In 1953, Leonard Chess and Gene Goodman set up Arc Music BMI, a publishing company that would publish songs by many rhythm and blues artists. This was quickly renamed Argo Records, but the name was changed again in 1965 to Cadet Records to end confusion with an older British classical music label. In December 1955, they launched a jazz and pop label called Marterry (a name created from the first names of Leonard and Phil's sons Marshall and Terry). In 1952, the brothers also started Checker Records as an alternative label for radio play (radio stations would only play a limited number of records for any one imprint). One of the most important artists that came out of Memphis was Howlin' Wolf, who stayed with the label until his death in 1976. One of the most important recordings that Phillips gave to Chess was "Rocket 88" by Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats which topped Billboard magazine's R&B Records chart and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998 because of its influence as a rock and roll single. In 1951, the Chess brothers began an association with Sam Phillips' Memphis Recording Service. The first release on Chess was the 78 RPM single "My Foolish Heart" b/w "Bless You" by Gene Ammons, which was released as Chess 1425 in June 1950, and became the label's biggest hit of the year. Leonard bought a stake in a record company called Aristocrat Records in 1947 in 1950, Leonard brought his brother, Phil into the operation and they became sole owners of the company, renaming it Chess Records. In the mid-60s Chess re-located to a much larger building at 320 East 21st Street, the label's final Chicago home. The building is now home to Willie Dixon's Blues Heaven Foundation. tour in 1964 the Stones would record at Chess Studios on two more occasions. Michigan Avenue from around 1956 to 1965, immortalized by British rock group The Rolling Stones in "2120 South Michigan Avenue", an instrumental recorded at that address during their first U.S. Musician and critic Cub Koda described Chess Records as "America's greatest blues label." The Chess Records catalogue is now owned by Universal Music Group and managed by Geffen Records.Ĭhess Records was based at several different locations on the south side of Chicago, Illinois, initially at two different locations on South Cottage Grove Ave. Run by brothers Leonard and Phil Chess, the company produced and released many important singles and albums, which are now regarded as central to the rock music canon. It specialized in blues, R&B, soul, gospel music, early rock and roll, and occasional jazz releases. Figures in the Weeks on Chart (WKS) column indicate only the weeks an artist was listed as having a best-selling version.Chess Records was an American record label based in Chicago, Illinois. Artists in this category are shown above in smaller italic type. In addition, Cash Box included the secondary category other versions strongly reported, designated by an asterisk. Those designated artists are listed above. NOTE: On the original chart, Cash Box listed the artist and label for every version in current release under each title, with a star next to the artist(s) who had the best-selling version(s).
PEEPIN N HIDIN (Baby, What You Want Me To Do) IF I DIDNT HAVE A DIME (To Play The Jukebox) Cash Box Top 100 9/22/62 CASH BOX Top 100 Singlesīobby (Boris) Pickett & Crypt-KickersGarpax 44167
0 kommentar(er)
