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JB's Weekend Movie

averyexpensivedeath wrote 2 weeks ago: JB’s Weekend Movie- Cadillac Records (2008)   Directed by Darnell Martin Screenplay by Darnell Marti … more →

Tags: Movies, Entertainment, film, Drama, Blues, soul, Mos Def, Weekend, weekend movie

Masterpiece: Muddy Waters - The Chess Box

dkpresents wrote 2 months ago: [Today: The President of The Blues...] McKinley Morganfield had a name befitting a 19th century pre … more →

Tags: Masterpieces, Blues, Bob Dylan, Chess Records, Francis Clay, James Cotton, jimmy rogers, Little Walter, McKinley Morganfield

Cadillac Records1 comment

Mystery Man wrote 3 months ago:   PLOT: This movie is based on the true story of how a small music recording studio, Chess Records, … more →

Tags: Movie Reviews, Drama, Beyonce, Mos Def, Gabrielle Union, Jeffrey Wright, Adrien Brody, Etta James, Chuck Berry

Blu-Ray Review: ‘Cadillac Records’ With Beyonce Knowles Greatest ...

fleasesse wrote 4 months ago: Wright plays Muddy Waters and the first act of the film details his meeting Leonard Chess (Adrien B … more →

Tags: Chess Records, Howlin' Wolf, Little Walter, muddy waters

Leonard Chess - Chess Records

elena672 wrote 4 months ago: Leonard Chess, American record label executive and founder of Chess Records (d. 1969) … more →

Tags: music birthdays, Chess Records, March 12 birthdays, record label executive

On This Date (February 15, 1968) Little Walter1 comment

themusicsover wrote 5 months ago: Little Walter (Born Marion Walter Jacobs) May 1, 1930 – February 15, 1968 Harmonica virtuoso L … more →

Tags: ~Musician~, songwriter, Blues, singer, willie dixon, Little Walter Jacobs, Muddy Waters Jimmy Rogers

On This Date (January 10, 1976) Howlin' Wolf

themusicsover wrote 6 months ago: Howlin’ Wolf (Born Chester Burnett) June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976 Howlin’ Wolf … more →

Tags: ~Musician~, songwriter, Blues, singer, The Doors, cream, led zeppelin, Jeff Beck, Charley Patton

Cadillac Records: The Underappreciated Biopic of the Winter1 comment

russellhainline wrote 6 months ago: There’s something to be said for a genre picture that succeeds on every level. A film doesn’t need … more →

Tags: Film Reviews, Oscar Buzz, Biopic, racism, Jeffrey Wright, Cadillac Records, Chess Records, Etta James, muddy waters

Powerline A.D.’s Review Of Cadillac Records Is Now Online

John Curley wrote 7 months ago: My review of Writer/Director Darnell Martin’s terrific film Cadillac Records is now up on the … more →

Tags: Music, Rock music, John Curley, Chuck Berry, Etta James, Darnell Martin, Cadillac Records, Chicago Blues, Adrien Brody

The True Story of Cadillac Records (Part Three): The Final Days and Legacy of Chess Records5 comments

thedailyrecord wrote 7 months ago: Above: No, it’s not Beyonce. The wonderful Etta James during her Chess period. By Joel Franc … more →

Tags: music history, Public Enemy, Buddy Guy, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Rolling Stones, bo diddley, Chess Records, Cadillac Records

His Best :(Little Walter)The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection

tweelight wrote 7 months ago: Marion “Little Walter” Jacobs is perhaps the most influential harmonica player on conte … more →

Tags: Little Walter, Etta James, muddy waters, Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf

Can't Be Satisfied: The Life and Times of Muddy Waters

tweelight wrote 7 months ago: The epic, rollicking, up-and-down life of Muddy Waters, who went from Mississippi farmhand to musica … more →

Tags: Etta James, muddy waters, Chuck Berry, Cadillac Records, Chess Records, Robert Gordon

Cadillac Records - A Review

Alex Kirk wrote 7 months ago: In the 1940s and 50s bluesmen from the Mississippi delta were workin’ their way up highway 61 to t … more →

Tags: Reviews, muddy waters, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James, Chuck Berry, Chess Records, Blues, Cadillac Records, Beyonce Knowles

His Best :(Little Walter)The Chess 50th Anniversary Collection

menhatten wrote 7 months ago: Marion “Little Walter” Jacobs is perhaps the most influential harmonica player on conte … more →

Tags: Etta James, Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, Chess Records, Little Walter

Cadillac Records (Deluxe)(Music From the Motion Picture)

menhatten wrote 7 months ago: Deluxe Edition Two CD set. Cadillac Records stars Beyonce, Mof Def, Jeffrey Wright and Adrien Brody … more →

Tags: muddy waters, Etta James, Chuck Berry, Cadillac Records, Cadillac Records Soundtrack

Cadillac Records

Jonathan Kiefer wrote 7 months ago: So apparently Chuck Berry did not get his sound from hearing Marty McFly sub in on guitar for Berr … more →

Tags: Movie Reviews, Jeffrey Wright, Mos Def, Adrien Brody, Chuck Berry, Marty McFly, back to the future, Eamonn Walker, muddy waters

Cadillac Records Beyonce Clip At Last

teasertrailer wrote 7 months ago: Have a look to: –> Cadillac Records Beyonce Clip At Last Cadillac Records Beyonce Clip At … more →

Tags: Adrien Brody, beyonce at last, beyonce clip, Beyonce Knowles, beyonce song, Cadillac Records, cadillac records byonce, cadillac records clip, cadillac records movie

Cadillac Records Preview Clip

teasertrailer wrote 7 months ago: Have a look to: –> Cadillac Records Preview Clip Cadillac Records Preview Clip … more →

Tags: Cinema, film, Movie, Cadillac Records, Beyonce Knowles, Darnell Martin, Adrien Brody, Music, Cedric The Entertainer

Cadillac Records Full Length Trailer

teasertrailer wrote 8 months ago: Have a look to: –> Cadillac Records Full Length Trailer Cadillac Records Full Length Trai … more →

Tags: Cinema, film, Movie, Cadillac Records, Beyonce Knowles, Darnell Martin, Adrien Brody, Music, Cedric The Entertainer


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