Louis Armstrong
Self (archive footage)

Nas
Self

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Self (archive footage)

Archie Shepp
Self (voice) (archive sound)

Count Basie
Self (voice) (archive sound)

Lucille Armstrong
Self (voice) (archive sound)

Dan Morganstern
Self

Steve Allen
Self (voice) (archive sound)

Edward R. Marrow
Self (archive footage)

Danny Baker
Self- Voice

George Jones
Self (voice) (archive sound)

Mike Douglas
Self (archive footage)

Jelly Roll Morton
Self (voice) (archive sound)

James Baldwin
Self (archive footage)

Jimi Hendrix
Self (archive footage)

Dick Cavett
Self (archive footage)

Tommy Rockwell
Self (archive footage)

Ray Charles
Self (archive footage)

Sam Cooke
Self (archive footage)

James Brown
Self (archive footage)