Directed by
| Don McGlynn | ||
Cast (in credits order)
| Howlin' Wolf | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Chester Burnett) | |
| Hubert Sumlin | ... | Self | |
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Barbra Marks | ... | Self |
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Bettye Kelly | ... | Self |
| Son House | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Bukka White | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Memphis Slim | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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Willie Dixon | ... | Self (archive footage) |
| Muddy Waters | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Robert Gordon | ... | Self -Muddy Waters biographer |
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Mark Hoffman | ... | Self - biographer |
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Richard Shurman | ... | Self |
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Sam Phillips | ... | Self |
| Sonny Boy Williamson | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Paul Burlison | ... | Self |
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Marshall Chess | ... | Self |
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Jody Williams | ... | Self |
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Evelyn Sumlin Goodwin | ... | Self |
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Bob Koester | ... | Self |
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Sam Lay | ... | Self |
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Billy Boy Arnold | ... | Self |
| Brian Jones | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jack Good | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Mick Jagger | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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James Cotton | ... | Self (archive footage) |
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John Estes | ... | Self (archive footage) (as Sleepy John Estes) |
| Clifton James | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Bob Dylan | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Joan Baez | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Mississippi John Hurt | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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Sunnyland Slim | ... | Self |
| Charlie Watts | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| The Beatles | ... | Themselves (archive footage) | |
| The Kinks | ... | Thenselves (archive footage) | |
| The Yardbirds | ... | Themselves (archive footage) | |
| Jimi Hendrix | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Eric Clapton | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Jimmy Page | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
| Keith Richards | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
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| Bill Wyman | ... | Self (archive footage) | |
Produced by
| Joe Lauro | ... | producer |
| Celia Zaentz | ... | executive producer (as Celia Mingus Zaentz) |
Cinematography by
| Frank Axelsen | ||
Editing by
| Christian Moltke-Leth | ||
Sound Department
| Nick Clemente | ... | sound |
| Joe Lauro | ... | sound |
| Doug Mara | ... | sound |
| Thomas Martin | ... | post-production sound (as Thomas Langballe) |
| Jacques Pedersen | ... | post-production sound |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Don McGlynn | ... | camera operator |
Additional Crew
| Marshall Chess | ... | archive footage |
| Nick Clemente | ... | consultant |
| Janis Garramone | ... | production secretary |
| Peter Guralnick | ... | archival sound |
| Mark Hoffman | ... | archival sound / consultant |
| Bob Koester | ... | archive footage |
| Joe Lauro | ... | archive source / consultant |
| Sam Lay | ... | archive footage |
| Doug Mara | ... | consultant |
| Jim O'Neal | ... | archival sound |
Thanks
| Wolfgang Behr | ... | special thanks |
| Gene Casey | ... | special thanks |
| Andy Cornet | ... | special thanks |
| Henry Gray | ... | special thanks |
| Peter Guralnick | ... | special thanks |
| Mark Heidemann | ... | special thanks |
| Norbett Hess | ... | special thanks |
| Lise Skafte Jensen | ... | special thanks |
| Bob Koester | ... | special thanks |
| David Little | ... | special thanks |
| Toni Ann Mamary | ... | special thanks |
| Calvin Newborn | ... | special thanks |
| Michael Ochs | ... | special thanks |
| Dave Peck | ... | special thanks |
| Judy Peiser | ... | special thanks |
| Richard Schwegel | ... | special thanks |
| Andrew Solt | ... | special thanks |
| John Tefteller | ... | special thanks |
