Cadillac Records

Yeah, maybe that's for an episode where we talk about the movie.

If you don't know, Cadillac Records, of course, which just talks about that early rock and roll era and earlier before rock and roll.

Yeah,

she did not do.

It's been happening for a long time.

Cadillac Records.

Cadillac Records.

You got no money.

You got a Cadillac.

Danto and Semedo produced her albums.

Off the success of her role in the film adaptation of Dreamgirls, Beyoncé played Etta in the 2008 film Cadillac Records, loosely based on the story of Leonard Chess and Chess Records.

I say very loosely.

There's a lot of creative liberties taken.

Uh, don't just listen to her music stuff.

You need to watch the movie Cadillac Records, where she plays the part of Etta James, and it's also a true story about Muddy Waters, and there's a clip in there with The Rolling Stones.

It is a whale of a movie, and she was executive producer, and she played the part of Etta James.

Uh, when you get finished with it, you still might not necessarily like her, but you will most likely respect her for the way she pulls off the part of Etta James.

Yeah.

I'm like, one of my favorite movies is Cadillac Records.

And you remember when they were sitting there and he says, I'm going to make you rich and I'm going to make you famous.

He said, well, we need to switch

Further cementing his legacy, the legendary Chess Records office and studio building, which is located at 2120 South Michigan Avenue, was designated an official Chicago City landmark in 1990.

His life, and also the dramatic rise of his record label, were also put up on the silver screen in the 2008 biographical film called Cadillac Records, where his character was portrayed by Academy Award-winning actor Adrian Brody.

In 1972, following months of internal creative differences and the early departure of guitarist Tom Fogerty, The remaining members of Creedence Clearwater Revival officially announced their breakup.

The termination brought to an end a really successful four-year run that gave them a whole bunch of multi-platinum albums and a record-tying string of number two hits on the Billboard Hot 100 singles charts.

You probably know the one.

Mos Def with a cover of No Particular Place to Go, that one from the soundtrack to the film Cadillac Records, which also had Adrien Brody and Beyoncé in it.

Uh, Mos Def plays Chuck Berry in that m- in that movie, and, um, I think, uh, Beyoncé plays Etta James, if I remember correctly.

There's a few other...

It's basically about Cadillac Records in the '60s and, and the bands that would come there and, uh, and play.

And I think, um, Adrien Brody is some, uh, music executive.

I haven't seen it.

Listen, listen, listen.

Remember that scene in, I think, Cadillac Records with Chuck Berry? And the guy said, you're going to be rich and I'm going to be famous.

And Chuck Berry said, no, no, let's switch seats.

Yeah.

Well, yeah, that, that's the scene that everybody goes around showing from the movie there.

Oh, what, from Cadillac Records? Yeah.

With Mos Def.

That scene rocks.