Frankie Knuckles - The Godfather of House

April 1, 2014 

This week, we join music lovers all over the world in mourning the loss of Frankie Knuckles, the Godfather of House. 

 

"Nobody can agree on who invented the blues or birthed rock & roll, but there is no question that house music came from Frankie Knuckles, who died Monday afternoon of as-yet-undisclosed causes at age 59. One of the Eighties and Nineties' most prolific house music producers and remixers, Knuckles is, hands down, one of the dozen most important DJs of all time. At his Chicago clubs the Warehouse (1977-82) and Power Plant (1983-85), Knuckles’ marathon sets, typically featuring his own extended edits of a wide selection of tracks from disco to post-punk, R&B to synth-heavy Eurodisco, laid the groundwork for electronic dance music culture—all of it.

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More recently, Knuckles was regularly hitting the global club and (occasionally) festival circuit—and regularly converting kids who’d never heard of the Warehouse. Exhibit A: His sizzling Boiler Room session from April 2013. "When he was defining house music, all of us were running around the Christmas tree with a fucking toy drum," went the introduction. "So show some love, show some respect—throw yourself in the dirt for Frankie!"

From - Michaelangelo Matos, Frankie Knuckles, 'Godfather of House Music,' Dead at 59, April 1, 2014, 
http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/frankie-knuckles-godfather-of-house-music-dead-at-59-20140401#ixzz2xn3z9NRR. 

Frankie inspired and touched so many in our community with his warm heart and legendary music. We want to honor his legacy by spreading his music. One of our favorite tracks is "Your Love". What's your favorite?