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Leonard Chess

Polish-American record company executive (1917-1969)

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Details

Instance of: human
Born: 12 March 1917
Died: 16 October 1969
Place of birth: Motal
Place of death: Chicago
Sex or gender: male
Given name: Leonard, Lejzor, Shmuel
Family name: Chess, Czyż
Child: Marshall Chess
Sibling: Phil Chess
Genre: Chicago blues
Occupation: record producer, music executive, entrepreneur
Citizenship: United States
Awards: Grammy Trustees Award, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
birth name: Lejzor Shmuel Czyż
cause of death: cardiac arrest
languages spoken, written or signed: English, Polish
manner of death: natural causes
place of burial: Westlawn Cemetery
record label: Chess Records
residence: Chicago
start of work period: 1938

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