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Mojo Chess Originals
Chess Originals is a 25 track collection that illustrates the roots of rock music and the influence Chess artists had on the likes of The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Van Morrison, Led Zeppelin and many others. Universal. 2005. There Are Only a Handful of Record Labels that Can Claim to have Changed the Course of Popular Music. Chess Records is One of Them. Responsible for Signing and Developing Some of the Greatest Names in Rock, Such as Muddy Waters, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley and Howlin' Wolf, Chess Provided the Blueprint for the Beatles and the Rolling Stones Helping Set the Fundamental Foundation Stone for Pop as We Know It. Although Known Primarily as the Home of the Blues, Its Output Covers a Stunning Mix of Styles Including Rock'n'roll, Doo-wop and R'n'b as Well as Soul (Think Fontella Bass, Etta James and Ramsey Lewis) and Even Progressive New Directions in Psychedelic Jazz and Funk (Charles Stepney's Productions for Rotary Connection). Now in 2005, it is Time for it to Take Its Rightful Place at the Top Table Alongside Other Groundbreaking Black Music Labels Such as Motown, Studio One and Stax.
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- Posted: Nov-28-2006
The Foundations of Rock 'n Roll are ALL Right Here
This is just a sampling but what an amazing sampling and checkmark of the greatest precursor rock 'n roll tracks from Muddy waters, Sonny Boy & Howlin' Wolf - then add in the guy who bridged it all - Chuck Berry though the quasi-forgotten Bo Diddley who can make an amazing case of why he should...
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