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

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