Checker

Summary

Checker is a record label^[1]. Checker draws 71 Wikipedia views per month (record_label category, ranking #254 of 2,290).^[2]

Key Facts

• Checker is in the country of United States^[3].
• Checker's instance of is recorded as record label^[4].
• Checker's founder is recorded as Leonard Chess^[5].
• Checker's founder is recorded as Phil Chess^[6].
• Checker's genre is blues^[7].
• Checker's genre is doo-wop^[8].
• Checker's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago^[9].
• Checker's discography is recorded as Checker catalog^[10].
• Checker's Commons category is recorded as Checker Records^[11].
• 1952 marks the founding of Checker^[12].
• Checker's location of formation is recorded as Chicago^[13].
• Checker's parent organization or unit is recorded as Chess Records^[14].
• Checker's has characteristic is recorded as Labelcode^[15].

Product Details

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• Type: Original Production^[16]

• Country: US^[17]

• Began / founded: 1952^[18]

• Ended / dissolved: 1971^[19]

• MusicBrainz ID: 5916423d-19c2-490b-bcae-94e5a81061a0^[20]

Body

Founding

Founders include Leonard Chess^[5] and Phil Chess^[6]. 1952 marks the founding of Checker^[12]. Checker's location of formation is recorded as Chicago^[13].

Operations

Checker's headquarters location is recorded as Chicago^[9]. Checker's parent organization or unit is recorded as Chess Records^[14].

Why It Matters

Checker draws 71 Wikipedia views per month (record_label category, ranking #254 of 2,290).^[2] Checker has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[21] Checker is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[22]