Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music - Cast

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106 cast members

Name	Episodes	Known for
Colin Salmon Narrator Narrator See fewer	6	Resident Evil (2002)
James Brown Self Self See fewer	2	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Etta James Self / Self - Singer Self / Self - Singer See fewer	2	Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
Solomon Burke Self Self See fewer	2	Unbreakable (2000)
Bobby Womack Self / Self - Singer Self / Self - Singer See fewer	2	Dredd (2012)
Jerry Butler Self / Self - Singer Self / Self - Singer See fewer	2	Hollywoodland (2006)
Jerry Wexler Self - Billboard Magazine 1947-1951 / Self - Producer, Atlantic Records Self - Billboard Magazine 1947-1951 / Self - Producer, Atlantic Records See fewer	2	Angel Heart (1987)
Earl Palmer Self / Self - Drummer Self / Self - Drummer See fewer	2	Pretty Woman (1990)
Gerald Early Self Self See fewer	2	King of Cool (2021)
Magnificent Montague Self / Self - Disc Jockey and Historian Self / Self - Disc Jockey and Historian See fewer	2	Sam Cooke: Legend (2003)
Peter Guralnick Self / Self - Music Writer Self / Self - Music Writer See fewer	2	Untitled Sam Phillips Project
Beyoncé Self Self See fewer	1	Dreamgirls (2006)
Kelly Rowland Self Self See fewer	1	Freddy vs. Jason (2003)
Mary J. Blige Self Self See fewer	1	Mudbound (2017)
Ray Charles Self Self See fewer	1	The Blues Brothers (1980)
George Clinton Self Self See fewer	1	Cloverfield (2008)
Lou Adler Self Self See fewer	1	Up in Smoke (1978)
Steve Cropper Self - Booker T. & the M.G.'s Self - Booker T. & the M.G.'s See fewer	1	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Hype Williams Self - Video Director Self - Video Director See fewer	1	Belly (1998)
Abdul 'Duke' Fakir Self Self See fewer	1	The Fall Guy (1981)
Wyclef Jean Self Self See fewer	1	Hotel Rwanda (2004)
Mathew Knowles Self - Manager, Destiny's Child Self - Manager, Destiny's Child See fewer	1	Charlie's Angels (2000)
Bootsy Collins Self Self See fewer	1	Undercover Brother (2002)
Clive Davis Self - President, Arista Records 1974-99 Self - President, Arista Records 1974-99 See fewer	1	Deadpool 2 (2018)
Ruth Brown Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	1	Hairspray (1988)
Branford Marsalis Self - Saxophonist Self - Saxophonist See fewer	1	Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020)
Mavis Staples Self Self See fewer	1	My Blueberry Nights (2007)
Destiny's Child Themselves Themselves See fewer	1	Charlie's Angels (2000)
Terry Lewis Self - Record Producer Self - Record Producer See fewer	1	Mo' Money (1992)
Ahmet Ertegun Self - Atlantic Records Self - Atlantic Records See fewer	1	Angel Heart (1987)
Wilson Pickett Self Self See fewer	1	The Commitments (1991)
Gene Barge Self Self See fewer	1	Under Siege (1992)
Barry Michael Cooper Self - Music Writer Self - Music Writer See fewer	1	New Jack City (1991)
Jimmy Jam Self - Record Producer Self - Record Producer See fewer	1	64th Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony (2022)
Nelson George Self - Music Writer Self - Music Writer See fewer	1	Brooklyn Boheme (2011)
Candi Staton Self Self See fewer	1	Layer Cake (2004)
Sam Moore Self - Sam & Dave Self - Sam & Dave See fewer	1	The Great Outdoors (1988)
Mary Wilson Self Self See fewer	1	Golden Shoes (2015)
Barrett Strong Self - Songwriter Self - Songwriter See fewer	1	Ready Player One (2018)
Ben E. King Self Self See fewer	1	Stand by Me (1986)
Martha Reeves Self Self See fewer	1	Thelma & Louise (1991)
Allen Toussaint Self - Pianist Self - Pianist See fewer	1	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
Renaldo Benson Self Self See fewer	1	Jerry Maguire (1996)
Brian Holland Self Self See fewer	1	Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Lamont Dozier Self Self See fewer	1	Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Eddie Holland Self Self See fewer	1	Bad Times at the El Royale (2018)
Andre Harrell Self - CEO, Uptown Records 1986-96 Self - CEO, Uptown Records 1986-96 See fewer	1	Honey (2003)
Otis Williams Self Self See fewer	1	Goodfellas (1990)
David Porter Self - Songwriter Self - Songwriter See fewer	1	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Stanley Crouch Self - Music Critic Self - Music Critic See fewer	1	Jazz (2001)
Marshall Chess Self Self See fewer	1	Cadillac Records (2008)
Mable John Self - Singer Self - Singer See fewer	1	The Man with the Iron Fists (2012)
Al Bell Self - Vice President, Stax Self - Vice President, Stax See fewer	1	Death Proof (2007)
Percy Sledge Self Self See fewer	1	The Crying Game (1992)
