It’s May 1968 and a turbulent age, with the life-changing political events of half a century still unfolding. Riots and revolution circle this third stone from the sun as war, terrorism and civil ...
Drummer Morris “Moe” Jennings was a studio musician with Chicago’s famed Chess Records who played with such blues and jazz greats as Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon and Ramsey Lewis. “He was on several of ...
CHICAGO (AP) -- The blues are back at Chess Records Studio. From 1957 to 1967, greats from the early rock 'n' roll era recorded at the legendary studio on Chicago's South Side. This week, musicians ...
Host to countless legendary artists, Chess Records has become an iconic fixture of reverence in the music industry, so it should come as no surprise that some of music's biggest icons would cross ...
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Phil Chess, who co-founded legendary Chicago rhythm and blues label Chess Records, has died at age 95 at his home in Arizona. Chess Records roster included Etta James, Howlin’ Wolf, Ike Turner, Bo ...
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The other Chess Records film in production, Sony/BMG's "Cadillac Records," has a bigger budget and a bigger-name cast, including Adrien Brody, Beyonce Knowles and Mos Def, as well as New Orleans ...
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