Legends Roll over Beethoven: The Chess Records Saga
TV Episode | Documentary, Music

Legends

Roll over Beethoven: The Chess Records Saga

TV Episode | Documentary, Music

Chicago's Chess Records was one of the greatest labels of the post-war era, ranking alongside other mighty independents like Atlantic, Stax and Sun. From 1950 till its demise at the end of the 60s, Chess released a myriad of electric blues...See moreChicago's Chess Records was one of the greatest labels of the post-war era, ranking alongside other mighty independents like Atlantic, Stax and Sun. From 1950 till its demise at the end of the 60s, Chess released a myriad of electric blues, rock 'n' roll and soul classics that helped change the landscape of black and white popular music. Written by Ulf Kjell Gür See less

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23 cast members

Name	Known for
Lynne Seymour Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice) See fewer	Human Traffic (1999)
Naphtalia Loderick Actor in Reenactment Scenes Actor in Reenactment Scenes See fewer	Legends (2006)
Maurice Tompkins Actor in Reenactment Scenes Actor in Reenactment Scenes See fewer	Legends (2006)
Elis Williams Actor in Reenactment Scenes (as Elis Williams-Huw) Actor in Reenactment Scenes (as Elis Williams-Huw) See fewer	Hunky Dory (2011)
Osian Williams-Huw Actor in Reenactment Scenes Actor in Reenactment Scenes See fewer	Legends (2006)
Billy Boy Arnold Self Self See fewer	Why Him? (2016)
Gene Barge Self (as Gene 'Daddy G' Barge) Self (as Gene 'Daddy G' Barge) See fewer	Under Siege (1992)
Chuck Barksdale Self Self See fewer	Shindig! (1964)
Terry Callier Self Self See fewer	The Intouchables (2011)
Marshall Chess Self - Son of Leonard Chess Self - Son of Leonard Chess See fewer	Cadillac Records (2008)
Chuck D Self Self See fewer	Star Trek Beyond (2016)
Nadine Cohodas Self Self See fewer	Legends (2006)
Mitty Collier Self Self See fewer	Legends (2006)
Max Cooperstein Self Self See fewer	Legends (2006)
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Paul Jones Self Self See fewer	The Gentlemen (2019)
Herb Kent Self (as Herb Kent 'The Cool Gent') Self (as Herb Kent 'The Cool Gent') See fewer	Love Jones (1997)
Stan Lewis Self (as Stan 'The Record Man' Lewis) Self (as Stan 'The Record Man' Lewis) See fewer	Frequency (2000)
Charlie Musselwhite Self Self See fewer	Blues Brothers 2000 (1998)
Jimmy Page Self Self See fewer	The Song Remains the Same (1976)
Steven Van Zandt Self (as Little Steven) Self (as Little Steven) See fewer	The Sopranos (1999)
Andre Williams Self Self See fewer	The Loved Ones (2009)