Chess Records

Summary

Chess Records is a record label^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (864 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Chess Records is in the country of United States^[3].
• Chess Records's instance of is recorded as record label^[4].
• Chess Records's instance of is recorded as recording studio^[5].
• Chess Records's founder is recorded as Leonard Chess^[6].
• Chess Records's founder is recorded as Phil Chess^[7].
• Chess Records's genre is jazz^[8].
• Chess Records's genre is blues^[9].
• Chess Records's genre is rhythm and blues^[10].
• Chess Records's genre is doo-wop^[11].
• Chess Records's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago^[12].
• Chess Records's child organization or unit is recorded as Checker^[13].
• Chess Records's discography is recorded as Chess catalog^[14].
• Chess Records's Commons category is recorded as Chess Records^[15].
• 1950 marks the founding of Chess Records^[16].
• Chess Records was dissolved in 1975^[17].
• Chess Records's parent organization or unit is recorded as Universal Music Group^[18].
• Chess Records's distributed by is recorded as Geffen Records^[19].
• Chess Records's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Chess Records^[20].
• Chess Records's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chess'}^[21].
• Chess Records's different from is recorded as Chess^[22].
• Chess Records's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject African diaspora^[23].

Product Details

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• Type: Original Production^[24]

• Country: US^[25]

• Began / founded: 1950-06-03^[26]

• Ended / dissolved: 1975^[27]

• Genre(s): blues, jazz, r&b^[28]

• Community tags: blues, jazz, r&b^[29]

• MusicBrainz ID: 6c6eb4e5-f7c7-48bd-93d2-4901b4971e12^[30]

Body

Founding

Founders include Leonard Chess^[6] and Phil Chess^[7]. 1950 marks the founding of Chess Records^[16].

Identity

Chess Records's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Chess'}^[21].

Operations

Chess Records's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago^[12]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Universal Music Group^[18]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as Checker^[13].

Dissolution

Chess Records was dissolved in 1975^[17].

Why It Matters

Chess Records ranks in the top 3% of record_label entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (864 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[31]