Plot
Leonard Chess (Adrien Brody), a Polish immigrant of Jewish descent, becomes the founder of a record label (Chess Records), that opens the doors for black musicians to record music. This leads to Chuck Berry (Mos Def), Little Walter (Columbus Short), Etta James (Beyoncé Knowles), and Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright). It covers the ups and downs of the biggest blues, jazz and rock and roll stars of the world.
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