Willie dixon chess records

Chess Records was an American record company established in in Chicago , specializing in blues and rhythm and blues.

What happened to chess records

It was the successor to Aristocrat Records , founded in Established and run by two Jewish immigrant brothers from what was then Poland , Leonard and Phil Chess , the company produced and released many singles and albums regarded as central to the rock music canon. The musician and critic Cub Koda described Chess as "America's greatest blues label".

Chess was based at several locations on the south side of Chicago, initially at South Cottage Grove Ave. Michigan Avenue , from May to [ 2 ] immortalized by the Rolling Stones in " South Michigan Avenue ", an instrumental recorded there during the group's first U. Leonard Chess bought a stake in Aristocrat Records in In , he brought his brother, Phil, into the operation, and they became the sole owners of the company.

In that same year, they bought out a third partner, Evelyn Aron, and renamed the company Chess Records.

Willie dixon net worth at death

In , the brothers started Checker Records as an alternative label for radio play radio stations had a policy of playing only a limited number of records from any one imprint. In the mids, the Chess brothers received two doo-wop groups by Alan Freed , the Coronets and the Moonglows ; the former group was not very popular but the latter achieved several major crossover hits including " Sincerely ", which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in During the s, Leonard and Phil Chess handled most of the recording production themselves.

They brought in producer Ralph Bass in to handle the gospel output and some of the blues singers. Bassist and songwriter Willie Dixon was also heavily involved in organizing blues sessions for the label and is now credited retroactively as a producer on some re-releases. The studio would operate at this location until when they relocated to East 21st Street.

In , Chess Records established a subsidiary label in the U. The subsidiary specialized in Psychedelic rock and was a joint venture with the Middle Earth Club in London.