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Laura Lee

Laura Lee

Laura Lee Newton was born in Chicago in 1945 but grew up in Detroit. In 1956 she joined a Gospel...

Jo Ann Garrett

Jo Ann Garrett

Jo Ann Garrett was probably the youngest artist signed to Chess Records. She was just fifteen years old when she...

The Dells at Vee-Jay

The Dells at Vee-Jay

In 1953, six school friends at Thornton Township High School in the southern Chicago suburb of Harvey formed The El-Rays....

Marlena Shaw at Chess

Marlena Shaw at Chess

Marlena Shaw was born Marlina Burgess in New Rochelle, New York, in 1942. Her love of music, especially Jazz, was...

Mitty Collier

Mitty Collier

Mitty Collier was born in Birmingham, Alabama, in 1941. She developed her musical ability in church choirs and joined the...

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