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Phil Chess
Phil Chess | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Fiszel Czyż |
| Born | March 27, 1921 Motal, Poland (now Belarus) |
| Died | October 18, 2016 (aged 95) Tucson, Arizona, U.S. |
| Genres | Chicago blues, electric blues, blues, rock and roll, R&B, soul music |
| Occupation | Record company executive |
| Years active | 1950–1972 |
| Labels | Chess Records |
Philip Chess (born Fiszel Czyż; March 27, 1921 – October 18, 2016) was a Polish-born American record company executive, the founder of Chess Records alongside his brother Leonard.[1]
- ^ Broven, John (2010). Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers. United States: First Illinois Paperback. p. 499. ISBN 978-0-252-03290-5.
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