
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)