Check-Mate
1960s R&B and soul label from Detroit, Michigan.
Check-Mate was a subsidiary of the Chicago, Illinois-based Chess label. When Anna was bought by Berry Gordy in April 1961, Gwen Gordy and Billy Davis continued to sell Anna's master tapes to Chess. Check-Mate was started to release Detroit area artists, and a number of Anna masters were released on Check-Mate during 1961 and 1962.
Check-Mate was a subsidiary of the Chicago, Illinois-based Chess label. When Anna was bought by Berry Gordy in April 1961, Gwen Gordy and Billy Davis continued to sell Anna's master tapes to Chess. Check-Mate was started to release Detroit area artists, and a number of Anna masters were released on Check-Mate during 1961 and 1962.