Frankie Knuckles
American DJ and record producer (1955–2014) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Francis Warren Nicholls Jr. (January 18, 1955[1][2] – March 31, 2014), known professionally as Frankie Knuckles, was an American DJ, record producer, and remixer.[3] 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".[4]
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Birth name | Francis Warren Nicholls Jr. |
Born | (1955-01-18)January 18, 1955 New York, New York, U.S. |
Died | March 31, 2014(2014-03-31) (aged 59) Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
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Years active | 1975–2014 |
Labels | Virgin |
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