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Chess Records
1950–1975
“The room the blues plugged into.”
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The Chicago studio at 2120 S. Michigan Ave. where electric blues and early rock 'n' roll were captured. Chess folded in 1975; the building became a blues foundation.
What do you remember about Chess Records?
The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of Chess Records.
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“The little house where the hits were built.”
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“Southern soul cut live off the floor.”
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1969–2011
“A rough room with a magic console.”
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1968–2017
“Where the rock aristocracy recorded.”
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