Godfathers and Sons (2004)

Directors

Marc Levin

Cast

Bo Diddley, Chuck D, Common, Howlin' Wolf, Ike Turner, Koko Taylor, Lonnie Brooks, Magic Slim, Muddy Waters, Otis Rush, Paul Butterfield, Pinetop Perkins, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Sonny Terry, The Roots, Willie Dixon

The story

Godfathers and Sons follows Producer Marshall Chess as he remembers his father Leonard Chess' contribution to Chicago blues history as the co-founder of Chess Records, and his own production of the controversial album Electric Mud. Chess organizes a reunion of the musicians that made Electric Mud to record new versions of Muddy Waters's blues standard "Mannish Boy," with contributions by hip hop artists, including Chuck D of Public Enemy, Common & Kyle Jason. The film includes never-before-seen archival footage of Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and original performances by Koko Taylor, Otis Rush, Magic…

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