Richard 'Pistol' Allen

Self

Jack Ashford

Self

Bob Babbitt

Self

Benny 'Papa Zita' Benjamin

Self (archive footage)

Eddie 'Bongo' Brown

Self (archive footage)

Bootsy Collins

Self

Johnny Griffith

Self

Ben Harper

Self

Joe Hunter

Self

James Jamerson

Self (archive footage)

Uriel Jones

Self

Montell Jordan

Self

Chaka Khan

Self

Gerald Levert

Self

Joe Messina

Self

Meshell Ndegeocello

Self

Joan Osborne

Self

Rudy Robinson

Self

James Jamerson Jr.

Self

Paul Riser

Self

Andre Braugher

Narrator (voice)

Gary Bosek

Young Bob Babbitt

Michael Q. Martin

Associate Producer

Michael Q. Martin

Post Production Supervisor

Paul Justman

Director

Walter Dallas

Writer

Alan Slutsky

Novel

Alan Slutsky

Music

Ntozake Shange

Writer

David Scott

Executive Producer

Dave De Brincat

Second Assistant Camera