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

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