Produced and Directed by
Stanley Nelson
Written by
Marcia A. Smith
Produced by
Traci A. Curry
Narrated by
Tamara Tunie
Edited by
Ed Barteski
Charnelle “Cha” Quallis
Additional Editing by
Aljernon Tunsil
Associate Producer
Monica Berra
Production Assistant
Emma Green
Voice-Over Actors
Charles Anthony Burks
Greer St. John
Cinematography by
Julia Liu
Peter J. Nicoll
Keith Walker
Shuling Yong
Sam Russell
Mariam Dwedar
Bill Winters
Amy Bench
Sound Recording by
Adam Zietz
Jonathan Cohen
Jon Packer
Mark Maloof
Jacob Brown
Taylor Roy
Emily Strong
Mark Roy
Len Schmitz
Gautam Choudhury
Andrew Garrison
AC/DIT
Ivy Chiu
Omar Guinier
Online Editor/Colorist
Jon Fordham
Post Production Facility
Hell’s Color Kitchen
Re-recording Mixer
Patrick Donahue
Sound FX Editor
Carmen Borgia
Audio Post Facility
String & Can
Graphics and Animation by
Reginald William Butler
Field Production Assistants
Kyle Prater
Rory Padgett
Mathilde Suissa
Qurissy Lopez
Michael Winsor
Tyler Archie
Jarobi Moorhead
Production Interns
Kiele Turner
Yang Hong
Sayaka Watanabe
Portia Lundie
Sara Ramadan
Rebecca Blandon
Emily Mota
Angela Plazas-Rodriguez
Natalie Johnson
Lawra Gourgue
Talia Moore
Lexi Cummings
Imani Johnson
Archivist
Rosemary Rotondi
Additional Archival Research
Kevina Tidwell
Ray Segal
Lisa Hartjens
Historical Advisors
Juliet E.K. Walker
Robert Weems
Legal Services
Fernando Ramirez
Music Licensing
Abby Kende
Archival Footage Courtesy of
ABC
Associated Press
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Backstage
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NBC
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Archival Stills Courtesy of
Associated Press
Backstage
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Songs
“Paid the Cost to Be the Boss”
Written by JAMES BROWN, CHARLES A. BOBBIT, and FRED WESLEY, JR. (BMI)
Published by DONNA DIJON MUSIC PUBLICATIONS and DYNATONE PUBLISHING CO. (BMI)
Performed by JAMES BROWN
Courtesy of UNIVERSAL RECORDS
under license from UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES
“Blue Harvest Blues”
Written by JOHN S. HURT
Published by MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT MUSIC (BMI)
© WYNWOOD MUSIC CO., INC / THE ADAGE GROUP (BMI) ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
USED BY PERMISSION
Performed by MISSISSIPPI JOHN HURT
Courtesy of COLUMBIA RECORDS
by arrangement with SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
“I’m On My Way to Freedom Land”
Arrangement by BERNICE JOHNSON REAGON, AISHA KAHL, NITANJU BOLADE CASEL,
YSAYE BARNWELL, CAROL MAILLARD and JAMES HORNER
Performed by SWEET HONEY IN THE ROCK & JAMES HORNER
Courtesy of TURNER MUSIC PUBLISHING, INC.
“Move Members Move”
TRADITIONAL
Performed by ROSIE HIBLER AND FAMILY
Courtesy of SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS RECORDINGS
“The Fat Man”
Written by ANTOINE DOMINO, DAVE BARTHOLOMEW
Published by EMI UNART CATALOGUE
Performed by FATS DOMINO
Courtesy of CAPITOL RECORDS
under license from UNIVERSAL MUSIC ENTERPRISES
“My World Is Empty Without You”
Written by LAMONT HERBERT DOZIER (BMI), BRIAN HOLLAND (BMI), EDDIE HOLLAND (BMI)
Published by STONE AGATE MUSIC (BMI)
Performed by THE SUPREMES
© MOTOWN RECORDS/CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP/UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
“My Girl”
Written by WILLIAM ROBINSON, RONALD A. WHITE (ASCAP)
Published by JOBETE MUSIC CO. INC (ASCAP)
Performed by THE TEMPTATIONS
© MOTOWN RECORDS/CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP/UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
“Come See About Me”
Written by LAMONT HERBERT DOZIER (BMI), BRIAN HOLLAND (BMI), EDDIE HOLLAND (BMI)
Published by STONE AGATE MUSIC (BMI)
Performed by THE SUPREMES
© MOTOWN RECORDS/CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP/UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
“I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free”
Written by BILLY TAYLOR (BMI), WILLIE WOODS (ASCAP)
Published by DUANE MUSIC, INC.
