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- Checker_Records abstract "Checker Records is an inactive record label that was started in 1952 as a subsidiary to Chess Records in Chicago, Illinois. The label was founded by the Chess brothers, Leonard and Phil, who ran the label until they sold it to General Recorded Tape (GRT) in 1969, shortly before Leonard's death.The label released recordings by mostly African American artists and groups. Checker's releases cover a wide range of genres including blues (Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson II), rhythm and blues (Sax Mallard, Jimmy McCracklin), doo-wop (The Flamingos, The Moonglows), gospel (Aretha Franklin, Five Blind Boys of Mississippi), rock and roll (Bo Diddley, Dale Hawkins), and soul (Gene Chandler).The label was discontinued in 1971 following GRT's consolidation of the Chess catalogs. As with Cadet and Chess, the label's catalog is now owned by Universal Music Group and releases from the Checker catalog are released by Geffen Records and Chess.".
- Checker_Records country United_States.
- Checker_Records foundedBy Leonard_Chess.
- Checker_Records foundedBy Phil_Chess.
- Checker_Records foundingYear "1952".
- Checker_Records genre Blues.
- Checker_Records genre Doo-wop.
- Checker_Records genre Gospel_music.
- Checker_Records genre Rhythm_and_blues.
- Checker_Records genre Rock_and_roll.
- Checker_Records genre Soul_music.
- Checker_Records location Chicago.
- Checker_Records location Illinois.
- Checker_Records wikiPageID "954336".
- Checker_Records wikiPageLength "7079".
- Checker_Records wikiPageOutDegree "94".
- Checker_Records wikiPageRevisionID "646730939".
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- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Best_of_Little_Walter.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Billboard_(magazine).
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- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Bo_Diddley_(Bo_Diddley_song).
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Bobby_Moore_&_the_Rhythm_Aces.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Category:American_record_labels.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Category:Checker_Records_albums.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Category:Checker_Records_singles.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Category:Pop_record_labels.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Category:Record_labels_disestablished_in_1971.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Category:Record_labels_established_in_1952.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Chess_Records.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Chicago.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Crossover_music.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Dale_Hawkins.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Dont_Start_Me_Talkin.
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- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Elmore_James.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Five_Blind_Boys_of_Mississippi.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Fontella_Bass.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Geffen_Records.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Gene_Chandler.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink General_Recorded_Tape.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Gospel_music.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Grammy_Hall_of_Fame.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Gramophone_record.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Help_Me_(Sonny_Boy_Williamson_II_song).
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Holle_Thee_Maxwell.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Hip-Hop_Songs.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Illinois.
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- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Jack_Casey.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink James_%22Sugar_Boy%22_Crawford.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Jimmy_McCracklin.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Jimmy_Witherspoon.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Juke_(song).
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink King_Kolax.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink LP_record.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Leonard_Chess.
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- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Little_Milton.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Little_Walter.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Lowell_Fulson.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Memphis_Minnie.
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- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Phil_Chess.
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- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Rock_and_roll.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Rockabilly.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Sax_Mallard.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Single_(music).
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Sonny_Boy_Williamson_II.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Soul_music.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Steve_Alaimo.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Subsidiary.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Susie_Q_(song).
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink The_Flamingos.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink The_Moonglows.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink The_Students.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink United_States.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Universal_Music_Group.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Who_Do_You_Love%3F_(Bo_Diddley_song).
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLink Willie_Dixon.
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLinkText "Checker 931".
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLinkText "Checker LP 3005".
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLinkText "Checker Records".
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLinkText "Checker label".
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLinkText "Checker subsidiary".
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLinkText "Checker".
- Checker_Records wikiPageWikiLinkText "Checkers".
- Checker_Records country United_States.
- Checker_Records founder Leonard_Chess.
- Checker_Records founder Phil_Chess.
- Checker_Records genre Blues.
- Checker_Records genre Doo-wop.
- Checker_Records genre Gospel_music.
- Checker_Records genre Rhythm_and_blues.