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