In the beginning there was Jack - and Frankie Knuckles. Alongside contemporaries Larry Levan and Ron Hardy, Knuckles changed the face of dance music for good with his eclectic DJ sets, reel-to-reel edits, live drum machine stunts and timeless production. Starting out in New York City, Knuckles got raised on a diet of David Mancuso’s hippie-esque Loft sessions, hung out at the Continental Baths and blew up balloons together with Larry Levan at Nicky Siano’s Gallery. From there he got hired by Robert Williams to be at the helm of Chicago’s Warehouse (guess where the term "house music" came from...). The rest is history as they say. Knuckles recorded timeless songs with Jamie Principles, remixed everyone from Jago to Chaka Khan and showed that he can also hold his own with 'Tears' and 'The Whistle Song'. It’s been a few years since his tenure at the Warehouse, but with remixes for the likes of Hercules and Love Affair, Frankie still shows he flexes total control. Get his (and house music’s) story straight from the bad boy himself.
Frankie Knuckles - Your Love - Trax
Jago - I'm Going To Go (Remix) - Full Time
The Night Writers - Let The Music (Use You) - Danica
On The House - Ride The Rhythm (Frankie Knuckles Remix) - Trax
Alexander O'Neal - All True Man (Big House Instrumental) - Tabu
Frankie Knuckles pres. Satoshi Tomiie - Tears (Classic Vocal Mix) - FFRR
Eve Gallagher - Love Is A Master Of Disguise (Classic Club Mix) - Charisma
Alison Limerick - Where Love Lives (Red Zone Dub) - Arista
Frankie Knuckles - The Whistle Song - Virgin
A Guy Called Gerald - Voodoo Ray (Paradise Ballroom Mix) - Warlock
Loose Ends - Hangin' On A String (Frankie Knuckles Radio Edit) - 10
Hercules and Love Affair - Blind (Frankie Knuckles Dub) - DFA
Michael Jackson - Rock With You (Frankie's Favorite Club Mix) - Epic
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