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.
as Leonard Chess
as Muddy Waters
as Geneva Wade
as Little Walter
as Willie Dixon
as Revetta Chess
as Howlin' Wolf
as Isabelle Allen
as Alan Freed
as Chess Engineer
as Chuck Berry
as Etta James
as Mick Jagger
as Man in the Caddy
as Lomax
as Keith Richards
as Policeman (Little Walter beating)
as Geneva's Teenage Son
as Blonde Girl
as Toothless Hillbilly Little Walter
as Charles Waters
as Policeman (with Chuck Berry)
as Phil Chess
as Shelly Feder
as Engineer - Present Day
as Slick Pimp
as Minnie Ripperton
as Pot Strong
as Policeman (with the Stones)
as Bartender
as Muddy - Age 6
as Maid
as Mysterious Black Man
as Hubert Sumlin
as Harmonica Player
as Pot's Girlfriend Juanita
as Jimmy Rogers
as Manager
as Bouncer
as Another Blonde
as Man Who Rolled 7
as Hip Hop Artist
as Muddy's Grandmother
as Muddy's Floozy #1
as Producer - Present Day
as Mr. Feder
as Guitarist
as James Cotton
as Muddy's Floozy #2
as Mississippi DJ
as Guitar Player (uncredited)
as Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
as Teenybopper (uncredited)
as Overseer (uncredited)
as Picnic Boyfriend (uncredited)
as Mississippi DJ (uncredited)
as Chuck Berry Concertgoer (uncredited)
as Etta's Violinist (uncredited)
as Etta's Trumpet Player (uncredited)
as Young Lover (uncredited)
as Girlfriend (uncredited)
as Field Worker (uncredited)
as Chicago Cop (uncredited)
as Vendor (uncredited)
as Bystander (uncredited)
as Little Walter's Girlfriend (uncredited)
as Muddy's Band Member (uncredited)
as Muddy Waters' Girlfriend (uncredited)
as Shocked Bystander (uncredited)
as Officer Brown (uncredited)
as Dice Player (uncredited)
