Robert Johnson's grave
Greenwood, Mississippi
Muddy Waters
Chuck Berry more Chuck
The Chess brothers, Leonard and Bill began recording the raw, vital music emanating from the small clubs in Chicago in 1947. The brothers, owners of a successful night club, The Macambo Lounge, had decided to extend their interest in the music they loved by starting a record company.
The record company, originally called Aristocratic Records, was created first and, shortly after, Arc Music Corp.was developed as the publisher, rerpresenting the writer/performers signed to Aristocratic.
Chess brothers eventually created a monopoly of Chicago music recording, doing sessions and releasing recordings by every major blues performer from John Lee Hooker, Elmore James, Howlin' Wolf, to Bo Diddley through Jimmi Reed, Chuck Berry and everyone in beetween.
