Chess Records (Firm)
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Name (Latin)
Chess Records (Firm)
Field of activity
Sound recording industry
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Sources of Information
- Chess Records was an American record company, founded in 1950 in Chicago and specializing in blues and rhythm and blues; founded by Leonard and Phil Chess ( (Wikipedia, May 22, 2019) )
- Wikipedia, October 29, 2020(Cadet Records, American record label; subsidiary of Chess Records; began as Argo records 1955, name changed to Chess Records 1965; stopped producing records 1974)
- Wikipedia, October 29, 2020(Checker Records, inactive record label started 1952 as subsidiary of Chess Records in Chicago; released recordings mostly by African American artists; discontinued 1971)
- The story of Chess Records, c1998:t.p. (Chess Records) jkt. (1950, Leonard & Phil Chess became sole owners, changed Aristocrat label to Chess Records)