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.
- Don't Touch My Head / I've Been Down So Long →
Release date: 1957-02
- Don’t Start Me Talkin’ / All My Love in Vain →
Release date: 1955
- Down and Out Blues →
Release date: 1959
- Down and Out Blues ↗
Release date: 1959Release genres: Chicago blues · Genre source ↗
- Every Day I Have To Cry / Little Girl (Please Take A Chance With Me) ↗
Release date: 1962-12
- Every Day I Have to Cry ↗
Release date: 1963Release genres: pop music · Genre source ↗
- Everyday I Have to Cry →
Release date: 1963
- Flamingos →
Release date: 1959
- Flatfoot Sam / Darling Remember →
Release date: 1957-07
- Glory, Glory →
Release date: 1971
- Go Bo Diddley ↗
Release date: 1959Release genres: rock and roll · Genre source ↗
- Go Go Power / Good Timin' →
Release date: 1966
- Goin’ to the River / Let Me Tell You Baby →
Release date: 1964-02
- Grits Ain’t Groceries →
Release date: 1969
- Groovin' With Jesus →
Release date: 1971
- Half Moon / Speedillac →
Release date: 1958
- Happy, Happy Birthday Baby →
Release date: 1957
- Happy, Happy Birthday Baby / Ol Man River →
Release date: 1957
- Have Guitar Will Travel →
Release date: 1960-01
- Have Guitar Will Travel ↗
Release date: 1960Release genres: rock and roll · Genre source ↗
- Help Me ↗
Release date: 1963Release genres: blues · Genre source ↗
- Hey! Bo Diddley ↗
Release date: 1957Release genres: rhythm and blues · Genre source ↗
- Hey! Bo Diddley / Mona →
Release date: 1957-04
- Hey! Good Lookin' →
Release date: 1965-04
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.