Dionne Warwick

Character: Self

Quincy Jones

Character: Self

Burt Bacharach

Character: Self

Clive Davis

Character: Self

Gladys Knight

Character: Self

Cissy Houston

Character: Self

Smokey Robinson

Character: Self

Olivia Newton-John

Character: Self

Whitney Houston

Character: Self (archive footage)

Snoop Dogg

Character: Self

Elton John

Character: Self

Gloria Estefan

Character: Self

Bill Clinton

Character: Self

Berry Gordy

Character: Self

Melissa Manchester

Character: Self

Jerry Blavat

Character: Self

Carlos Santana

Character: Self

Jesse Jackson

Character: Self

Valerie Simpson

Character: Self

Damon Elliott

Character: Self

David Elliott

Character: Self

Chuck Jackson

Character: Self

Kenneth Cole

Character: Self

Charles Rangel

Character: Self

Kevin Robert Frost

Character: Self

Lonnie Bunch

Character: Self