The Funk Brothers and Producers would like to acknowledge all the other musicians including the horn players, string players, and additional rhythm section players who contributed to the Hitsville legacy: 

Guitars

LARRY VEEDER
DAVE HAMILTON
MARV TARPLIN
CORNELIUS GRANT
RAY PARKER
“WAH WAH” WATSON
DENNIS COFFEY

Drums

ANDREW SMITH
CLIFFORD MACK
FREDERICK WAITES
SPIDER WEBB

Bassists

TWEED BEARD
JOE WILLIAMS
CLARENCE ISABELL 
TONY NEWTON 
MICHAEL HENDERSON  
JOE JAMES
EDDIE WATKINS

Keyboards

JAMES GITTENS
TED SHEELY
RICHARD “POPCORN” WYLIE

Saxophones

HANK COSBY
ANDREW “MIKE” TERRY
THOMAS “BEANS” BOWLES         
KASUKU MAFIA
TEDDY BUCKNER
RONNIE WAKEFIELD
LEFTY EDWARDS
ELI FONTAINE
EUGENE “BEEBEE” MOORE
WILLIAM “WILD BILL” MOORE
ANGELO CARLISI
ERNIE RODGERS
DAN TURNER
BERNIE PEACOCK
LARRY NOZERO
LANNY AUSTIN

Trumpets

JOHNNY TRUDELL
HERBIE WILLIAMS
FLOYD JONES
MAURICE DAVIS
BILLY HORNER
JOHN “LITTLE JOHN” WILSON
RUSSELL CONWAY
MARCUS BELGRAVE
DON SLAUGHTER
EDDIE JONES

Trombones

GEORGE BOHANON
JIMMY WILKINS
BOB COUSAR
DON WHITE
CARL RAETZ
PATRICK LANIER
BILL JOHNSON
PAUL RISER
ED GOOCH

Strings

GORDON STAPLES & THE DETROIT
SYMPHONY STRINGS

Percussion & Vibes

BOBBYE PORTER
JACK BROKENSHA
DAVE HAMILTON
JAMES GITTENS

Flute & Piccolo

DAYNA HARTWICK
THOMAS “BEANS” BOWLES

Arrangers

WILLIE SHORTER
DAVE VAN DEPITTE
WADE MARCUS
PAUL RISER
GIL ASKEY
JOHNNY ALLEN
ERNIE WILKINS
JERRY LONG
H.B. BARNUM
HANK COSBY
SLIDE HAMPTON

Harpist

ANITA SAUNDERS

CAST

Narrator

ANDRE BRAUGHER

Young Marvin Gaye

ALEX ALEXANDER

Young Uriel Jones

DONALD BECKS, JR.

Young Bob Babbitt

GARY BOSEK

Young Benny Benjamin

MICHAEL ELLISON

Young Robert White

OTIS LOCKHART

Young James Jamerson

BRIAN MARABLE

Young Jack Ashford

ANTONIE MCKAY

Young Jack Brokensha

MARK MUTAFIAN

Young Eddie Willis

ANTONIO RAMIREZ

Young Joe Hunter

KEVIN SMITH

Young Earl Van Dyke

LYNCH TRAVIS

Young Joe Messina

TOM VENTIMIGLIO

Young Richard “Pistol” Allan

JOE WHEELER

Funeral Director

PAUL BURT

Executive

LAMONT WITCHER

Older Country Girl

AUBREE GASTON

Younger Country Girl

DESERAY TEAGUE

Country Boy with Fishing Pole

TYLER BLAKELY

James Jamerson as Child

WILLIAM STOCKDALE

Eddie Willis as Child

JAMES HERRON

Bootsy Dancer

PATTI WILLIS

Interviewer

RASHID MAUSI

Interviewer Voice

MICHAEL ELLISON 

Interview Subjects

LEO BROWN

KATIE CHONACAS
TEEDRA CRYER
PETER DALE
MACIEK DOLATA
ANDREA HORVATH
PILI JAMAL
LAYTONYA JORDAN
BENJAMIN KEYSAER
KELLY McCORMICK
JENNIFER MEIER
KATHRYN “KAT” ROY
PRADEEP SURI
EZAR THOMAS
EARL WENK

