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Checker Records was started in 1952 as a subsidiary of Chess Records
Chess Records

Chess Records was an United States record label based in Chicago, Illinois. It specialized in blues, R&B, gospel music, early rock and roll, and occasional jazz releases....
. Like Cadet Records
Cadet Records

Cadet Records was started as Argo Records in 1955 in music as the jazz subsidiary of Chess Records. Argo changed its name in 1965 to Cadet to avoid confusion with the similarly named label in the UK....
 it stopped releasing records around 1971.

Its most known artists include young Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, rock and roll, blues, Pop music, Rhythm and Blues and Gospel music....
, Five Blind Boys of Mississippi
Five Blind Boys of Mississippi

The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi was one of the most popular and influential post-war Gospel music quartets. Powered by the vocals of lead singer Archie Brownlee, their single "Our Father" reached the Billboard R&B charts in the early 1950s, one of the first gospel records to do so....
, J. B. Lenoir
J. B. Lenoir

J. B. Lenoir was an African-United States blues guitarist, singer and songwriter who recorded in the 1950s and 1960s....
, Lowell Fulson
Lowell Fulson

Lowell Fulson was a big-voiced blues guitarist and songwriter, in the West Coast blues tradition. Fulson was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oklahoma....
, Little Milton
Little Milton

Milton "Little Milton" Campbell, Jr. was a blues and Soul music vocalist and guitarist best known for his hits "Grits Ain't Groceries" and "We're Gonna Make It." Most popular in 1960s, he became one of the lesser known greats of the genre, combining traditional lyrical structure with smoother production....
, Arthur Crudup
Arthur Crudup

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup was a delta blues singer and guitarist. He is best known outside blues circles for songwriter songs later cover version by Elvis Presley , such as "That's All Right " , "My Baby Left Me" and "So Glad You're Mine."...
, Little Walter
Little Walter

Little Walter was a blues singer, harmonica player, and guitarist.Jacobs is generally included among blues music greats?his revolutionary harmonica technique has earned comparisons to Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix in its impact....
, Sonny Boy Williamson II
Sonny Boy Williamson II

Aleck "Rice" Miller , a.k.a. Aleck Ford, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Willie Williamson, Willie Miller, "Little Boy Blue", "The Goat" and "Footsie," was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter....
, Tammi Terrell
Tammi Terrell

Tammi Terrell was a Grammy Award-nominated United States soul music singer, most notable for her association with Motown Records and her duets with Marvin Gaye....
, and Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley , was an original and influential American rock and roll singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was known as "The Originator" because of his key role in the transition from blues music to rock & roll, influencing a host of legendary acts including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton....
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Checker Records was started in 1952 as a subsidiary of Chess Records
Chess Records

Chess Records was an United States record label based in Chicago, Illinois. It specialized in blues, R&B, gospel music, early rock and roll, and occasional jazz releases....
. Like Cadet Records
Cadet Records

Cadet Records was started as Argo Records in 1955 in music as the jazz subsidiary of Chess Records. Argo changed its name in 1965 to Cadet to avoid confusion with the similarly named label in the UK....
 it stopped releasing records around 1971.

Its most known artists include young Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, rock and roll, blues, Pop music, Rhythm and Blues and Gospel music....
, Five Blind Boys of Mississippi
Five Blind Boys of Mississippi

The Five Blind Boys of Mississippi was one of the most popular and influential post-war Gospel music quartets. Powered by the vocals of lead singer Archie Brownlee, their single "Our Father" reached the Billboard R&B charts in the early 1950s, one of the first gospel records to do so....
, J. B. Lenoir
J. B. Lenoir

J. B. Lenoir was an African-United States blues guitarist, singer and songwriter who recorded in the 1950s and 1960s....
, Lowell Fulson
Lowell Fulson

Lowell Fulson was a big-voiced blues guitarist and songwriter, in the West Coast blues tradition. Fulson was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Oklahoma....
, Little Milton
Little Milton

Milton "Little Milton" Campbell, Jr. was a blues and Soul music vocalist and guitarist best known for his hits "Grits Ain't Groceries" and "We're Gonna Make It." Most popular in 1960s, he became one of the lesser known greats of the genre, combining traditional lyrical structure with smoother production....
, Arthur Crudup
Arthur Crudup

Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup was a delta blues singer and guitarist. He is best known outside blues circles for songwriter songs later cover version by Elvis Presley , such as "That's All Right " , "My Baby Left Me" and "So Glad You're Mine."...
, Little Walter
Little Walter

Little Walter was a blues singer, harmonica player, and guitarist.Jacobs is generally included among blues music greats?his revolutionary harmonica technique has earned comparisons to Charlie Parker and Jimi Hendrix in its impact....
, Sonny Boy Williamson II
Sonny Boy Williamson II

Aleck "Rice" Miller , a.k.a. Aleck Ford, Sonny Boy Williamson II, Willie Williamson, Willie Miller, "Little Boy Blue", "The Goat" and "Footsie," was an American blues harmonica player, singer and songwriter....
, Tammi Terrell
Tammi Terrell

Tammi Terrell was a Grammy Award-nominated United States soul music singer, most notable for her association with Motown Records and her duets with Marvin Gaye....
, and Bo Diddley
Bo Diddley

Bo Diddley , was an original and influential American rock and roll singer, guitarist, and songwriter. He was known as "The Originator" because of his key role in the transition from blues music to rock & roll, influencing a host of legendary acts including Buddy Holly, Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton....
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See also

  • List of record labels
    List of record labels

    This is a list of notable record labels.Owing to the large number of entries, the list has been divided by the first letter of the label's name, with labels starting with a number added to this page:...