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The Chess Project updates the sound of a legendary blues label

The blues is a family business for Marshall Chess. His father, Leonard Chess, co-founded the legendary Chess Records label of Chicago in 1950. And, boy, did they release music - Chuck Berry, Muddy ...
Wall Street Journal

Chess Records: Birthplace of an Alternative American Sound

Seventy-five years ago, an upstart label called Chess Records began issuing electrified blues, thereby rewiring the sound of American music. Founded in Chicago by two Jewish immigrants from Poland, ...
NPR

The Chess Project updates the sound of a legendary blues label

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the son of the co-founder of the legendary blues label Chess Records. Marshall Chess has released a new album, "The Chess Project." The blues is a family business for ...
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The Chess Project updates the sound of a legendary blues label

NPR's Scott Simon speaks with the son of the co-founder of the legendary blues label Chess Records. Marshall Chess has released a new album, "The... The Chess Project updates the sound of a legendary ...