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Chess Records co-founder Phil Chess - not just the money guy

Phil Chess, the co-founder of Chicago’s great Chess Records who died Tuesday at age 95, was the quieter of the brothers who started the label that launched the careers of Chuck Berry, Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon, Etta James, Bo Diddley and so many other important early rock, blues and R&B musicians....

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23:20 on October 20 2016

Chess Records co-founder Phil Chess - not just the money guy

L.A. Times - Entertainment — Phil Chess, the co-founder of Chicago’s great Chess Records who died Tuesday at age 95, was the quieter of the brothers who started the label that launched the car... more info
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