Frankie Knuckles

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American DJ and record producer

Born
18 January 1955, The Bronx
Died
31 March 2014, aged 59
Birth name
Francis Warren Nicholls, Jr.
Frankie Knuckles
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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, which originated in Chicago during the early 1980s and spread worldwide. In 1997, Knuckles won the Grammy Award for Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical. Knuckles was often called "the godfather of house music".

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