Leonard Chess

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Leonard_Chess

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate	1917-03-12
gptkbp:birthName	gptkb:Lejzor_Szmuel_Czyż
gptkbp:birthPlace	gptkb:Motal,_Poland
gptkbp:child	gptkb:Marshall_Chess Kevin Chess
gptkbp:deathDate	1969-10-16
gptkbp:deathPlace	gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:emigratedTo	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:ethnicity	Jewish
gptkbp:founder	gptkb:Chess_Records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Leonard Chess
gptkbp:knownFor	co-founder of Chess Records
gptkbp:nationality	gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork	promotion of artists like Muddy Waters, Howlin' Wolf, Chuck Berry, Etta James development of Chicago blues
gptkbp:occupation	businessman record company executive
gptkbp:religion	gptkb:Judaism
gptkbp:restingPlace	gptkb:Westlawn_Cemetery,_Norridge,_Illinois,_United_States
gptkbp:spouse	gptkb:Reeta_Chess
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Chess_Records gptkb:Johnny_B._Goode gptkb:No_Particular_Place_to_Go gptkb:Rock_and_Roll_Music gptkb:Sweet_Little_Sixteen gptkb:Cadillac_Records
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5