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Chess Records was an American record company established in 1950 in Chicago, specializing in blues and rhythm and blues. It was the successor to Aristocrat Records, founded in 1947. It expanded into soul music, gospel music, early rock and roll, and jazz and comedy recordings, released on the Chess and its subsidiary labels Checker and Argo/Cadet.
A global, multilingual list of rhythm and blues and contemporary R&B musicians recognized via popular R&B genres as songwriters, instrumentalists, vocalists, mixing engineers, and for musical composition and record production.
It was known for rhythm and blues, gospel, and early rock and roll, and recorded artists such as Little Richard, Guitar Slim, Percy Mayfield, and Lloyd Price. [1] Rupe established the company under the name Juke Box Records but changed it to Specialty in 1946 when he parted company with a couple of his original partners. [ 2 ]
Rhythm and blues video albums (14 C, 1 P) L. Lists of number-one R&B albums in the United States (56 P)
[1] [2] Originally the "New Rhythm and Blues Quintet", the group was formed circa 1965. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Adams disbanded it for a time, and the group re-formed in 1967. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 6 ] The quartet is known for its live performances, containing a high degree of spontaneity and levity, and blending rock , pop , jazz , blues and Tin Pan Alley ...
Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within the Black American community in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to African Americans, at a time when "rocking, jazz based music ...
The Rolling Stone Album Guide [4] The Birth of Soul: The Complete Atlantic Rhythm and Blues Recordings is a 3-CD box set compilation by Ray Charles, released in 1991.
This is a list of World Music Network's "Rough Guide" albums.Most of the titles in the series begin with the phrase "The Rough Guide to" or "The Rough Guide to the Music of", and so these phrases are not shown in the titles listed below; those lacking such phrases (typically benefit or compilation albums) are still designated as part of the series by their catalogue number prefix, "RGNET".