Leonard Chess
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 56 years ago |
| Date of birth | March 12,1917 |
| Zodiac sign | Pisces |
| Born | Motal |
| Belarus | |
| Date of died | October 16,1969 |
| Died | Chicago |
| Illinois | |
| United States | |
| Spouse | Revetta Sloan |
| Record labels | Chess Records |
| Checker Records | |
| Argo | |
| Cadet Records | |
| Children | Marshall Chess |
| Nationality | American |
| Polish | |
| Job | Record producer |
| Grandchildren | Jamar Chess |
| Siblings | Phil Chess |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 416186 |
Leonard Chess Life story
Lejzor Szmuel Czyż, best known as Leonard Sam Chess and simply Leonard Chess, was a Polish-American record company executive and the co-founder of Chess Records. He was influential in the development of electric blues, Chicago blues, and rock and roll.