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Frankie Knuckles (born January 18, 1955, in New York City) is a DJ, producer and remix artist. He has earned the appellation “The Godfather of House.”
While studying Textile Design at FIT in Manattan, Knuckles began working as a DJ. He played soul, disco and R&B at The Continental Baths with fellow-DJ Larry Levan. Shortly after this, he began to gain notoriety and played at Better Days. When the Warehouse opened in Chicago in 1977 he was invited to play on a regular basis. He continued DJing there until 1982, at which point he started his own club, The Power Plant. When business difficulties caused it to fold, he moved back to NYC, and was the featured resident DJ at The World, and also had numerous subsequent residencies, inluding The Choice.
It was around this time that he began to immerse himself in producing, remixing and recording. His career really took off as a result. His earliest remixes include First Choice’s “Let No Man Put Asunder” and Jago’s “I’m Going To Go”. As house music gained momentum, pioneering producer Chip E. took Frankie under his tutelage and produced Frankie’s first recording, “You Can’t Hide”, featuring vocalist Ricky Dillard. Then came more production work, including Jamie Principle’s “Baby Wants to Ride”, and later, “Tears” with Robert Owens (of Fingers, Inc.) and Satoshi Tomiie.
While studying Textile Design at FIT in Manattan, Knuckles began working as a DJ. He played soul, disco and R&B at The Continental Baths with fellow-DJ Larry Levan. Shortly after this, he began to gain notoriety and played at Better Days. When the Warehouse opened in Chicago in 1977 he was invited to play on a regular basis. He continued DJing there until 1982, at which point he started his own club, The Power Plant. When business difficulties caused it to fold, he moved back to NYC, and was the featured resident DJ at The World, and also had numerous subsequent residencies, inluding The Choice.
It was around this time that he began to immerse himself in producing, remixing and recording. His career really took off as a result. His earliest remixes include First Choice’s “Let No Man Put Asunder” and Jago’s “I’m Going To Go”. As house music gained momentum, pioneering producer Chip E. took Frankie under his tutelage and produced Frankie’s first recording, “You Can’t Hide”, featuring vocalist Ricky Dillard. Then came more production work, including Jamie Principle’s “Baby Wants to Ride”, and later, “Tears” with Robert Owens (of Fingers, Inc.) and Satoshi Tomiie.
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Sunzy wrote:
smoooth
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hosselaarr wrote:
The legend!
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ipodista wrote:
Check out the Frankie podcast def mix of the 12th June 2009 on iTunes Music Store....
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m_monky wrote:
thanks for housemusic^)))))
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dogpark wrote:
agreed with kubilaycalik .... disco-boy.!! you always say the correct thing _ i love your love
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gustavosalinas wrote:
The Whistle Song , It's A Cold World, oooh so many
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Sandkamp wrote:
Keep On Movin' ..
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disco-boy wrote:
Your Love = greatest dance track ever ever ever <3
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NyCellaDwella1 wrote:
A TRUE HOUSE LEGEND.........
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NewYorkTaxi1983 wrote:
yeh. 'your love' is a great track. but 'the whistle song' is legendary. and certainly deserves to be number 1
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armandorama wrote:
how can you not feel this. the godfather, indeed.
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kubilaycalik wrote:
love his performance on ''blind'' of hercules&love affair!!!!
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IgorChete wrote:
The Whistle Song is not number one, coz it's not on GTA-SA! xD
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athena_kay wrote:
yeah seriously!!
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Pink_Floyd7890 wrote:
how is the whistle song not number one?
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awhite87 wrote:
'The Whistle Song Revisited' is great; I was expecting it to be a bit lacklustre - the original is a perfect classic after all, but this new mix is a good modern spin on this absoloute anthem.
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scottwkessler wrote:
ok, so frankie knuckles... the lyrics... the vocals... really bad.
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nauk1971 wrote:
Thank God for the Godfather of House!
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WooLv wrote:
nice mix in miami
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sfmightyo wrote:
The Godfather, Indeed!
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