Leonard Chess
(1917-1969)
American businessman
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Lejzor Szmuel Czyż (March 12, 1917 – October 16, 1969), best known as Leonard Chess, was a Polish-born American record company executive and the co-founder of Chess Records. He was influential in the development of electric blues, Chicago blues, and rock and roll.
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Lejzor Shmuel Czyż 12 March 1917 Motal, Poland
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16 October 1969 (aged 52) Chicago, Illinois, United States
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