Obit: Phil Chess of Chess Records (1921-2016)

Subject: Obit: Phil Chess of Chess Records dies at 95
From: GUEST,pauperback
Date: 20 Oct 16 - 06:20 AM

http://nyti.ms/2enkAHS

"Chess Records was one of the most prominent of the independent labels — Atlantic in New York and Sun in Memphis were among the others — that became successful in the 1950s by finding little-known performers, recording them and persuading radio stations (not infrequently with the help of cash payments) to play their records.

Subject: RE: Obit: Phil Chess of Chess Records dies at 95
From: Stilly River Sage
Date: 20 Oct 16 - 10:54 AM

There was a story on National Public Radio yesterday on All Things Considered.