Performed by NINA SIMONE
Courtesy of RCA RECORDS
by arrangement with SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
“Ball of Confusion”
Written by BARRETT STRONG (BMI), NORMAN WHITFIELD (BMI)
Published by STONE AGATE MUSIC (BMI)
Performed by THE TEMPTATIONS
© MOTOWN RECORDS/CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP/UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
“Brothas Gonna Work It Out”
Written by WILLIE M. HUTCHISON (ASCAP)
Published by JOBETE MUSIC CO. (ASCAP)
Performed by WILLIE HUTCH
© MOTOWN RECORDS/CAPITOL MUSIC GROUP/UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP
“Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now”
Written by GENE MCFADDEN (BMI), JOHN WHITEHEAD (BMI), JERRY ALLEN COHEN (BMI)
Published by MIJAC MUSIC (BMI), WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. (BMI)
Performed by MCFADDEN & WHITEHEAD
Courtesy of PHILADELPHIA INTERNATIONAL RECORDS
by arrangement with SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
“The Message”
Written by EDWARD G. FLETCHER, GRANDMASTER MELLE MEL, SYLVIA ROBINSON, CLIFTON JUGGS CHASE
Published by SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC. o/b/o SUGAR HILL MUSIC PUB. LTD
Performed by GRANDMASTER FLASH AND THE FURIOUS FIVE
© SUGAR HILL RECORDS/BMG
“Bongo Rock”
Written by ARTHUR EGNOIAN, PRESTON EPPS
Published by LOVOLAR MUSIC (BMI)
administered by BIKE MUSIC (BMI) c/o CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING
Performed by THE INCREDIBLE BONGO BAND
Courtesy of MR. BONGO WORLDWIDE LTD.
“My Adidas”
Written by DARRYL MATTHEWS MCDANIELS (ASCAP), RICK RUBIN (ASCAP),
JOSEPH SIMMONS WARD (BMI)
Published by PROTOONS INC (ASCAP)
Performed by Run DMC
© ARISTA RECORDS / SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
“Boss”
Written by BEYONCÉ CARTER, SHAWN CARTER, DERNEST EMILE II, TYRONE GRIFFIN JR.
Published by BMG PLATINUM SONGS US (BMI), DII MUSIC LLC GLOBAL PUBLISHING (BMI), EMI BLACKWOOD MUSIC INC (BMI), ITS DRUGS PUBLISHING (BMI),
TAILORED 4U MUSIC (BMI)
Performed by THE CARTERS
© PARKWOOD ENTERTAINMENT/ROC NATION/SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Additional Music
Extreme Music Library
OBT Music
Special Thanks
Loida Lewis
Carolyn E. Fugett
REJ & Associates
Derek Dingle
Don Graves
Allyson Nadia Field
Liz McLeod
Carleen Brown
Martin Casey
Dorothy Robinson
Martin Gawne
Dafna Tapiero
Marikje van Dam
Latraviette Smith
Denise DeLeon
Peter Frumkin
Llewellyn Smith
Original Production Funding Provided by
Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)
Citigroup, Inc.
The JPB Foundation, through WNET’s Chasing the Dream
Fairview Capital
Yusef Kassim
FOR FIRELIGHT FILMS
President
Marcia A. Smith
Vice President
Loira Limbal
Audience Engagement
Sonya Childress
Angela McCrae
Head of Production & Development
Andrea Ortega-Williams
FOR THE HISTORYMAKERS
President
Julieanna Richardson
Vice President
Zhu Sun
Coordinating Producer
Courtney Shareef
Production Assistant
Dionti Davis
FOR THIRTEEN
Coordinating Producer
Benjamin Phelps
Budget Controller
Enaé Boone
Legal Counsel
Antonia Carew-Watts
Audience Engagement
Lindsey Horvitz
Natasha Padilla
Dorean Pugh
Station Relations
Robin Rodriguez
Digital Producers
Chris Mather
Jacqueline Medina
Co-Executive Producer
Julieanna Richardson
Executive Producer
Lesley Norman
Executive In Charge
Stephen Segaller
Boss: The Black Experience in Business
A Firelight Films production for THIRTEEN Productions LLC
in association with The HistoryMakers.
Produced by THIRTEEN Productions LLC which is solely responsible for its content.
© 2019 THIRTEEN Productions LLC.
All rights reserved.