Checker Records

E549108

blues record label record label rhythm and blues record label

Checker Records was a prominent American blues and R&B record label, affiliated with Chess Records, that released influential recordings by artists such as Sonny Boy Williamson II and Bo Diddley.

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All labels observed (1)

Label	Occurrences
Checker Records canonical	5

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	blues record label ⓘ record label ⓘ rhythm and blues record label ⓘ
activeInDecade	1950s ⓘ 1960s ⓘ
associatedWithScene	Chicago blues ⓘ
basedIn	Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
foundedBy	Leonard Chess NERFINISHED ⓘ Phil Chess NERFINISHED ⓘ
foundedInYear	1952 ⓘ
genre	blues ⓘ gospel ⓘ rhythm and blues ⓘ rock and roll ⓘ
industry	music industry ⓘ
languageOfReleases	English ⓘ
locationCity	Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ
locationState	Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ
marketedAs	subsidiary label for Chess Records ⓘ
notableArtist	Bo Diddley NERFINISHED ⓘ Elmore James NERFINISHED ⓘ Howlin' Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ Lowell Fulson NERFINISHED ⓘ Muddy Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Boy Williamson II NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dells NERFINISHED ⓘ The Moonglows NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableRelease	recordings by Bo Diddley ⓘ recordings by Sonny Boy Williamson II ⓘ
parentCompany	Chess Records NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	Chess Records group of labels ⓘ
product	phonograph records ⓘ vinyl records ⓘ
releasedRecordingBy	Bo Diddley NERFINISHED ⓘ Elmore James NERFINISHED ⓘ Howlin' Wolf NERFINISHED ⓘ Little Walter NERFINISHED ⓘ Lowell Fulson NERFINISHED ⓘ Muddy Waters NERFINISHED ⓘ Sonny Boy Williamson II NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dells NERFINISHED ⓘ The Moonglows NERFINISHED ⓘ
specializedIn	singles ⓘ
status	defunct ⓘ
subsidiaryLabelOf	Chess Records NERFINISHED ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

song "First Time I Met the Blues" → recordLabel → Checker Records ⓘ

subject surface form: First Time I Met the Blues

Chess Records → subsidiaryLabel → Checker Records ⓘ

Lowell Fulson → recordLabel → Checker Records ⓘ

Lowell Fulsom → recordLabel → Checker Records ⓘ

subject surface form: Lowell Fulson

Tammi Terrell → signedToLabel → Checker Records ⓘ