Their father had moved there earlier and ran Chess & Sons Junk Shop at 2979 S. State St. The boys worked at the shop during their school years. Anglicizing their names to Leonard and Phil Chess ...

Chess and his brother, Leonard, founded Chess Records in 1950, a label that not only recorded blues artists, but also the early rock ‘n’ roll of Chuck Berry and Etta James’ rich vocal stylings.

Some names had to be left out, but Leonard’s brother Phil (albeit a silent partner) is never even mentioned. And how can you convey the scene’s variety without the eccentric presence of Chess ...

In 1929 and 1930, the Cambridge top board lost his queen very early, once to a knight fork and then to a bishop pin. Matches ...

"Cadillac Records" follows the exciting but turbulent lives of some of America's musical legends, including Muddy Waters, Leonard Chess, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Etta James and Chuck Berry.

In 1950s Chicago, ambitious Leonard Chess is at the helm of a small blues recording studio, hoping to launch careers - if the musicians can avoid getting swept up in a life of sex, drugs ...