The world of EDM (Electronic Dance Music) was shocked to learn today of Frankie Knuckles‘ death at just 59 years of age of complications from diabetes. Knuckles moved from New York and started ...

Back in the late '70s and early '80s, Frankie Knuckles spun at a Chicago club called The Warehouse, which is where his special brand of music, House, got its name. Back in the late '70s and early '80s ...

CHICAGO -- The man known as ''the godfather of Chicago house music'' has died. Frankie Knuckles came to Chicago from New York in the 1970s. He was a driving force behind house music, a type of disco ...

Frankie Knuckles has died at the age of 59, his business partner announced on Monday night (March 31). Sometimes referred to as the 'godfather of house', Knuckles relocated to Chicago from New York ...

House music was born out of the creativity of Chicago-based DJs as they aimed to evolve disco music. One of the DJs at the center of that era was Frankie Knuckles, who built his musical chops at a gay ...

DJ Frankie Knuckles discusses the early days of house music at the Warehouse in this 2004 interview. DJ Frankie Knuckles discusses the early days of house music at the Warehouse in this 2004 interview ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- A new theater production tells the story of legendary Chicago DJ Frankie Knuckles and the house music scene he founded. "In the Beginning there was House" is a new production from ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. “In the beginning there was house” is an ...

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(CNN) — DJ Frankie Knuckles, who died Monday at 59, is remembered as a legendary producer, remixer and house music pioneer. The Grammy-winning Knuckles combined “elements of disco, electronic sound, ...

As the shocking news spread like wildfire, the dance music community hoped beyond hope that news of his passing was a cruel April Fool’s Day joke, but it soon became clear that Chicago House Music ...

Frankie Knuckles, a Chicago disc jockey known as the "Godfather of House Music," has died at age 59. The Cook County medical examiner says Knuckles died Monday in Chicago. The Grammy winner is ...