Drama History Music
The story of sex, violence, race and rock and roll in 1950s Chicago, and the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.
Directed by
Darnell Martin
Written by
Darnell Martin
Norman Reedus
Chess Engineer
Adrien Brody
Leonard Chess
Vincent D'Onofrio
Mississippi DJ (uncredited)
Jeffrey Wright
Muddy Waters
Gabrielle Union
Geneva Wade
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Revetta Chess
Cedric the Entertainer
Willie Dixon
Beyoncé
Etta James
Jay O. Sanders
Mr. Feder
Eamonn Walker
Howlin' Wolf
Shiloh Fernandez
Phil Chess
Isiah Whitlock, Jr.
Mississippi DJ
Eric Bogosian
Alan Freed
Yasiin Bey
Chuck Berry
Tammy Blanchard
Isabelle Allen
Columbus Short
Little Walter
Jill Flint
Shelly Feder
Albert Jones
Hubert Sumlin
William Hill
Policeman (with the Stones)
Dexter Darden
Geneva's Teenage Son
Gano Grills
Slick Pimp
Chyna Layne
Pot's Girlfriend Juanita
Samuel Smith
Guitarist
Osas Ighodaro
Maid
Q-Tip
Hip Hop Artist
Jake Robards
Producer - Present Day
Tony Bentley
Lomax
Erik Frandsen
Engineer - Present Day
Evan Hart
Young Lover (uncredited)
Kevin Jackson
Mysterious Black Man
Malikha Mallette
Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Wade Mylius
Bouncer
Andrew Kaempfer
Chicago Cop (uncredited)
Christopher Durham
Policeman (with Chuck Berry)
Aaron Munoz
Manager
Suzette Gunn
Minnie Ripperton
Jeremy Sample
Veronika Dash
Blonde Girl
Mike Hodge
Bartender
Rayan Lawrence
Harmonica Player
John Farrer
Etta's Violinist (uncredited)
Josh Alscher
Mick Jagger
Rege Lewis
Bystander (uncredited)
Kevin Mambo
Jimmy Rogers
Valence Thomas
James Cotton
Hugues Faustin
Tyler Humphrey
Muddy - Age 6
Naomi Peters
Seth Donavan
Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)
Angelina Aucello
Teenybopper (uncredited)
Tim Bellow
Man in the Caddy
Marc Bonan
Keith Richards
Sean Shyboy Davis
Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter
Eshaya Draper
Charles Waters
Jordan Haynes
Pot Strong
Rebecca Pappa
Another Blonde
Jonathan Earl Peck
Man Who Rolled 7
Ginnie Randall
Muddy's Grandmother
Ashlee Ray
Muddy's Floozy #1
Carmen Ziina Vasquez
Muddy's Floozy #2
Kade Alexie
Guitar Player (uncredited)
Kandé Amadou
Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Lawrence P. Beron
Overseer (uncredited)
Ryan Curtis
Picnic Boyfriend (uncredited)
Doug W. Goldman
Etta's Trumpet Player (uncredited)
Tiffany M. Johnson
Girlfriend (uncredited)
Vianca Johnson
Field Worker (uncredited)
Tony Lawson
Vendor (uncredited)
Cerrone May
Muddy's Band Member (uncredited)
Adaku Ononogbo
Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited)
Catherine Pierce
Shocked Bystander (uncredited)
Stephen Seidel
Officer Brown (uncredited)

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