Leonard Chess

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businessman person record executive

Leonard Chess was a pioneering American record company executive and co-founder of Chess Records, instrumental in popularizing Chicago blues and early rock and roll.

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Leonard Chess canonical 22

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Predicate Object
instanceOf businessman ⓘ
person ⓘ
record executive ⓘ
activeYearsInMusic 1940s–1969 ⓘ
associatedWith Bo Diddley ⓘ
Chuck Berry ⓘ
Etta James ⓘ
Howlin' Wolf ⓘ
Little Walter ⓘ
Muddy Waters ⓘ
Willie Dixon ⓘ
basedIn Chicago ⓘ
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
birthName Lejzor Czyż ⓘ
burialPlace Westlawn Cemetery, Norridge, Illinois ⓘ
businessPartner Phil Chess ⓘ
causeOfDeath coronary thrombosis ⓘ
child Aron Chess ⓘ
surface form: Jordy Chess

Marshall Chess ⓘ
citizenship United States of America ⓘ
coFounded Chess Records ⓘ
countryOfBirth Poland ⓘ
countryOfResidence United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1917-03-12 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 1969-10-16 ⓘ
employer Chess Records ⓘ
ethnicGroup Jewish ⓘ
familyName Chess ⓘ
foundedWith Phil Chess ⓘ
genreSpecialization Chicago blues ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
rock and roll ⓘ
givenName Leonard ⓘ
industry music industry ⓘ
influenced electric blues ⓘ
rock music ⓘ
instrumentalIn popularizing Chicago blues ⓘ
popularizing early rock and roll ⓘ
laterRenamedAs Chess Records ⓘ
mannerOfDeath heart attack ⓘ
name Leonard Chess self-link ⓘ
notableFor co-founding Chess Records ⓘ
notableWork development of Chess Records catalog ⓘ
occupation businessperson ⓘ
music industry executive ⓘ
record company executive ⓘ
operated Aristocrat Records ⓘ
placeOfBirth Motal, Poland ⓘ
placeOfDeath Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
positionHeld president of Chess Records ⓘ
religion Judaism ⓘ
residence Chicago ⓘ
surface form: Chicago, Illinois
sibling Phil Chess ⓘ
spouse Philomena Chess ⓘ

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Grammy Trustees Award → hasNotableRecipient → Leonard Chess ⓘ
Chess Records → foundedBy → Leonard Chess ⓘ
Johnny B. Goode → producer → Leonard Chess ⓘ
At Last → producer → Leonard Chess ⓘ
All I Could Do Was Cry → producer → Leonard Chess ⓘ
The Second Time Around → producer → Leonard Chess ⓘ
Leonard Chess → name → Leonard Chess self-link ⓘ
Maybellene → producer → Leonard Chess ⓘ
Maybellene → titleChangedBy → Leonard Chess ⓘ
Roll Over Beethoven → producer → Leonard Chess ⓘ
Rock and Roll Music → producer → Leonard Chess ⓘ
Sweet Little Sixteen → producer → Leonard Chess ⓘ
School Days → producer → Leonard Chess ⓘ
No Particular Place to Go → producer → Leonard Chess ⓘ
You Never Can Tell → producer → Leonard Chess ⓘ
After School Session → producer → Leonard Chess ⓘ
One Dozen Berrys → producer → Leonard Chess ⓘ
Chuck Berry Is on Top → producer → Leonard Chess ⓘ
St. Louis to Liverpool → producer → Leonard Chess ⓘ
Little Queenie → producer → Leonard Chess ⓘ
Moanin' in the Moonlight → producer → Leonard Chess ⓘ
Howlin' Wolf (1962 album) → producer → Leonard Chess ⓘ