Chess Records
Chicago record label
Blues, rock-n-roll, Rhythm
Chess Records was a Chicago based music record label primarily blues, rhythm, soul music, gospel music, early rock and roll, and jazz. The label was founded by Polish brothers Leonard and Phil Chess and eventually was sold off to Universal Music Company in 1969. Notable artists include Muddy Waters, Etta James, Chuck Berry, and John Lee Hooker.
Leonard and Phil Chess
1950
English
Rollin' Stone by Muddy Waters
Blues
Muddy Waters
Blues song recorded by Muddy Waters
Muddy Waters
Watertoons Music
Musicnotes
1950
Watertoons Music
Sheet Music
English
Song
Maxwell Street
Maxwell Street
Maxwell Street was famous for it's market and the blues musicians who would play out front of stores and on the corners
City of Chicago
Charles Weever Cushman
IMLS Digital Collections and Content
1950s
Use with Attribution
Street
Physical Object
The Sutherland Lounge
Jazz
Blues
The Sutherland Lounge was a music venue in the Sutherland Hotel that hosted some of the most famous jazz and blues musicians to make it from Chicago
The Sutherland Hotel
Charles Walton Papers at Vivian G. Harsh Research Collection of Afro-American History and Literature
Chicago Public Library
1950s
Chicago Public Library
Building
Physical Object