Frankie Knuckles

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Knuckles at the Sugar Factory Club (2012)

Frank Warren "Frankie" Knuckles Jr. (born January 18, 1955 in the Bronx , New York City , † March 31, 2014 in Chicago ) was an American DJ and musician known as the "Godfather of House " ("Godfather of House ") was true.

Life

Through his friend Larry Levan , Knuckles came into contact with the burgeoning disco and dance scene as a teenager . They were particularly interested in the disc jockeys , and Knuckles was given the opportunity to stand at the turntables for the first time in 1972: he was hired by Tee Scott for six months for the Better Days club . Levan and Knuckles were also allowed to help Nicks Siano (DJ in The Gallery) prepare the parties. From 1972 to 1976 they also helped at the Continental Baths, where Knuckles was able to develop his skills as a DJ.

In the mid-1970s, New Yorker Robert Williams moved to Chicago to open a new club. He got to Knuckles through a mutual friend and hired him as a DJ (after Levan had canceled). There he became resident DJ in the legendary warehouse , where Knuckles' revolutionary mixing techniques from disco and RnB music finally resulted in house.

When the warehouse doubled its ticket prices in 1982, Knuckles was outraged and left the club. He opened the Power Plant. In the mid-1980s, hip-hop displaced the house scene and the Power Plant closed in 1986. In 1987, Knuckles tried again and opened the Power House club, which was quickly closed by the authorities.

At the end of the 1980s he had to leave Chicago after he had recorded several tracks with Jamie Principle and sold them to two labels behind his back; Principle then took on the track Knucklehead . Although the early house music scene often featured mafia-like business practices, Knuckles was initially an undesirable person in the Chicago scene after this action and moved to New York City.

In the 1990s, Knuckles was a resident DJ at New York's Sound Factory for six years . He has also been booked worldwide and toured around the globe.

Knuckles worked as a remixer for Michael Jackson , the Pet Shop Boys and Diana Ross , among others , and won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical .

Knuckles received a great honor when Chicago renamed the street where the warehouse was located on August 25, 2004, to Honorary Frankie Knuckles Way . In 2005 he was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame .

On March 31, 2014, he died of diabetes .

Discography (selection)

Albums

  • 1991: Beyond the Mix (Virgin Records America)
  • 1995: Welcome to the Real World (featuring Adeva ) (Virgin)
  • 2004: A New Reality (Definity Records)

Remixes

literature

  • Bill Brewster, Frank Broughton: Last Night a DJ Saved my Life: the History of the Disc Jockey . Headline Book Publishing Ltd., 1999, ISBN 0-7472-6230-6
  • Tim Lawrence: Love Saves the Day: A History of American Dance Music Culture, 1970-1979 . Duke University Press, 2004, ISBN 0-8223-3198-5 .

Web links

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  1. ^ "Godfather of House Music": Star DJ Frankie Knuckles died at spiegel.de, accessed on April 1, 2014
  2. ↑ a b c d Frankie Knuckles, house music 'godfather,' dead at 59 at chicagotribune.com, accessed April 1, 2014
  3. ^ The house that Frankie Knuckles built at theguardian.com, accessed April 1, 2014
  4. ↑ Die Rache von Disco at taz.de, accessed on April 1, 2014
personal data
SURNAME Knuckles, Frankie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Frank Warren Knuckles Jr.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American DJ and musician
DATE OF BIRTH January 18, 1955
PLACE OF BIRTH Bronx , New York City
DATE OF DEATH March 31, 2014
Place of death Chicago