ... | additional sound |
| Mike Lane | ... | client services |
| Dmitri Makarov | ... | assistant to re-recording mixer |
| Al Nelson | ... | sound designer |
| Eva Porter | ... | client services |
| E. Benjamin Posnack | ... | additional sound (as Benjamin Posnack) |
| Remberto Ramos | ... | additional sound |
| Dimitri Tisseyre | ... | additional sound |
| Phil Benson | ... | executive in charge of production: Skywalker Sound (uncredited) |
| Al Nelson | ... | supervising sound editor (uncredited) |
| James Spencer | ... | assistant re-recording mixer (uncredited) |
| Joshua Wilkinson | ... | additional sound recorder (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Andrew Hakim | ... | special effects |
Visual Effects by
| Andrew Hakim | ... | after effects artist |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Team Bashet | ... | grip |
| Jessica Bennett | ... | grip |
| Brendan Burdzinski | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Chris Collins | ... | additional camera |
| Steve Dorman | ... | grip |
| Dave Emmendorfer | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Chris Ernst | ... | additional camera |
| Catherine Goldschmidt | ... | additional camera |
| Danny Grunes | ... | camera assistant |
| Shana Hagan | ... | additional camera operator |
| Eric Herron | ... | additional camera |
| Laela Kilbourn | ... | additional camera |
| Brian MacLean | ... | grip |
| Arlene Nelson | ... | additional camera |
| Jonathan Nelson | ... | digital imaging technician: New York (as Jonathan Nelson) |
| Smokey Nelson | ... | gaffer |
| Morgan Neville | ... | additional camera operator |
| Caitlin Panis | ... | camera assistant |
| Remberto Ramos | ... | additional camera |
| Mark Schwartzbard | ... | additional camera |
| Craig Spirko | ... | additional camera |
| Yousheng Tang | ... | steadicam operator |
| Jason Vandermer | ... | camera assistant |
| Joe Victorine | ... | additional camera (as Joseph Victorine) |
| David Vollrath | ... | digital imaging technician |
| Meena Singh | ... | camera operator (uncredited) |
Editorial Department
| Matt Alexander | ... | assistant editor |
| Nick Andert | ... | assistant editor |
| Esteban Arguello | ... | assistant editor |
| Tonya Dreher | ... | assistant editor |
| Brian Hutchings | ... | colorist |
| Sammy Loren | ... | assistant editor |
| Jay Miracle | ... | editor |
| Tommy Nuckels | ... | post-production assistant |
| Chris Punsalan | ... | assistant editor |
| Matt Radecki | ... | on-line editor |
| Philip Welch | ... | assistant editor |
| Scott C. Wilson | ... | additional editor: video segments (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Kathryn Brillhart | ... | location production assistant |
| Jen Cohen | ... | location production assistant (as Jennifer Cohen) |
| Ivan Fernandez | ... | location production assistant |
| Bryan Parry | ... | location production assistant |
| David Patterson | ... | location production assistant |
| David Zablocki | ... | location production assistant |
Music Department
| Michael Andrews | ... | song producer: "Let's Make a Better World" |
| Sherrod Barnes | ... | musician |
| Jellybean Benítez | ... | additional production & remix: "Slippery People" |
| Jake Blanton | ... | musician |
| Jaimeo Brown | ... | musician |
| Davey Chegwidden | ... | musician |
| Dan Crane | ... | composer: additional music |
| Marlies Dwyer | ... | music supervisor: Tremolo Productions, Grubman Indursky Shire & Meiselas |
| Irwin Fisch | ... | musician |
| Larry Goldings | ... | musician |
| Tom Hammer | ... | musician |
| Roy Hendrickson | ... | music engineer/mixer |
| Donal Hodgson | ... | music engineer |
| Stephen Kaye | ... | music engineer |
| Robbie Kondor | ... | musician |
| Jo Lawry | ... | composer: additional music |
| Tony Mason | ... | musician |
| Bill Maxwell | ... | composer: additional music |
| Geoff Neal | ... | music engineer |
| Jonathan Palmer | ... | soundtrack album producer |
| Gus Seyffert | ... | musician |
| Jacob Silver | ... | musician |
| Talking Heads | ... | Singer: "Slippery People" |
| Victoria Theodore | ... | musician |
| Russ Titelman | ... | song producer: "Lean On Me" |
| Donn Wyatt | ... | musician |
| Bill Cantos | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| Pete Horner | ... | music editor (uncredited) |
| Robert L. Smith | ... | score recordist (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Kami Brooks | ... | production accountant: Tremolo Productions |
| Rudy Calvo | ... | historical consultant |
| Dean Cheley | ... | legal services: Tremolo Productions, Donaldson + Callif (as Dean R. Cheley) |
| Sydney 'Big Dawg' Colston | ... | videographer |
| Kate D'Andrea | ... | assistant: Gil Friesen |
| Ellie Gibbons | ... | acquisitions manager: UK For Altitude |
| Penelope Glass | ... | production legal services |
| Guido Gotz | ... | publicist |
| Michael Gray | ... | archive film researcher |
| Judith Karfiol | ... | legal services: Premolo Productions, Donaldson + Callif |
| Jennifer Ellen Mohr | ... | production coordinator: Tremolo Productions (as Jenny Mohr) |
| Alexandra Pyke-Bagrash | ... | intern (uncredited) |
| Winnie Wong | ... | insurance (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Lou Adler | ... | very special thanks |
| Michael Apted | ... | special thanks |
| Jeff Ayeroff | ... | special thanks |
| Phil Benson | ... | special thanks |
| Todd Boyd | ... | special thanks |
| Jimmy Buffett | ... | special thanks |
| Lance Freed | ... | very special thanks |
| Penelope Glass | ... | special thanks |
| Julie Goldman | ... | special thanks |
| Jonathan Greber | ... | thanks (as Jon Greber) |
| Jim Guerinot | ... | very special thanks |
| Olivia Harrison | ... | special thanks |
| Josh Lowden | ... | thanks |
| Charlotte Moore | ... | thanks |
| Eric Stevens | ... | thanks |
| Jann Wenner | ... | very special thanks |
