Directed by
| Carl Franklin | ||
| Mary Wharton | ||
Writing Credits
| Peter Guralnick | ... | (written by) |
Cast (in credits order) complete, awaiting verification
| Jeffrey Wright | ... | Narrator (voice) | |
| Sam Cooke | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| The Rolling Stones | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| The Beatles | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Aretha Franklin | ... | Self | |
| Lloyd Price | ... | Self - Friend, Singer-Songwriter | |
| Allen Klein | ... | Self | |
| Lou Rawls | ... | Self - Childhood Friend | |
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L.C. Cooke | ... | Self - Brother |
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Agnes Hoskins | ... | Self - Sister |
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Leroy Crume | ... | Self - The Soul Stirrers |
| Bobby Womack | ... | Self - Sam's Guitarist 1963-64 | |
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Jerry Brandt | ... | Self - Agent |
| Lou Adler | ... | Self - Record Executive / Friend | |
| Dick Clark | ... | Self | |
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J.W. Alexander | ... | Self - Business Partner |
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Linda M. Womack | ... | Self - Daughter (as Zeriiya 'Linda Cooke Womack') |
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Luigi Creatore | ... | Self - Co-Producer |
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Magnificent Montague | ... | Self - Radio DJ / Historian |
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Al Schmitt | ... | Self - Engineer / Producer |
| Andrew Loog Oldham | ... | Self - Former Manager, The Rolling Stones | |
| Muhammad Ali | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Cassius Clay) | |
| Sonny Liston | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Bertha Franklin | ... | Self (archive footage) |
Produced by
| Bill Flanagan | ... | executive producer |
| Jim McDonnell | ... | associate producer |
| Mary Wharton | ... | producer (produced by) |
Editing by
| Alex Hall | ||
Production Management
| Iris Keitel | ... | executive in charge: ABKCO (as Iris W. Keitel) |
| Joanne Vargas | ... | production manager |
Sound Department
| Steve Black | ... | audio |
| Tone Marie Bratteng | ... | audio (as Tone Bratteng) |
| Eric Golden | ... | audio |
| John Mathie | ... | audio |
| Sean McAuliffe | ... | sound mixer |
| Bill Rivas | ... | audio |
| Jonny Sheehan | ... | audio |
Additional Crew
| Robin Klein | ... | production consultant: ABKCO |
