Phil Chess

Phil Chess

American record producer and company executive
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Philip Chess (born Fiszel Czyż; March 27, 1921 – October 18, 2016) was a Polish-born American record producer and company executive, the co-founder with his brother of Chess Records.

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Phil Chess was born on Sunday, 27 March 1921 in Czestochowa, Poland. His full name at birth was Fiszel Czyż. He was best known as a music producer. Chess' country of citizenship (nationality) was American. He died on Sunday, 16 October 2016 in Tucson, Arizona, United States at the age of 95. His religion is listed as Jewish. He had dark brown eyes and salt and pepper hair (color). His zodiac star sign was Aries.

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Fiszel Czyż
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Chess records
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27 March 1921
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Czestochowa, Poland
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16 October 2016
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Tucson, Arizona, United States
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Record company executive
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Phil Chess is known for his role in the TV mini series documentary The Blues (2003) as Self - co-founder of Chess Records.

He is also known for his role in the TV special The 59th Annual Grammy Awards (2017) as Himself - In Memoriam.

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