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