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
Vincent D'Onofrio
Mississippi DJ (uncredited)
Norman Reedus
Chess Engineer
Emmanuelle Chriqui
Revetta Chess
Mike Hodge
Bartender
Adrien Brody
Leonard Chess
Jeffrey Wright
Muddy Waters
Eric Bogosian
Alan Freed
Jay O. Sanders
Mr. Feder
Kevin Jackson
Mysterious Black Man
Gabrielle Union
Geneva Wade
Rayan Lawrence
Harmonica Player
Yasiin Bey
Chuck Berry
Tyler Humphrey
Muddy - Age 6
Shiloh Fernandez
Phil Chess
Eamonn Walker
Howlin' Wolf
Q-Tip
Hip Hop Artist
Tony Bentley
Lomax
Cedric the Entertainer
Willie Dixon
Aaron Munoz
Manager
Isiah Whitlock, Jr.
Mississippi DJ
Suzette Gunn
Minnie Ripperton
William Hill
Policeman (with the Stones)
Dexter Darden
Geneva's Teenage Son
Jill Flint
Shelly Feder
Albert Jones
Hubert Sumlin
Tammy Blanchard
Isabelle Allen
Jeremy Sample
Beyoncé
Etta James
Columbus Short
Little Walter
Chyna Layne
Pot's Girlfriend Juanita
Erik Frandsen
Engineer - Present Day
Osas Ighodaro
Maid
Veronika Dash
Blonde Girl
Jake Robards
Producer - Present Day
Evan Hart
Young Lover (uncredited)
Valence Thomas
James Cotton
Gano Grills
Slick Pimp
Malikha Mallette
Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Josh Alscher
Mick Jagger
John Farrer
Etta's Violinist (uncredited)
Wade Mylius
Bouncer
Samuel Smith
Guitarist
Kevin Mambo
Jimmy Rogers
Naomi Peters
Christopher Durham
Policeman (with Chuck Berry)
Rege Lewis
Bystander (uncredited)
Hugues Faustin
Andrew Kaempfer
Chicago Cop (uncredited)
Angelina Aucello
Teenybopper (uncredited)
Seth Donavan
Chuck Berry Concertgoer (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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