Is Cadillac Records based on a true story?
‘Cadillac Records,’ Staying True To The Tunes An exuberant fictionalization of the Chess Records story, Darnell Martin’s movie constructs a wobbly history. But the film is truer to one essential thing: the music. And that may be just enough to put it in the rock-flick Top 10.
What artists were on Chess?
Leonard ChessLittle WalterEtta JamesMuddy WatersChuck BerryWillie Dixon
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Did Eamonn Walker do his own singing in Cadillac Records?
Cadillac Records: Music From the Motion Picture is a soundtrack album for the film Cadillac Records. It features covers of classic songs from Chess Records’ singers as performed by the film’s actors including Beyoncé (as Etta James), Eamonn Walker (as Howlin’ Wolf) and Jeffrey Wright (as Muddy Waters).
What famous rock band from the 1960s named their band after a Muddy Waters?
band The Rolling Stones
Influence. The British band The Rolling Stones named themselves after Muddy Waters’ 1950 song “Rollin’ Stone”. Jimi Hendrix recalled that “I first heard him as a little boy and it scared me to death”. The band Cream covered “Rollin’ and Tumblin'” on their 1966 debut album, Fresh Cream.
Who played the howling wolf in Cadillac Records?
Eamonn Walker
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Who was apart of Chess Records?
One of the most important artists that came out of Memphis was Howlin’ Wolf, who stayed with the label until his death in 1976. Musical figures created for Chess by Bo Diddley, Willie Dixon, Chuck Berry, Howlin Wolf, Muddy Waters, Buddy Guy, and others were the basis of much subsequent rock and roll.
Who played Walter in Cadillac Records?
Columbus Short
The film stars Adrien Brody as Leonard Chess, Cedric the Entertainer as Willie Dixon, Mos Def as Chuck Berry, Columbus Short as Little Walter, Jeffrey Wright as Muddy Waters, Eamonn Walker as Howlin’ Wolf, and Beyoncé Knowles as Etta James.