The origin of the sound recording industry can be traced back to the nineteenth century, to the inventions of Thomas...

Little Milton was one of Chess Records’ Blues artists. He was born down in the Mississippi delta and made his...

Billy Stewart was born William Larry Stewart II in 1937 in Washington DC. He was the eldest of four brothers...

The Dells left Vee-Jay, following their road accident and came back to Chess Records in 1962, where they had begun...

In 1966, Leonard Chess retired from Chess Records to work in radio, leaving his son Marshall Chess in charge. The...