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

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