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Aristocrat Records was started in April 1947 by Charles and Evelyn Aron, together with their partners Fred and Mildred Brount and Art Spiegel. By September Leonard Chess had invested in the young record company. Over time Leonard bought the others out, and by 1948 he and Evelyn ARon ran teh firm. By 1950Leonard and his brother Phil had become the sole owner and renamed it to Chess Records.

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	Chess Records became famous for the blues music, rock and roll and rhythm and blues recorded and released by the label.
	Dixon in particular was a vital figure at Chess Records: he was not only a fine bassist and prolific songwriter, but also aided in orchestration and was something of a figurehead for the label.
	A popular story is that the Rolling Stones owe their origin to a Chess Records release: Keith Richards saw Mick Jagger on Dartford railway station, Keith started talking to him because he noticed he was carrying a copy of Chess LP-1427, "The Best of Muddy Waters." He wanted to know where Jagger purchased it.

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