01 / OVERVIEW
About this catalogue entry
Checker is included in this music label directory with a US territory association. The source classifies its type as Original Production.
Historical entity: the source marks this entity as ended in 1971. This is not an active-status verification.
02 / MUSICAL DIRECTION
Genres & artists
Genres
bluesdoo-wop
Associated release artists
Aretha FranklinBo DiddleyFontella BassHowlin' WolfLittle MiltonLittle WalterLowell FulsonMuddy WatersSonny Boy Williamson IISteve AlaimoTommy TuckerBig Ed & His ComboBill & WillBobby Lester & The MoonlightersBobby McClureBobby Moore & the Rhythm AcesBobby TuggleChuck BerryDale HawkinsEarl HookerEve BarnumG.L. CrockettGene ChandlerHarold Smith's Majestic ChoirHound Dog TaylorHowlin’ WolfJ.B. LenoirJimmy McCracklin & His OrchestraJoe TexJoy LovejoyKoko TaylorL.C. CookeLittle Joe BlueLittle Son Joe and His BandMaurice & MacMemphis MinnieRev. C.L. FranklinSonny Boy WilliamsonSonny Day & The VersatilesSugar Boy and His Cane CuttersSugar Pie DeSantoT.V. Slim & His HeartbreakersThe 3 B’sThe Blue JaysThe ChantsThe East St. Louis GospelettesThe El RaysThe FlamingosThe Knight BrothersThe Meditation SingersThe NightcapsThe SonicsThe Soul StirrersThe StrangersThe StudentsThe Tune WeaversThe VibrationsThe ViolinairesWillie Dixon & The Chicago AllstarsWillie Mabon and His ComboWoodrow Adams
Release credits do not imply a current signing or an exclusive artist roster.
SOURCED RELEASE RELATIONSHIPS
Selected releases
201 sourced releases in this catalogue. This is a partial collection, sorted by title; it is not a complete discography or a latest-release feed.
- (Do the) Mashed Potatoes ↗
Release date: 1960Release genres: rhythm and blues · Genre source ↗
- 500% More Man →
Release date: 1965-12
- A Kiss From Your Lips / Get With It →
Release date: 1956-04
- Ah’w Baby / I Had My Fun →
Release date: 1960-03
- Ain't That Lovin' You Baby / My Dream →
Release date: 1959
- Back to School / Ooh Baby →
Release date: 1967
- Best of Little Walter ↗
Release date: 1958Release genres: Chicago blues · Genre source ↗
- Blue Christmas / The Spirit Of Christmas →
Release date: 1968-11
- Blues With a Feeling / Quarter to Twelve →
Release date: 1953-10
- Bo Diddley →
Release date: 1962-07
- Bo Diddley ↗
Release date: 1962Release genres: rock and roll · Genre source ↗
- Bo Diddley & Company →
Release date: 1962-12
- Bo Diddley & Company ↗
Release genres: jazz · Genre source ↗
- Bo Diddley / I'm a Man →
Release date: 1955-06
- Bo Diddley / I'm a Man →
Release date: 1961-12
- Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger →
Release date: 1961-09
- Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger →
Release date: 1990
- Bo Diddley Is a Gunslinger ↗
Release date: 1960Release genres: rock and roll · Genre source ↗
- Bo Diddley Is a Lover →
Release date: 1961-09
- Bo Diddley Is a Lover →
Release date: 1961-02
- Bo Diddley Is a Lover ↗
Release date: 1961Release genres: rhythm and blues · Genre source ↗
- Bo Diddley in the Spotlight →
Release date: 1960
- Bo Diddley in the Spotlight ↗
Release date: 1960Release genres: rhythm and blues · Genre source ↗
- Bo Diddley's 16 All-Time Greatest Hits →
Release date: 1964-03
SOURCED ARTIST ASSOCIATIONS
Artists linked to this entry
24 artists have a direct label association in Wikidata. These statements may be historical; they do not confirm a current contract or a release credit.
- Arbee Stidham ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Aretha Franklin ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Bo Diddley ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Buster Brown ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Dale Hawkins ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Danny Overbea ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Five Blind Boys of Mississippi ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Fontella Bass ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Gene Chandler ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- J. B. Lenoir ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Jimmy McCracklin ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Jimmy Witherspoon ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Joe Hill Louis ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- King Kolax ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Koko Taylor ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Little Joe Blue ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Little Milton ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Little Walter ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Lowell Fulson ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Robert Blair ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Sonny Boy Williamson II ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Steve Alaimo ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Tamiko Jones ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
- Willie Dixon ↗
Period not specified · Statement source ↗
03 / DEMO SUBMISSIONS
Send a demo
Not verified for demo submissions.
Being listed in this directory does not mean this entry is actively accepting unsolicited material.