MTV 80s - Black Music History: 1980-1989 - Production & Contact Info

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48 cast members

Name	Known for
Michael Jackson Self - Michael Jackson (archive footage) Self - Michael Jackson (archive footage) See fewer	Michael Jackson: Thriller (1983)
Whitney Houston Self - Whitney Houston (archive footage) Self - Whitney Houston (archive footage) See fewer	The Bodyguard (1992)
Chaka Khan Self - Chaka Khan (archive footage) Self - Chaka Khan (archive footage) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
Marvin Gaye Self - Marvin Gaye (archive footage) Self - Marvin Gaye (archive footage) See fewer	High Fidelity (2000)
Tina Turner Self - Tina Turner (archive footage) Self - Tina Turner (archive footage) See fewer	Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)
Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five Self - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five (archive footage) Self - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five (archive footage) See fewer	White Boy Rick (2018)
Soul II Soul Self - Soul II Soul (archive footage) Self - Soul II Soul (archive footage) See fewer	Black Rain (1989)
Prince Self - Prince (archive footage) Self - Prince (archive footage) See fewer	Under the Cherry Moon (1986)
The Revolution Self - The Revolution (archive footage) Self - The Revolution (archive footage) See fewer	Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017)
Aerosmith Self - Aerosmith (archive footage) Self - Aerosmith (archive footage) See fewer	Armageddon (1998)
Run-D.M.C. Self - Run-D.M.C. (archive footage) Self - Run-D.M.C. (archive footage) See fewer	Die Hard (1988)
Salt-N-Pepa Self - Salt-N-Pepa (archive footage) Self - Salt-N-Pepa (archive footage) See fewer	Deadpool (2016)
Public Enemy Self - Public Enemy (archive footage) Self - Public Enemy (archive footage) See fewer	Do the Right Thing (1989)
Bob Marley & The Wailers Self - Bob Marley & The Wailers (archive footage) Self - Bob Marley & The Wailers (archive footage) See fewer	I Am Legend (2007)
Cameo Self - Cameo (archive footage) Self - Cameo (archive footage) See fewer	Juice (1992)
Grace Jones Self - Grace Jones (archive footage) Self - Grace Jones (archive footage) See fewer	A View to a Kill (1985)
Lionel Richie Self - Lionel Richie (archive footage) Self - Lionel Richie (archive footage) See fewer	The Color Purple (1985)
Janet Jackson Self - Janet Jackson (archive footage) Self - Janet Jackson (archive footage) See fewer	Poetic Justice (1993)
De La Soul Self - De La Soul (archive footage) Self - De La Soul (archive footage) See fewer	Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Neneh Cherry Self - Neneh Cherry (archive footage) Self - Neneh Cherry (archive footage) See fewer	The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)
Eddy Grant Self - Eddy Grant (archive footage) Self - Eddy Grant (archive footage) See fewer	Romancing the Stone (1984)
Sade Self - Sade (archive footage) Self - Sade (archive footage) See fewer	A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
Sugarhill Gang Self - Sugarhill Gang (archive footage) Self - Sugarhill Gang (archive footage) See fewer	The Big Hit (1998)
Tracy Chapman Self - Tracy Chapman (archive footage) Self - Tracy Chapman (archive footage) See fewer	One Day (2011)
Musical Youth Self - Musical Youth (archive footage) Self - Musical Youth (archive footage) See fewer	The Wedding Singer (1998)
Bobby Brown Self - Bobby Brown (archive footage) Self - Bobby Brown (archive footage) See fewer	Ghostbusters II (1989)
Rick James Self - Rick James (archive footage) Self - Rick James (archive footage) See fewer	Colors (1988)
Aswad Self - Aswad (archive footage) Self - Aswad (archive footage) See fewer	A Perfect Getaway (2009)
Luther Vandross Self - Luther Vandross (archive footage) Self - Luther Vandross (archive footage) See fewer	The Goonies (1985)
Eric B. & Rakim Self - Eric B. & Rakim (archive footage) Self - Eric B. & Rakim (archive footage) See fewer	Colors (1988)
Kool & The Gang Self - Kool & The Gang (archive footage) Self - Kool & The Gang (archive footage) See fewer	The Nice Guys (2016)
Labi Siffre Self - Labi Siffre (archive footage) Self - Labi Siffre (archive footage) See fewer	JCVD (2008)
James Brown Self - James Brown (archive footage) Self - James Brown (archive footage) See fewer	The Blues Brothers (1980)
The Pointer Sisters Self - The Pointer Sisters (archive footage) Self - The Pointer Sisters (archive footage) See fewer	Spaceballs (1987)
Earth Wind & Fire Self - Earth Wind & Fire (archive footage) Self - Earth Wind & Fire (archive footage) See fewer	Ready Player One (I) (2018)
Bobby McFerrin Self - Bobby McFerrin (archive footage) Self - Bobby McFerrin (archive footage) See fewer	The Two Popes (2019)
Anita Baker Self - Anita Baker (archive footage) Self - Anita Baker (archive footage) See fewer	Blockers (2018)
The Whispers Self - The Whispers (archive footage) Self - The Whispers (archive footage) See fewer	Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)
Womack & Womack Self - Womack & Womack (archive footage) Self - Womack & Womack (archive footage) See fewer	20 to 1 (2005)
George Benson Self - George Benson (archive footage) Self - George Benson (archive footage) See fewer	Spiderhead (2022)
Maxi Priest Self - Maxi Priest (archive footage) Self - Maxi Priest (archive footage) See fewer	Speed 2: Cruise Control (1997)
Donna Summer Self - Donna Summer (archive footage) Self - Donna Summer (archive footage) See fewer	Thank God It's Friday (1978)
Stevie Wonder Self - Stevie Wonder (archive footage) Self - Stevie Wonder (archive footage) See fewer	Wild Wild West (1999)
Gwen Guthrie Self - Gwen Guthrie (archive footage) Self - Gwen Guthrie (archive footage) See fewer	Spenser Confidential (2020)
Ashford & Simpson Self - Ashford & Simpson (archive footage) Self - Ashford & Simpson (archive footage) See fewer	The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)
Tom Browne Self - Tom Browne (archive footage) Self - Tom Browne (archive footage) See fewer	Cruising (1980)
Terence Trent D'Arby Self - Terence Trent D'Arby (archive footage) Self - Terence Trent D'Arby (archive footage) See fewer	The Fan (1996)
Shalamar Self - Shalamar (archive footage) Self - Shalamar (archive footage) See fewer	Widows (2018)