FILMMAKERS
 

Director

PAUL JUSTMAN

Producers

SANDY PASSMAN
ALLAN SLUTSKY
PAUL JUSTMAN

Co-producer

MARY PETRYSHYN

Consulting Producer

JONATHAN DANA

Associate Producers

KEITH BENSON
RICHARD ADLER
JANICE GINSBERG
MICHAEL Q. MARTIN

Music Supervisor

ALLAN SLUTSKY

Directors of Photography

DOUG MILSOME  BSC
LON STRATTON

Editor

ANNE ERIKSON

Executive Producers

PAUL ELLIOTT
DAVID SCOTT

Narration Written by

WALTER DALLAS and NTOZAKE SHANGE

First Assistant Director

TONY ADLER

Soundtrack & Post Music Producers

ALLAN SLUTSKY
TED GREENBERG

Music Re-recording Mixers

CLIVE TAYLOR
TED GREENBERG

Opening Bass Solo

PINO PALLADINO

Underscore Composers

EVAN SOLOT
MICK ROSSI
ALLAN SLUTSKY

Underscore Musicians

Trumpet

EVAN SOLOT

Alto Sax

RON KERBER

Tenor Sax

MICHAEL PEDICIN

Baritone Sax

BILL ZACCAGNI

Vibes

HARVEY PRICE

Piano

DEE PAPPAS

Guitars

RON JENNINGS
ALLAN SLUTSKY

Acoustic Electric Bass

STEVE BESKRONE

Electric Bass

PHIL CHEN

Congas

JOE NERO

Drums

TED GREENBERG
CARL MOTTOLA

Strings Recorded at

SIGMA SOUND, PHILADELPHIA, PA
BY MICHAEL TARSIA

Underscore Recorded at

BIG ZONE, CONSHOHOCKEN, PA
BY TED GREENBERG and  CHRIS ZURZOLO

All arrangements transcribed and adapted by

ALLAN “DR. LICKS” SLUTSKY

From the original Motown arrangements of

PAUL RISER

DAVE VAN DEPITTE

WADE MARCUS

WILLIE SHORTER

String & Horn Arranging Consultants

PAUL RISER
RITCHIE ROME

Horn arrangement of 
“You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me”  

TOM SCOTT

Arrangement of the breakdown section of
“What Becomes Of The Brokenhearted”

SETH JUSTMAN

Music Supervisor on
“Do You Love Me” and “Cool Jerk”  

STEVE JORDAN

Pro Tools Editing

TED GREENBERG

Pro Tools Consultant

CHRIS ZURZOLO

Roadies

KEITH BENSON
CRAIG WEILAND

Guitar Technician

TOM PELLERITO

Bass Technician

PHIL CHEN

Drum Technician

TED GREENBERG

Motown Historical Consultant

HARRY WEINGER

Detroit Historical Consultant

DAVE MARSH

CREW

Line Producer

MARY PETRYSHYN

Production Supervisor

JOE LIKINS

Assistant Production Supervisor

GREG BRAUTIGAN

Production Coordinators

MARTY SHEA
ALEXIA “ALI” SIMS
LARRY ZABEL

Pre-production Coordinator

NICOLE SYLVESTER

Camera Operator

BRYAN GREENBERG

First Assistant Camera

DAVE BRUSH
GREG HORVATH
ROB RYCROFT
BILL COE

Second Assistant Camera

DAVID DEBRINCAT
BRAD FANFALONE
MATT MOLITOR

Video Assistant

JASON OWEN ROGERS

Still Photographer

SAS

Camera Production Assistants (S.C.)

KATE CLAYTON-SCHILD
BEN NICKELSON
JARRED MAXWELL

Gaffer

DARRY DUSBIBER

Best Boy Electric

DENNIS ROTTELL

Electricians

JOHN WENDLING
JOHN FERRY
PAUL STRACHAN

Key Grip

MARK STRACHAN

Dolly Grips

WILLIAM STRACHAN JR.
TIM O’DEA

Crane Operator

PAT SMITH

Grips

FRANK DORSET
MIKE TOBIN
SEAN KELLY
BRIAN MURPHY
JOHN STRACHAN

Spot Operators

W. OLIVER BROWN
JEFF PIONTKOWSKI
WARREN WILSON
DANA ELLIS
ED VAN HALL

Stagehand Crew Chief

TIM MILLER

Stagehands

JACKSON LOCKARD
SCOTT EAGLE
DEXTER SIEGER
JOHN CONNELLY
PAUL ANDERSON
HARRY POLLOCK JR.

Production Designer

ROLFE BERGSMAN

Art Director

AMY YAROCH-CARROLL

Production Carpenter

KELLY CARROLL

Props

LADONNA PLUMMER
GENESIS GARZA

Location Audio

JAMIE SCARPUZZA

Boom Operator

JOHN DE MONACO

Assistant Audio

SALVATORE ALUIA

Remote Concert Recording

THE RECORD PLANET REMOTE

Recording Engineering

KOOSTER McALLISTER

Maintenance Engineer

PAUL PRESTOPINO

Stage Technician

MARSHALL FAWCETT

Assistant Engineer

CHRIS PRINZIVALLI

Concert Light/Sound Equipment

THUNDER AUDIO

Concert Lights

LARRY MORIN

Concert Sound

BRUCE DANZ

Casting by

AFFILIATED MODELS & TALENT
CHRISITNE CLAUSSEN