| Person | Type | Job | Role(s) | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Alex Gibney | Crew | Production | Producer | 1 |
 Arthur Jafa | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography | 1 |
 Bruce Ricker | Crew | Production | Producer | 1 |
 Charles Burnett | Crew | Directing | Director, Writer | 1 |
Charlton McMillan | Crew | Editing | Editor | 1 |
 Clint Eastwood | Crew | Directing | Director, Producer | 1 |
David Martin | Crew | Editing | Editor | 1 |
David Tedeschi | Crew | Editing | Editor | 1 |
Gary D. Roach | Crew | Editing | Editor | 1 |
Jody Patton | Crew | Production | Executive Producer | 7 |
Joel Cox | Crew | Editing | Editor | 1 |
John L. Demps Jr. | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography | 1 |
Lisa Rinzler | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography | 1 |
 Marc Levin | Crew | Directing | Director | 1 |
Mark Benjamin | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography | 1 |
 Martin Scorsese | Crew | Directing | Director, Executive Producer | 1 |
 Mathilde Bonnefoy | Crew | Editing | Editor | 1 |
 Mike Figgis | Crew | Directing | Director | 1 |
 Paul G. Allen | Crew | Production | Executive Producer | 2 |
Peter Guralnick | Crew | Writing | Writer | 2 |
 Richard Pearce | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography, Director | 1 |
 Robert Gordon | Crew | Writing | Writer | 1 |
Robert Kenner | Crew | Production | Producer | 1 |
 Sam Pollard | Crew | Production | Producer | 1 |
Ulrich Felsberg | Crew | Production | Executive Producer | 1 |
 Wim Wenders | Crew | Directing | Director, Writer | 1 |
 Peter Schwartzkopff | Crew | Production | Executive Producer | 7 |
 Bob Eisenhardt | Crew | Editing | Editor | 1 |
Jody Allen | Crew | Production | Executive Producer | 1 |
 Margaret Bodde | Crew | Production | Producer | 2 |
Vic Losick | Crew | Camera | Director of Photography | 1 |
Ed Santiago | Crew | Editing | Editor | 1 |
 B.B. King | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
 Beck | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
 Bonnie Raitt | Cast | Actress | Self | 1 |
Cassandra Wilson | Cast | Actress | Self | 1 |
 Chris Thomas King | Cast | Actor | Blind Willie Johnson | 1 |
 Chuck D | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
Corey Harris | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
 Ike Turner | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
 John Mayall | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
 Keb' Mo' | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
 Laurence Fishburne | Cast | Actor | Self - Narrator | 1 |
 Lou Reed | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
 Lucinda Williams | Cast | Actress | Self | 1 |
 Marc Ribot | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
Marshall Chess | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
Martin Scorsese | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
 Muddy Waters | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
 Nick Cave | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
 Ray Charles | Cast | Actor | 1 | |
Rosco Gordon | Cast | Self | 1 | |
Son House | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
 T Bone Burnett | Cast | Actor | Self (as T-Bone Burnett) | 1 |
 Taj Mahal | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
 Vernon Reid | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
Alvin Youngblood Hart | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
 Leadbelly | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
Marcia Ball | Cast | 1 | ||
David F. Hughes | Cast | Actor | Art Laibely (as David Hughes) | 1 |
Shayne Tingle | Cast | Sound engineer | 1 | |
 John Lee Hooker | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
 Salif Keita | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
 Eagle-Eye Cherry | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
Dick Waterman | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
Ali Farka Touré | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
Skip James | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
Toumani Diabate | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
 J.B. Lenoir | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
Keith B. Brown | Cast | Skip James | 1 | |
Steve Seaberg | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
 Roy Hawkins | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
James "Blood" Ulmer | Cast | Actor | Self (as James 'Blood' Ulmer) | 1 |
Garland Jeffreys | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
Habib Koité | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
Otha Turner | Cast | Actress | Self | 1 |
James Hughes | Cast | H.C. Speirs | 1 | |
Willie King | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
Sam Carr | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
David Barnes | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
Johnny Shines | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
Shemekia Copeland | Cast | Actress | Self | 1 |
Seaberg Ronnog | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
Joy Brashears | Cast | Secretary | 1 | |
Richard Shurman | Cast | Actor | Self | 1 |
 Elizabeth Cotten | Cast | Actor | Self (archive footage) | 1 |
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