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Little Steven – vocals, guitar, drum programming Kool DJ Herc, Stiv Bators, Peter Wolf, Kurtis Blow, Pat Benatar, Duke Bootee, David Ruffin, Eddie Kendricks, Joey Ramone, Jimmy Cliff, Daryl Hall, Lou Reed, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, Nona Hendryx, Kashif, Big Youth, Peter Garrett, Malopoets, Sonny Okosuns, Gil Scott-Heron, Afrika Bambaataa, Rubén Blades, Bono, George Clinton, Peter Gabriel, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Bonnie Raitt, Run DMC, Bruce Springsteen, John Oates, Michael Monroe, Darlene Love, The Fat Boys – vocals Ray Barretto – vocals, conga Zak Starkey, Tony Williams, Ringo Starr – drums, Sonny Okosuns – talking drums; Keith LeBlanc – drums, drum programming; Benjamin Newman – drum programming Pete Townshend, Stanley Jordan, Keith Richards, Ron Wood – guitars L. Shankar – double violin Clarence Clemons – saxophone Miles Davis – trumpet Herbie Hancock, Richard Scher, Robby Kilgore, Zoe Yanakis – keyboards Doug Wimbish – bass; Ron Carter – acoustic bass Jam Master Jay, DJ Cheese – scratches Daryl Hannah, B.J. Nelson, Lotti Golden, Tina B., Kevin McCormick, The Dunnes Stores Strikers, Annie Brody, Dutka and The I.D., Robert Gordon, Steve Walker – background vocals