
"Born In Chicago" is a soulful documentary film that chronicles a uniquely musical passing of the torch. It’s the story of first generation blues performers who had made their way to Chicago from the Mississippi Delta and their ardent and unexpected followers – young white, middle class kids who followed this evocative music to smoky clubs deep in Chicago’s ghettos. There, against all odds, they were encouraged by the greats who had became their musical mentors and learned the art of the blues at the feet the masters, going on to make the music their own.
Cast

Dan Aykroyd
Narrator

Bob Dylan
Self

Carlos Santana
Self
Bill Graham
Self

B.B. King
Self

Buddy Guy
Self

Eric Burdon
Self

Muddy Waters
Self
Elvin Bishop
Self

Country Joe McDonald
Self

Steve Miller
Self

Howlin' Wolf
Self

Paul Butterfield
Self (archive footage)

Jorma Kaukonen
Self
Mike Bloomfield
Self (archive footage)

Charlie Musselwhite
Self
Al Kooper
Self
Barry Goldberg
Self
Harvey Mandel
Self
Marshall Chess
Self
Crew
John Anderson
Director

Bob Sarles
Director, Editor, Producer
Joel Selvin
Writer, Producer
Timm Martin
Executive Producer

Dan Aykroyd
Executive Producer

Jim Belushi
Executive Producer
Elliot Roberts
Executive Producer
Barry Goldberg
Producer
Bob Emmer
Producer
Richard Foos
Producer
Gail Goldberg
Co-Producer
Christina Keating
Story Editor
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