Leonard Chess

Record Producer

1917 – 1969

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Who was Leonard Chess?

Leonard Chess was a record company executive and the founder of Chess Records. He was influential in the development of electric blues.

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Born
Mar 12, 1917
Poland
Siblings
Children
Ethnicity
  • Poles
Nationality
  • United States of America
  • Poland
Profession
Lived in
  • Chicago
Died
Oct 16, 1969
Chicago

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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