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