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Cadillac Records

CTL-W-0158 · Work

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Combined Graph record U-00470 · provenance: canonical master store (CSV), record CTL-W-0158. Master record source: CTL seed 2026-10-16 — UNVERIFIED, verify before public citation.

Chess Records story

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Chess Records story

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Film (work_type: film) US, 2008 Directed by Darnell Martin Main cast: Adrien Brody, Jeffrey Wright, Gabrielle Union, Columbus Short, Cedric the Entertainer, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Eamonn Walker, Mos Def, Beyonce Knowles Story of Chess Records and its founder Leonard Chess (supports stored note)

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The Chess Records studio booth during restoration, Chicago — CultureTechLens
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