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