House Music innovator Frankie Knuckles dies at 59
House Music innovator Frankie Knuckles dies at 59
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The man known as the Godfather of House Music has died. DJ Frankie Knuckles created that style back in the late 1970’s here in Chicago and changed the face of electronic dance music. Frankie Knuckles died yesterday. He was 59.
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