But, seeing that there was success and prestige to be had with that older strain of blues, label head honcho Leonard Chess wanted a slice of the pie. With that in mind, he tasked one of his ...

Their talent, however, was undeniable, and the brothers – who had changed their names to Leonard and Phil Chess – wanted a piece of the pie. This led them to get involved with the Aristocrat Records ...

"Cadillac Records" follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.

In 1950s Chicago, ambitious Leonard Chess is at the helm of a small blues recording studio, hoping to launch careers - if the musicians can avoid getting swept up in a life of sex, drugs ...