Phil Chess, one of the founding members of Chess records passed away. He and his brother, Leonard, recorded obscure and unknown blues artists and made them available to white audiences and helped make them famous. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/10/20/arts/music/phil-chess-dead.html?hpw&rref=obituaries&action=click&pgtype=Homepage&module=well-region®ion=bottom-well&WT.nav=bottom-well&_r=1