The film also shows the birth of the genre of rock and roll. The film shows the tensions between the artists as well as they work in the small recording studio and try to come up with music that will sell. . The film is called Cadillac Records because Leonard Chess began his career in the music industry by selling records out of the trunk of his Cadillac, although the real name of the company is Chess Records. Some of the artists featured in the film include Chuck Berry and Etta James. The curtain is about to close on the life of a music legend.
In between all the drama, Cadillac Records features a lot of popular, classic music and it is full of musical performances. The musicians themselves are not perfect and they get into a lot of trouble with drinking, drugs, and affairs. Many of the actors portraying the musicians are singers in their own right and they can sing many of these classic songs. We see Chuck Berry portrayed by Mos Def, begin to fuse country music with blues which gave way to artists like Elvis Presley. If you have any legal issues please contact the appropriate media file owners or host sites.
Storyline: In 1947 Chicago, Polish emigrant and bar owner Leonard Chess Adrien Brody hires a blues combo that includes guitarist Muddy Waters Jeffrey Wright and harmonica player Little Walter Columbus Short. Leonard Chess launched his company during a turbulent time in American history and the film does not shy away from portraying it. The movie shows the growth of the company from a small label to an industry powerhouse. His brother Phil also helped him. The film is told in the style of a biography and it is narrated through flashbacks. This time period was full of a lot of overt racism in the country and many of the musicians had trouble getting gigs or treated with respect.
Inevitably, business and personal lines blur as the sometimes-turbulent lives of the musicians play out. In recent years, James has suffered from a combination of dementia, kidney failure, hepatitis C and incurable leukemia. Cadillac Records is a musical film based loosely on a real life story. The music is very upbeat but the overall tone of the film is one that is serious and gritty. Much of the film shows the challenges that Chess and his musicians faced getting the label started and selling records. The chief executive, Leonard Chess, is a white man who decides to open a record label that caters to black musicians. He signs a lot of blues and jazz artists and introduces them to much of America.
Waters' and Walter's success leads to Chess' management of stars Etta James Beyoncé Knowles , Howlin' Wolf Eamonn Walker , Chuck Berry Mos Def and others. . . . . .
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