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