House Music Pioneer Frankie Knuckles Dead at 59
FUSE TV - House Music Pioneer Frankie Knuckles Dead at 59
Last night, house music pioneer Frankie Knuckles died at the age of 59. The cause of death has not been released, but it was known by friends that the man widely referred to as the "Godfather of House" had been in poor health.
The Black Madonna, a DJ in charge of booking shows at the landmark Chicago dance club Smart Bar, tweeted last night that she last saw Knuckles at his annual birthday party this past January. "He was too sick to play his birthday," she wrote. "He sat in the green room and Smart Bar sang to him through the floor. In a way, we knew then that we weren't going to keep him much longer."
Knuckles began DJing as a college student in New York in the early 1970s before moving to Chicago in 1977. There, he began spinning regularly at a club called Warehouse, and eventually the music he played—often his own edits of disco tracks—began to be known by patrons and fans as "house" music. In 1983, he opened his own club in the city called the Power Plant. As critic Jess Harvell wrote on Twitter last night, Knuckles was "one of a handful of people where his taste in music alone radically changed the direction of pop forever."
Soon, Knuckles became known for his remixes and original production work. Check out a playlist of his most enduring tracks below.
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Knuckles at the Tattoo Parlor: G-Thing
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Knuckles and Success: G-Thing
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Music
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B Plus Praises Jazz and Afrofuturism Pioneer Sun Ra
21m
Gnawa Music Festival
21m
Ganesh Music Festival
21m
School House Bounce
House Of Joy
20m
Marchin Music’s Major League
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House of Joy - Trailer
15m
House Shoes' Vinyl Collection
10m
The Trap House Slide
2m
Bougie on a Budget Music Video
41m
Michelle Obama: After White House
5m
Got a Guy G-Fella Music Video
6m
King Keraun Gets Into Tiny Houses
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Chika On Building Community Through Her Music (Extended)
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The Hottest Music x Sneaker Collabs of 2016
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Ian Calls Music Video Editing Process "A B-tch"
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G Fella Delivers More Grilling Tips and Talks New Music
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Tina Serves Up Sass In "Me and You" Music Video
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The Luxurious NYC Housing Authority AirBnB
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Ate Mile
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The Exclusive Premiere of Big Freedia's New Music Video, "BigFoot"
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Get A Taste of G Fella's Style with His Gangster Music Video
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Ian Sings His Heart Out in "Starts With You Baby" Music Video
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Love at First Sight
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Bionka Performs At Beaux
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Live at Home, Loser?
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Stevie Nicks: Wild at Heart
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T-Pain's School of Business: Artiphon- The All In One Musical Device | Season 1 Look Back |
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Superduper Kyle's Stay At Home Staycation
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Dikembe Mutombo on Adidas at Sneaker Con
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At the Buffet, There Are No Rules
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Nya and Bambiana Bond At Cat Cafe
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Success at the Tattoo Parlor: G-Thing
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Former Cadet Bonds With Blue Devils Friends At Picnic
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Unboxing with T-Pain at ComplexCon - Ep. 2
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Unboxing with T-Pain at ComplexCon - Ep. 3
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G Fella at the T-Shirt Shop: G-Thing
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On Set At The Transcendent Season 2 Promo Shoot
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Unboxing with T-Pain at ComplexCon - Ep 1
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Ann-Marie Hoang
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A$AP Rocky & Trinidad James At H-Town Sneaker Summit
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Xristina Tries To Romance A Ghost At A Haunted B&B
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So You Can't Get Pregnant By Smiling at a Boy?
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King Keraun Learns How To Make The Perfect At Home Pillow Fort
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Blue Devils' Lead Trumpet Player Toots His Own Horn at Harrelson Trumpet Shop
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Cribfest
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Tony Touch's Vinyl Collection
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Which Drum Corps Section Would Survive The Zombie Apocalypse
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Hanh, Solo
1h 17m
Ellie and Abbie
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Miguel
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Nickodemus
21m
Enter the Metaverse
Fuse's Excellent Adventure
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Shake, Wiggle, Work
1h 37m
Juneteenth Honors 2023
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Trippie Redd
57m
Pink: The Truth
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Hype Up - Trailer
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High Strung - Trailer
20m
Right To Twerk
23m
The Great Director
10m
Bilal
2m
Carlos Niño Shares His All-Time Favorite Record
20m
The Hustle
Hype Up
21m
Shake Out
1m
Beyond Paradise - Trailer
21m
I Need A Plane
59m
Dolly Parton: Queen of Country
22m
Che and HSM3 Premieres
20m
You're Cut
40m
Ariana Grande: State of Mind
21m
Bounce Texas Style
23m
Stage Fright
21m
Wacken Open Air Festival
21m
Ibiza, Spain
46m
Jessy's Girl
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Most Shocking Celebrity Deaths
41m
Prince: My Name Is
Crate Diggers
42m
Britney Spears: Breaking Free
59m
Madonna: Goddess of Pop
57m
Freddie Mercury: The Ultimate Showman
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Crate Diggers - Trailer
45m
Maid To Order
21m
Asian Song Festival
41m
Rihanna: Rebirth
Lie Detector
22m
Pepe Aguilar
2m
Pusha T Breaks Down His ADIDAS Partnership
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Quantic
1h 22m
Rockabul
20m
Manager Shake Up
41m
8 Most Iconic Rappers
52m
Taylor Swift: Wild Dreams
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