Phil Chess

Phil Chess, Czech-American record producer, co-founded Chess Records (born 1921)

10th anniversary in 2026

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Phil Chess, Czech-American record producer, co-founded Chess Records (born 1921)

Phil Chess appears on our October 19 calendar for 2016 as a death entry.

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