RIP Musician Frankie Knuckles, known as the Godfather of House - TopicsExpress



          

RIP Musician Frankie Knuckles, known as the Godfather of House music, has died unexpectedly at home, it has been announced. A pioneer of house- Knuckles was just 59. He made his name at The Warehouse, a club in northern Chicago. Knuckles produced house anthems including Tears & Your Love. He signed to Virgin Records, where he remixed or produced such artists as Mary J Blige, Janet Jackson, Pet Shop Boys, Diana Ross, Luther Vandross and Toni Braxton, and won a Grammy for best remixer of the year in 1997. Inducted to the Dance Music Hall of Fame in 2005, Knuckles also had a Chicago street named after him in 2004, on the former site of the Warehouse club.
Posted on: Tue, 01 Apr 2014 20:09:48 +0000

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