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