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