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Chess Records

Muddy Waters at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL on May 23, 1981.
Watch the Rolling Stones Performing "Hoochie Coochie Man" with Blues Legend Muddy Waters Keith Richards plays the Chess Records blues standard with his guitar "god."
Chuck Berry poses for a portait at Leonard Chess's home in circa 1958 in Chicago, Illinois.
Watch Chuck Berry Perform His Breakthrough Hit, “Maybellene,” Live on TV Five years on from his passing, we share the fascinating story behind the Father of Rock ‘n’ Roll’s pioneering classic.
B.B. King performs his 10,000th concert at B.B. KIng Blues Club & Grill in Times Square on April 18, 2006 in New York City.
Definitive B.B. King Biography ‘King of the Blues’ Available to Pre-Order Read this sneak peek telling the story of “3 O'Clock Blues” – the song that launched the great man’s career.
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