Marc Levin travels to Chicago with hip-hop legend Chuck D (of Public Enemy) and Marshall Chess (son of Leonard Chess and heir to the Chess Records legacy) to explore the heyday of Chicago blues as they unite to produce an album that seeks to bring veteran blues players together with contemporary hip hop musicians. Along with never-before-seen archival footage of Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, are original performances by Koko Taylor, Otis Rush, Magic Slim, Ike Turner, and Sam Lay.

Starring:

B.B. King , Pinetop Perkins , Ike Turner , Dick Waterman , Tommy Redmond Hicks , Chris Thomas King , Keith B. Brown , Nathaniel Lee Jr. , James Hughes , Carl Lumbly , Ivy Cassel , David F. Hughes , Shayne Tingle , Frances Horton White , Joy Brashears , Susan McWilliams , Tommie Tc Carter , Goodman. Wille , Colleen White , Vasti Jackson , Nathaniel Lee Sr. , Ted Davis , Ilona W. Wilkes , Jay R. Unger , Ahmir , Marcia Ball , Chris Barber , David Barnes , Beck , Jeff Beck , James Blood Ulmer , Dave Brubeck , Eric Burdon , T Bone Burnett , Dr. Louis Cannonball Cantor , Sam Carr , Nick Cave , Ray Charles , Eagle Eye Cherry , Jamar Chess , Marshall Chess , Phil Chess , Chuck D , Eric Clapton , Jon Cleary , Common , Shemekia Copeland , Elvis Costello , Toumani Diabaté , Jim Dickinson , Lonnie Donegan , Dr. John , Clint Eastwood , Jack Elliott , Georgie Fame , Chris Farlowe , Laurence Fishburne , Mick Fleetwood , Rosco Gordon , Davy Graham , Henry Gray , Peter Green , Corey Harris , Bert Jansch , Garland Jeffreys , Ian Jennings , Morris Jennings , Pete Johnson , Pete Jolly , The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion , Tom Jones , Salif Keita , Don Kern , Pete King , Willie King , Bob Koester , Habib Koité , Sam Lay , Albert Lee , Los Lobos , Lulu , Humphrey Lyttelton , Taj Mahal , John Mayall

Genre:

Documentary, Music