Phil Chess

Phil Chess
Birth nameFiszel Czyż
Born(1921-03-27)March 27, 1921
Motal, Poland (now Belarus)
DiedOctober 18, 2016(2016-10-18) (aged 95)
Tucson, Arizona, U.S.
GenresChicago blues, electric blues, blues, rock and roll, R&B, soul music
OccupationRecord company executive
Years active1950–1972
LabelsChess

Philip Chess (born Fiszel Czyż; March 27, 1921 – October 18, 2016) was a Polish-born American record producer and company executive, the co-founder with his brother of Chess Records.[1]

  1. ^ Broven, John (2010). Record Makers and Breakers: Voices of the Independent Rock 'n' Roll Pioneers. United States: First Illinois Paperback. p. 499. ISBN 978-0-252-03290-5.