Something Left, Something Taken
Synopsis
Leonard Chess changed the face of modern music, and he did so without playing a note. An immigrant
living in Chicago just as the city was exploding with new blues sounds, he heard what few others did
at the time: the universal passion in the music of performers like Etta James, Muddy Waters, and Bo
Diddley, all who rose to fame thanks to Chess. At first with a nightclub, and then with his legendary
record label, Leonard Chess earned his place in American cultural history. This is his story, the real
story, and it rocks.
