Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley

male, 80 years old (McComb, Mississippi, United States)
musician, Blues musician, Blues singer, singer-songwriter, rock singer, singer…ChessRecords
Bo Diddley (born December 30, 1928) aka "The Originator" of Rock 'N' Roll, is an influential American rock and roll singer, songwriter, and...
Leonard Chess

Leonard Chess

male, deceased (1969)
Motal, Lejzor Czyz, Blues Hall of Fame inductee, bass drum, Laura Lee, Philip Chess…Aristocrat Records, Sun Records, ChessRecords
Leonard Chess (March 12, 1917 - October 16, 1969) was a record company executive, founder of Chess Records. Chess was influential in the...
Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy

male, 73 years old
Cobra label, baton rouge, American blues musician, rock and roll hall of fame, ChessRecords, Delmark Records…Cobra Records, chess
George "Buddy" Guy (born July 30, 1936) is an American blues and rock guitarist and singer. Known as an inspiration to Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton...
Koko Taylor

Koko Taylor

female, 74 years old
musician, recorded, Label, cover version, Human voice, Chart-topper…ChessRecords, Alligator Records
Koko Taylor sometimes called 'KoKo Taylor' (born Cora Walton, 28 September 1935, in Shelby County, Tennessee) is an American blues musician,...
Little Milton

Little Milton

male, deceased (2005)
Greenville, singer, Bobbin Records, Blues guitarist, Blues musician, from Mississippi…Trumpet Records, Sun Records artist, Sun Records, ChessRecords
Milton "Little Milton" Campbell, Jr. (September 7, 1934-August 4, 2005) was a blues vocalist and guitarist best known for his hits "Grits Ain't...
Marshall Chess

Marshall Chess

male, 67 years old
American, Record producer, rock and roll, from Chicago, The Rolling Stones, blues…ChessRecords
Marshall Chess (born 13 March 1942, Chicago, Illinois-) is the son and nephew of the founders of Chess Records, the Chicago based independent...
Jimmy Rogers

Jimmy Rogers

male, deceased (1997)
Memphis, guitarist, Blues guitarist, Blues musician, from Mississippi, American…ChessRecords
Jimmy Rogers (June 3, 1924-December 19, 1997) was a blues guitarist best known for his work as a member of Muddy Waters' band of the 1950s. Jimmy...
Phil Chess

Phil Chess

male, 88 years old
Jewish, "Sonny Boy Williamson", Motal, Philip Chess, Aristocrat Records, Blues Hall of Fame…ChessRecords
Philip Chess (b. 1921) is a Polish-American record producer and company executive, the co-founder of Chess Records. He was born Fiszel Czyz in a...
J. B. Lenoir

J. B. Lenoir

male, deceased (1967)
French American, J.O.B. Records, Blues guitarist, Blues musician, from Mississippi, chess…ChessRecords, Checker Records, Parrot Records, JOB Records
J. B. Lenoir (March 5, 1929 - April 29, 1967) was an American blues guitarist, singer and songwriter born in Monticello, Mississippi. During the...
Jackie Brenston

Jackie Brenston

male, deceased (1979)
musician, African American, b.b. king, rock and roll, tenor saxophone, Rhythm and blues musician…ChessRecords, Sun Records
Jackie Brenston was an R&B musician who recorded, with Ike Turner's band, the first version of the proto-rock and roll song “Rocket 88”. Retu...