![]() ![]() But just when they're poised to fall off the precipice, music – most of the time – brings them back from the brink. Over time, alcohol, drugs, infidelity, reckless relationships, and arrogance debilitate them, and threaten to sabotage their fledgling careers. ![]() The hard-fought recognition and heady success, however, quickly take a heavy toll on Chess and his roster of stars. First as a club owner and later as founder and president of Chess Records, Leonard discovers and markets such gifted musicians as Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright), Little Walter (Columbus Short), Willie Dixon, (Cedric the Entertainer), Chuck Berry (Mos Def), and the soulful Etta James (Beyoncé Knowles) during a time of major social upheaval and unrest. To Leonard, a shiny red Cadillac represents the fulfillment of the American dream, and he drives himself mercilessly to achieve that status symbol both for himself and those he manages. ![]() 'Cadillac Records' strives to set the record straight, and paints a warts-and-all portrait of this turbulent period as it salutes the people and chronicles the events that reshaped American popular music.Īt the center of it all is Leonard Chess (Adrien Brody), a Polish immigrant's son, whose insatiable craving for success and love of the earthy, sultry blues inspire him to cross Chicago's color lines and promote a bunch of talented unknown African-American artists who one day would achieve legendary status within the music industry. The transformation didn't occur overnight, and the African-Americans who developed this new, infectious sound didn't receive the credit they deserved until years later when history was already written. Many people equate blues with jazz, and don't realize the blues' fundamental elements directly influenced the evolution of rock-'n'-roll. ![]()
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