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Marshall Chess begins the story of the Chicago record label home to Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Etta James and more.
The first part of a series tracing the story Chess Records and its crucial contribution to the evolution of rock 'n' roll, narrated by co-founder Leonard Chess's son Marshall. The Chicago-based label was home to many blues, rhythm and blues and rock 'n' roll artists including Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James, Bo Diddley, Chuck Berry, Sonny Boy Williamson and many, many more.
First broadcast in 2000.
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Tue 3 May 2011
00:00
Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio 6 Music
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