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2/19/2009
For all that we think of Chess as a blues label - and with Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, and Little Walter on the roster, why wouldn't we? - its roots in rock are just as deep, and every bit as impressiv …
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2/19/2009
Consider this: even if you never heard the original "Hoochie Coochie Man" or "Bring It On Home" or "Roll Over Beethoven" - and you should - you've absolutely heard one of the hundreds (if not th …
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2/19/2009
Would the '60s have happened without Chess Records? Technically, of course; musically, not a chance. The Beach Boys kick-start the era's surf music craze with a little help from Chuck Berry - well, a < …
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2/19/2009
Even roots and influences need their roots and influences, and Chess dug out theirs everywhere from the Apollo on down to the Opry. They say Robert Johnson sold his soul to the Devil to become t …
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2/19/2009
Seems like the city of Chicago reversed the course of the Mississippi, the way musicians streamed in from the Delta. And not just to Chess, but to an alphabet soup of labels, including Mercury, Vee-Jay …
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