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Leonard Chess (* 12. März 1917 in Motal, Polen als Lejzor Szmuel Czyż,; † 16. Oktober 1969 in Chicago) war ein polnisch-US-amerikanischer Unternehmer. Er war Mitbegründer und Eigentümer des Musiklabels Chess Records, das viele bekannte Blues-Musiker unter Vertrag hatte.
Leonard Samuel Chess (born Lejzor Szmuel Czyż; March 12, 1917 – October 16, 1969), best known simply as Leonard Chess, was a Polish-American record company executive and the co-founder of Chess Records. He was influential in the development of electric blues, Chicago blues, and rock and roll.
8. März 2024 · Leonard Chess (born March 12, 1917, Motule, Pol.—died Oct. 16, 1969, Chicago, Ill., U.S.) Polish-born U.S. record producer. He immigrated to the U.S in 1928 with his mother, sister, and brother—and future partner—Fiszel (later Philip); they joined his father, who had preceded them, in Chicago.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
In 1928, an Orthodox Jewish family named Checz came to America from Poland. They moved to Chicago, living at 1425 South Karlov, in the South Side, where Leonard, the older son, worked with his brother Phil in their father’s junkyard. The Chess family found a sympathetic neighborhood in the black ghetto. Orthodox prayers, sung in elaborate ...
Cadillac Records is a 2008 American biographical drama film written and directed by Darnell Martin. The film explores the musical era from the early 1940s to the late 1960s, chronicling the life of the influential Chicago -based record-company executive Leonard Chess, and a few of the musicians who recorded for Chess Records .
- $8.9 million
- Darnell Martin
- $12 million
Remembering the Legacy of Leonard Chess. Leonard Chess was a Polish immigrant who, along with his brother Philip, founded Chess Records in Chicago in the late 1940s. The label became known for its pioneering work in blues, R&B, and rock and roll, and produced some of the most influential recordings of the 20th century.
Leonard Chess, whose name became a by-word for classy Blues and exciting Rock’n’Roll, passed away from heart failure in 1969, in his adopted home town. Two biographical movies were made about Leonard’s life, both in 2008; ‘Cadillac Records’ and ‘Who Do You Love’. ← HARVEY MANDEL BIG JACK JOHNSON →.
