Frankie Knuckles
(1955-2014)
American DJ and record producer
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Francis Warren Nicholls Jr. (January 18, 1955 – March 31, 2014), known professionally as Frankie Knuckles, was an American DJ, record producer, and remixer. He played an important role in developing and popularizing house music, a genre of music that began in Chicago during the early 1980s and subsequently spread worldwide. In 1997, Knuckles won the Grammy Award for Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical. Due to his importance in the development of the genre, Knuckles was often called "The Godfather of House Music".
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18 January 1955 The Bronx, New York, United States
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31 March 2014 (aged 59) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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