He won awards for his performances in the stage and screen productions of Angels in America, and more recently was in the films Syriana and Broken Flowers. In Cadillac Records, Jeffrey Wright does his own singing. Here he is as Muddy Waters on a recording from the films soundtrack.

Likewise, who did Beyonce portray in Cadillac Records? Etta James

Regarding this, did Beyonce gain weight for Cadillac Records?

Beyonce Gained Almost 15 Pounds To Play Etta James In Cadillac Records I gained almost 15 pounds to play the role, Beyoncé said in the forthcoming November issue of InStyle about her character in the film, which also stars Jeffrey Wright, , Gabrielle Union and Adrien Brody.

Is Cadillac Records a true story?

“Cadillac Records” is a story about Chess Records. But it is not THE story of the Chicago label that helped birth both electric blues and rock n roll. - There were two Chess brothers who ran the label, Leonard and Phil. But you wont learn that from the movie.