• Chess, with Lejzor becoming Leonard and Fiszel becoming Philip. Chess served in the army during World War II. In 1946, after leaving the Army, Phil joined...
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  • two Jewish immigrant brothers from what was then Poland, Leonard and Phil Chess, the company produced and released many singles and albums regarded as...
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  • The family name was changed to Chess, with Lejzor becoming Leonard and Fiszel becoming Philip. Leonard and his brother Phil became involved in the black...
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    Kirkland and Pearl Woods, while production was handled by Leonard and Phil Chess. It was released in 1962 as the third single from her 1962 self-titled...
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    Records. Marshall worked for sixteen years with Chess Records; founded by his father Leonard and his uncle Phil. He did everything from pressing records and...
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    I'm most proud of", Phil Upchurch 2012]. Paint It Black (Cadet/Chess #LPS-776, 1966) Groovin' with the Soulful Strings (Cadet/Chess #LPS-796, 1967) Another...
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    Muddy Waters (category Chess Records artists)
    Aristocrat Records, a newly formed label run by brothers Leonard and Phil Chess. In the early 1950s, Muddy Waters and his band—Little Walter Jacobs on...
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  • After School Session (category Albums produced by Phil Chess)
    released by the Chess label. The songs on After School Session were taken from Berry's first five sessions for Leonard and Phil Chess, which took place...
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  • The Best of Muddy Waters (category Albums produced by Phil Chess)
    Best of Muddy Waters is a greatest hits album by Muddy Waters released by Chess Records in April 1958. The twelve songs were originally issued as singles...
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  • Berry Is on Top (category Albums produced by Phil Chess)
    studio album by rock and roll artist Chuck Berry, released in July 1959 on Chess Records, catalogue LP 1435. With the exception of one track, "Blues for...
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  • First Half of 2024". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved July 8, 2024. de Semlyen, Phil (July 1, 2024). "The best horror movies and shows of 2024 (so far) for a...
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  • At Last! (category Albums produced by Phil Chess)
    Released on Argo Records in November 1960, the album was produced by Phil and Leonard Chess. At Last! rose to no. 12 on the Billboard Top Catalog Albums chart...
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  • One Dozen Berrys (category Albums produced by Phil Chess)
    Berrys is the second studio album of Chuck Berry, released in March 1958 on Chess Records. With the exception of five new songs, "Rockin' at the Philharmonic...
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  • actress Marshall Chess (born 1942), American record producer Mary Chess, perfumer Phil Chess (1921–2016), American record producer Richard Chess (poet) (born...
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  • No Particular Place to Go (category Chess Records singles)
    "No Particular Place to Go" was recorded were produced by Leonard and Phil Chess, and backing Berry were pianist Paul Williams, drummer Odie Payne, and...
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    Deadgirl Rickie The Warehouse Job Richard Short film Cadillac Records Phil Chess 2009 16 to Life Rene 2010 Skateland Ritchie Wheeler Swerve Daniel Short...
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  • St. Louis to Liverpool (category Albums produced by Phil Chess)
    studio album by the American musician Chuck Berry. Released in 1964 by Chess Records. It peaked at number 124 on the US Billboard album chart, the first...
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  • Moanin' in the Moonlight (category Albums produced by Phil Chess)
    These songs were sold to the Chess brothers, Leonard and Phil, who released them on two singles (Chess 1479 and Chess 1557), the first two titles being...
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    Iron Man Gustavo Payne 2007 Gardener of Eden Don 2008 Who Do You Love Phil Chess 2009 2 Dudes and a Dream Model Instructor Not Since You Howard Stieglitz...
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  • Rockin' at the Hops (category Albums produced by Phil Chess)
    studio album by rock and roll pioneer Chuck Berry, released in July 1960 on Chess Records, catalogue LP 1448. With the exception of four tracks, "Down the...
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  • Bo Diddley (1958 album) (category Albums produced by Phil Chess)
    and enduring songs, which were released as singles between 1955 and 1958. Chess Records issued the album in 1958. In 2012, it was ranked number 216 on Rolling...
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  • Emmanuelle Chriqui as Revetta Chess Eamonn Walker as Chester Burnett/Howlin' Wolf Yasiin Bey as Chuck Berry Shiloh Fernandez as Phil Chess Jay O. Sanders as Mr...
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  • the birth name of Leonard Chess (1917–1969), American record company executive Fiszel Czyż, the birth name of Phil Chess (1921–2016), American record...
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  • Go Bo Diddley (category Albums produced by Phil Chess)
    Me (You Don't Care)" and "Little Girl" were from Bo's first session for Chess Records on March 2, 1955. All songs were written by Ellas McDaniel, with...
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  • Etta James (1962 album) (category Albums produced by Phil Chess)
    "Spoonful" which were previously released as singles by James and Fugua on the Chess label. Side one Side two Etta James - lead vocals The Riley Hampton Orchestra...
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  • The Best of Little Walter (category Albums produced by Phil Chess)
    which was the first LP record released by Checker, and then released on Chess Records with the same catalog number. The album has been reissued numerous...
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  • Down and Out Blues (category Albums produced by Phil Chess)
    Essential (CD liner). Sonny Boy Williamson. United States: MCA Records/Chess Records. 1993. CHD2-9343.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite...
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    Johnny B. Goode (category Chess Records singles)
    bass and Fred Below on drums. The session was produced by Leonard and Phil Chess. The guitarist Keith Richards later suggested that the song's chords are...
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  • Too Much Monkey Business (category Chess Records singles)
    Illinois on April 16, 1956. The session was produced by Leonard Chess and Phil Chess. Backing Berry were Johnnie Johnson (piano), Willie Dixon (double...
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  • same day as "Mona". The song was produced by Diddley with Leonard and Phil Chess, and backing Diddley (vocals, guitar) were Jerome Green (maracas), and...
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