Leonard Chess
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 55 years ago |
Date of birth | March 12,1917 |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Born | Motal |
Belarus | |
Date of died | October 16,1969 |
Died | Chicago |
Illinois | |
United States | |
Spouse | Revetta Sloan |
Record labels | Chess Records |
Checker Records | |
Argo | |
Cadet Records | |
Children | Marshall Chess |
Nationality | American |
Polish | |
Job | Record producer |
Grandchildren | Jamar Chess |
Siblings | Phil Chess |
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Date of Upd. | |
ID | 416186 |
Leonard Chess Life story
Lejzor Szmuel Czyż, best known as Leonard Sam Chess and simply Leonard Chess, was a Polish-American record company executive and the co-founder of Chess Records. He was influential in the development of electric blues, Chicago blues, and rock and roll.