Английская Википедия:Checker Records
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Checker Records is an inactive record label that was started in 1952 as a subsidiary of Chess Records in Chicago, Illinois. The label was founded by the Chess brothers, Leonard and Phil, who ran the label until they sold it to General Recorded Tape (GRT) in 1969, shortly before Leonard's death.
The label released recordings by mostly African American artists and groups. Checker's releases cover a wide range of genres including blues (Little Walter, Sonny Boy Williamson II), rhythm and blues (Sax Mallard, Jimmy McCracklin), doo-wop (The Flamingos, The Moonglows), gospel (Aretha Franklin, Five Blind Boys of Mississippi), rock and roll (Bo Diddley, Dale Hawkins), and soul (Gene Chandler).
The label was discontinued in 1971 following GRT's consolidation of the Chess catalogs.[1] As with Cadet and Chess, the label's catalog is now owned by Universal Music Group[2] and releases from the Checker catalog are released by Geffen Records and Chess.
History
Due to the recent expansion of Chess Records, as well as to achieve greater airplay for singles, the Chess brothers opened up a subsidiary label named Checker. The first 45/78 rpm single released by the label was "Slow Caboose" b/w "Darling, Let's Give Love a Chance" by Sax Mallard and his Orchestra, which was released as Checker 750 in April 1952.[3]
The label's most popular artist, in the label's early years, was Little Walter, who had ten songs released by Checker that made the Top Ten of Billboard magazine's Top Rhythm & Blues Records charts.[4] Among those ten was "Juke" which topped the charts[5] and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2008.[6]
Checker released several singles by well-established blues artists such as Elmore James,[4] Arthur "Big Boy" Crudup (credited as Perry Lee Crudup), and Memphis Minnie, none of which sold well.[3][7] One well-established blues artist that did manage to make a hit on Checker was Sonny Boy Williamson II, who charted with "Don't Start Me Talkin'" (number 3) in 1955, "Keep It to Yourself" (number 14) in 1956, and "Help Me" (number 24) in 1963.[5]
On March 2, 1955, the Chess brothers recorded their first rock and roll artist, Bo Diddley. From this session came Bo's self-titled debut single on Checker,[7] which topped the R&B charts[5] and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. Another one of Bo Diddley's Checker singles, "Who Do You Love?", was inducted in 2010.[6] In 1957, Checker cracked into the rockabilly market with Dale Hawkins, who had a crossover hit with "Susie Q", although he could not repeat the single's success.
In 1958, Checker released its first 12" 33⅓ rpm LP record, The Best of Little Walter, which was released as Checker LP-1428.[8]
Discography
The original Checker LP series started with six albums released as part of the Chess 1425 album series before switching to the 2970 series in 1959 and continued until 1970.[9][10]
| Catalog No. | Album | Artist | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| LP-1428 | The Best of Little Walter | Little Walter | |
| LP-1429 | Oh! Suzy-Q | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-1431 | Bo Diddley | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-1433 | The Flamingos | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-1436 | Go Bo Diddley | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-1437 | Down and Out Blues | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-2971 | Keeping Tab | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-2973 | Love Those Goodies | Various Artists | |
| LP-2974 | Have Guitar Will Travel | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-2975 | Hits That Jumped | Various Artists | |
| LP-2976 | Bo Diddley in the Spotlight | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-2977 | Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-2978 | Watusi! | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-2979 | Sugar Pie DeSanto | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-2980 | Bo Diddley Is a Lover | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-2981 | Twist with Steve Alaimo | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-2982 | Bo Diddley's a Twister | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-2983 | Mashed Potatoes | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-2984 | Bo Diddley | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-2985 | Bo Diddley & Company | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-2986 | Every Day I Have to Cry | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-2987 | Surfin' with Bo Diddley | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-2988 | Bo Diddley's Beach Party | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-2989 | Bo Diddley's 16 All Time Greatest Hits | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-2990 | Hi-Heel Sneakers | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP/LPS-2991 | Two Great Guitars | Шаблон:Sortname and Chuck Berry | |
| LP-2992 | Hey Good Lookin' | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-2993 | Hold On! It's Joe Tex | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP/LPS-2994 | Dance with Daddy "G" | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP/LPS-2995 | We're Gonna Make It | Little Milton | |
| LP/LPS-2996 | 500% More Man | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP/LPS-2997 | The "New" Look | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP/LPS-2998 | Sing a Song of Soul | Various Artists | |
| LP/LPS-3000 | Searching for My Love | Bobby Moore & the Rhythm Aces | |
| LP/LPS-3001 | The Originator | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP/LPS-3002 | Little Milton Sings Big Blues | Little Milton | |
| LP/LPS-3003 | The Duke of Soul | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LP-3004 | The Best of Little Walter | Little Walter | reissue of Checker LP-1428 |
| LPS-3005 | The Flamingos | Шаблон:Sortname | reissue of Checker LP-1433 |
| LP-3006 | Go Bo Diddley | Шаблон:Sortname | reissue of Checker LP-1436 |
| LP-3007 | Boss Man | Шаблон:Sortname | reissue of Checker LP-1431 |
| LP/LPS-3008 | Super Blues | Шаблон:Sortname, Bo Diddley and Little Walter | |
| LP/LPS-3010 | The Super Super Blues Band | Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters and Bo Diddley | |
| LPS-3011 | Grits Ain't Groceries | Little Milton | |
| LPS-3012 | If Walls Could Talk | Little Milton | |
| LPS-3013 | The Black Gladiator | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LPS-3014 | In the Beginning... | Various Artists | |
| LPS-3015 | Hot Wheels | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| LPS-3016 | Born to Love Me | Шаблон:Sortname | |
| CK-3017 | The Prayer | Шаблон:Sortname |
See also
References
External links
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- Checker Records on the Internet Archive's Great 78 Project
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 3,0 3,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 4,0 4,1 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 5,0 5,1 5,2 Шаблон:Cite book
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Past Hall of Fame Inductees Шаблон:Webarchive. Blues Foundation. Go under 1991 Hall of Fame Inductees and click on The Best of Little Walter--Little Walter (Checker, 1958) to view the album review.
- ↑ Both Sides Now: Chess Album Discography, Part 1: LP-1425 to LPS-1553 and CHV-400 Vintage Series accessed August 27, 2019.
- ↑ Both Sides Now: Checker Album Discography (1957-1971) accessed August 27, 2019.
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