Godfathers and Sons (2003)

★ 7.5 1h 36m IMDb
Documentary Music

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

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Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley as Self (archival) Died 2008 · McComb, Mississippi, USA Bo Diddley, born Elias Otha Bates, was an original and influential American rock & roll singer, guitarist and songwriter. He was known as "The Originator" because of the key role in the transition fro...
Paul Butterfield
Paul Butterfield as Self
Chuck D
Chuck D as Self Age 65 · Roosevelt, Long Island, New York, USA Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper, author, and producer. He helped create politically and socially conscious rap music in the mid-1980s as the le...
Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger as Self Age 82 · Dartford, Kent, England, UK Sir Michael Philip Jagger is an English musician. He is known as the lead singer and one of the founding members of The Rolling Stones. Jagger has co-written most of the band's songs with lead guitari...
Common
Common as Self Age 54 · Chicago, Illinois, USA Lonnie Rashid Lynn (born March 13, 1972), known by his stage name Common (formerly Common Sense), is an American rapper and actor. He has received three Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, a Primetime Em...
Public Enemy
Public Enemy as Self (archival)
Director Marc Levin
Cast Marshall Chess, Bo Diddley, Paul Butterfield, Chuck D, Mick Jagger, Common, Willie Dixon, Public Enemy, Ike Turner, Muddy Waters

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