We honor Leonard Chess, the founder of Chess (and Checker) Records, with an hour of the label's hits.
Best of: Playing Chess
This Weekend: Playing Chess
We honor Leonard Chess, the founder of Chess (and Checker) Records, with an hour of the label's hits.
This Weekend: Playing Chess
Saturday night at 7 PM, "The Grooveyard" celebrates recording executive Leonard Chess with an hour of songs released on Chess Records and it's subsidiaries shortly after what would have been his 101st birthday. Founded in 1950 and run by Leonard and his brother Phil, the company produced and released many important singles and albums, which are... Continue Reading →
This Week: Playing Chess
Saturday night at 7 PM, "The Grooveyard" celebrates what would have been the 99th birthday of recording executive Leonard Chess with an hour of songs released on Chess Records and it's subsidiaries. Founded in 1950 and run by Leonard and his brother Phil, the company produced and released many important singles and albums, which are now... Continue Reading →
This Week: Sly Stone and Playing Chess
Sly and the Family Stone and a tribute to Chess Records co-founder Leonard Chess highlight "The Grooveyard" and the "Saturday Soiree" this week. Thursday night at 9 PM on "The Grooveyard", host Alan Seltzer features songs by artists who recorded on the Chess record label on what would have been Leonard Chess' 98th birthday. The... Continue Reading →
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