Movie Review : Cadillac Records

December 8, 2008

Cadillac Records

The swirl of history — and history-making music — energizes “Cadillac Records,” the chronicle of the rise and fall of Chicago’s legendary Chess Records, the 1950s music powerhouse that brought to prominence such stars as Muddy Waters,Etta James, Little Walter, Howlin’ Wolf and  Chuck Berry. It’s a rousing, fast-paced tale, told with a modicum of verve and packed with colorfully flawed, occasionally heroic, even tragic characters.

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