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.
- Bo Diddley's Beach Party ↗
Release date: 1964Release genres: rock and roll · Genre source ↗
- Bo Diddley's a Twister →
Release date: 1962-01
- Bo Diddley's a Twister ↗
Release genres: rhythm and blues · Genre source ↗
- Boom, Boom, Out Goes the Lights / Temperature →
Release date: 1957-06
- Born Blind / Ninety Nine →
Release date: 1958-01
- Bring It on Home / Down Child →
Release date: 1966
- Broken Heart / Me and My Chauffeur →
Release date: 1953
- Call Me / Pills →
Release date: 1961
- Chess Golden Decade Volume 1 - The Early Fifties →
Release date: 1973-10
- Coming Home / Have You Changed Your Mind →
Release date: 1960-04
- Cops and Robbers / Down Home Special →
Release date: 1956-10
- Crazy Legs / Crazy for My Baby →
Release date: 1961-07
- Crazy Lovin' / Love Me Tonight →
Release date: 1963-10
- Cross My Heart / Dissatisfied →
Release date: 1958
- Daddy Talk to Your Son / She Don't Know →
Release date: 1958-08
- Darling I Know / Christine →
Release date: 1954-05
- Diddley Daddy / She's Fine, She's Mine →
Release date: 1955
- Diddy Wah Diddy →
Release date: 1956-02
- Diddy Wah Diddy ↗
Release date: 1956Release genres: rhythm and blues · Genre source ↗
- Diggin' My Potatoes / Snake Dancer →
Release date: 1964
- Do You Remember / Blue Tears →
Release date: 1958-09
- Don't Drive Me Baby / You're Gonna Miss Me →
Release date: 1957
- Don't Have to Hunt No More / Tonight With a Fool →
Release date: 1953
- Don't Mess Up a Good Thing →
Release date: 1965
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.