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

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