Wilson Waters Jr. Self Self See fewer	1	O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Robert Hamlett Self Self See fewer	1	O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Dean Salvara Young Ray Charles Young Ray Charles See fewer	1	Starsigns: Episode IV - The NightHouse
William Stevenson Self Self See fewer	1	Crimson Tide (1995)
Luigi Creatore Self Self See fewer	1	Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
Cosimo Matassa Self - Record Producer Self - Record Producer See fewer	1	Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
Spooner Oldham Self - Songwriter Self - Songwriter See fewer	1	Mortal Kombat (2021)
Fontella Bass Self Self See fewer	1	I, Robot (2004)
Greg Errico Self Self See fewer	1	Apocalypse Now (1979)
Uriel Jones Self - Drummer, The Funk Brothers Self - Drummer, The Funk Brothers See fewer	1	Standing in the Shadows of Motown (2002)
Pee Wee Ellis Self Self See fewer	1	Undercover Brother (2002)
David 'Fathead' Newman Jr. Self Self See fewer	1	Kansas City (1996)
Greg Tate Self - Music Critic Self - Music Critic See fewer	1	Wayne Shorter: Zero Gravity (2023)
Robert Margouleff Self Self See fewer	1	Bachelor Party (1984)
Dan Penn Self - Songwriter Self - Songwriter See fewer	1	Mortal Kombat (2021)
Wayne Jackson Self - The Memphis Horns Self - The Memphis Horns See fewer	1	Not Easily Broken (2009)
Fred Wesley Self Self See fewer	1	Undercover Brother (2002)
L.C. Cooke Self Self See fewer	1	One Night in Miami... (2020)
Mark Anthony Neal Self - Professor, Duke University Self - Professor, Duke University See fewer	1	Nivea Feat. R. Kelly: Laundromat (2003)
David Ritz Self - Music Writer Self - Music Writer See fewer	1	Transformers (2007)
Cynthia Robinson Self Self See fewer	1	On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone (2017)
Isaac 'Dickie' Freeman Self Self See fewer	1	All the Real Girls (2003)
Daniel Wolff Self Self See fewer	1	Rachel Getting Married (2008)
Deanie Parker Self - Marketing Manager, Stax Self - Marketing Manager, Stax See fewer	1	When Pigs Fly (1993)
Michael Lydon Self - Biographer Self - Biographer See fewer	1	Days of Rage: the Rolling Stones' Road to Altamont (2020)
Robert Pruter Self Self See fewer	1	Soul Deep: The Story of Black Popular Music (2005)
Erica Kennedy Self - Journalist and Novelist Self - Journalist and Novelist See fewer	1	The Worst Day of My Life (1991)
Alan Walden Self - Otis Redding Management Self - Otis Redding Management See fewer	1	If I Leave Here Tomorrow: A Film About Lynyrd Skynyrd (2018)
Marvell Thomas Self - Stax Musician Self - Stax Musician See fewer	1	Mystery Train (1989)
Jerry Martini Self Self See fewer	1	On the Sly: In Search of the Family Stone (2017)
Quinton Claunch Self - Producer, Goldwax Records Self - Producer, Goldwax Records See fewer	1	Walk the Line (2005)
Carl Davis Self Self See fewer	1	A Lovely Way to Die (1968)
Malcolm Cecil Self Self See fewer	1	Army of Darkness (1992)
Portia Maultsby Self - Professor, Indiana University Self - Professor, Indiana University See fewer	1	Eyes on the Prize (1987)
James Roberson Self Self See fewer	1	NFL on FOX (1994)
Rickey Vincent Self - DJ and Music Critic Self - DJ and Music Critic See fewer	1	Great Performances (1971)
Barney Ales Self Self See fewer	1	Dead Presidents (1995)
Roosevelt Jamison Self - James Carr's Manager Self - James Carr's Manager See fewer	1	Beautiful Girls (1996)
Diana Ross Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		The Wiz (1978)
Dick Clark Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Muhammad Ali Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		The Greatest (1977)
Aretha Franklin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Rolling Stones Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer		The Boat That Rocked (2009)
Sam Cooke Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		Innerspace (1987)
Otis Redding Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		Top Gun (1986)
Sonny Liston Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		Head (1968)
The Staple Singers Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer		6 Underground (2019)
Roebuck 'Pops' Staples Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		The Peanut Butter Falcon (2019)
Johnnie Taylor Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		Bedazzled (2000)
Bertha Franklin Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
R.H. Harris Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer		Ray (I) (2004)
The Dixie Hummingbirds Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage) See fewer		40 Days and 40 Nights (2002)

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