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

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