1941-1960年代的芝加哥為背景，講述唱片公司白人老闆Leonard Chess(Adrien Brody)如何將在他所投資的小酒吧獻唱的黑人歌手如Little Walter, Muddy Waters (Jeffrey Wright), Chuck Berry (Mos Def), Etta James(Beyonce Knowles 碧昂絲)等所創作的藍調與搖滾歌曲灌成唱片與成名的經過.

演員  阿德列安布洛帝(Adrien Brody)　碧昂絲諾利斯(Byonce Knowles), J W Jeffrey Wright, Mos Def等

片中碧昂絲共唱了五首歌包括Etta James' 的At Last.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADDigK8LwyE (Etta James 1978)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6q5CHw-2uvQ (Beyonce 2009)

Mos Def 呈除了唱出Chuck Berry 的成名曲Maybelline, come on, Johnny be goode 等外並表現了一手吉他獨奏與他獨特的半蹲半走演唱的姿勢

Maybelline  (Chuck Berry)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S7NvibXtXY

Come on

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP4Ye6D652Q

Johnny be goode (1958)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ofD9t_sULM

Manish Boy (Muddy Walters)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w5IOou6qN1o