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