Chess Records ~ Chicago, IL

Can you believe all of the great blues musicians that came out of Chess Records

in Chicago, Illinois. Unbelievable, Roots Music Lovers!….Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry,

Howlin Wolf, Willie Dixon, Etta James, Little Walter, Buddy Guy, Sonny Boy Williamson,

John Lee Hooker, Otis Spann, Otis Rush, Ike Turner, Mempis Slim, Ramsey Lewis,

Irma Thomas, Jackie Ross and several others. All of you rock n rollers should say

thank you to the whole Chess family for leading the way to great blues and rock n roll.

The Rolling Stones recorded at Chess on 3 occasions and the first time in 1964.

Muddy Waters was from Stovall, MS

Willie Dixon’s ~ Blues Heaven Foundation

2120 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, IL