#Frankie Knuckles

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House is a music genre characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 120 beats per minute as a re-emergence of 1970's disco. It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground club culture and evolved slowly in the early/mid 1980s, and as DJs began altering disco songs to give them a more mechanical beat. By early 1988, House became mainstream and supplanted the typical 80s music beat

House was created and pioneered by DJs and producers in Chicago such as Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy, Jesse Saunders, Chip E., Joe Smooth, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Marshall Jefferson, Phuture, and others. House music initially expanded internationally, to London, then to other American cities, such as New York City, and ultimately a worldwide phenomenon.

In its most typical form, the genre is characterized by repetitive 4/4rhythms including bass drums, off-beat hi-hats, snare drums, claps, and/or snaps at a tempo of between 120 and 130 beats per minute (bpm); synthesizerriffs; deep basslines; and often, but not necessarily, sung, spoken or sampled vocals. In house, the bass drum is usually sounded on beats one, two, three, and four, and the snare drum, claps, or other higher-pitched percussion on beats two and four. The drum beats in house music are almost always provided by an electronic drum machine, often a Roland TR-808, TR-909, or a TR-707. Claps, shakers, snare drum, or hi-hat sounds are used to add syncopation. One of the signature rhythm riffs, especially in early Chicago house, is built on the clave pattern. Congas and bongos may be added for an African sound, or metallic percussion for a Latin feel

One book from 2009 states the name "house music" originated from a Chicago club called the Warehouse that was open from 1977 to 1982. Clubbers to the Warehouse were primarily African, gay men, who came to dance to music played by the club's resident DJ, Frankie Knuckles, who fans refer to as the "godfather of house". Frankie began the trend of splicing together different records when he found that the records he had were not long enough to satisfy his audience of dancers. After the Warehouse closed in 1983, eventually the crowds went to Knuckles' new club, The Power House, later to be called The Power Plant, and the club was renamed, yet again, into Music Box with Ron Hardy as the resident DJ. The 1986 documentary, "House Music in Chicago", by filmmaker, Phil Ranstrom, captured opening night at The Power House, and stands as the only film or video to capture a young Frankie Knuckles in this early era, right after his departure from The Warehouse. 

In the Channel 4 documentary Pump Up the Volume, Knuckles remarks that the first time he heard the term "house music" was upon seeing "we play house music" on a sign in the window of a bar on Chicago's South Side. One of the people in the car joked, "you know that's the kind of music you play down at the Warehouse!" In self-published statements, South-Side Chicago DJ Leonard "Remix" Rroy claimed he put such a sign in a tavern window because it was where he played music that one might find in one's home; in his case, it referred to his mother's soul and disco records, which he worked into his sets

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LET THE MUSIC USE YOU [RMX] '92 HARDCORE MIX by N.R.G. NIGHTWRITERS | 12" SGL, 1992

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Frankie Knuckles (deceased)

Gender: Male

Sexuality: Gay

DOB: 18 January 1955  

RIP: 31 March 2014

Ethnicity: African American

Occupation: DJ, record producer, musician

Note: Due to his importance in the development of the genre, Knuckles was often called “The Godfather of House Music”.

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(2001, Definity Records, DF012)

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Frankie Knuckles - Live at Ministry of Sound, 1992

Timestamps:

00:00 - Black Sheep – Strobelite Honey (Def Version)

06:09 - The Daou - Surrender Yourself (Ballroom Mix)

11:14 - Mental Instrum Featuring Windsor Goode - The Doo Doo Song (Newspaper Mix)

16:00 - Frankie Knuckles - Workout (Workin' Dub)

21:21 - 4th Measure Men - 4 You (MK Remix)

26:15 - Alison Limerick - Make It on My Own (Tony Humphries Rave Mix)

31:48 - Lil Louis - Club Lonely (I'm on the Guest List Mix)

39:55 - Loop 7 - The Theme (The Legend)

47:15 - Frankie Knuckles - Rain Falls (David's 12" Soakin Wet Mix)

51:59 - The Neville Brothers - Fly Like an Eagle (Into the Future Dub)

55:40 - Tito Puente - Para los Rumberos (Puente's Vibe Mix) 59:46 - Time to Play - Free Your Mind

1:04:08 - Ten City - My Peace of Heaven (International Mix)

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Coś do poczytania.

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happy black history, you can celebrate with this

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Delle mie cose e del suo illuminante sorriso.

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Eternal - Good Thing (Frankie Knuckles Vocal Club Mix)

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okay fellow music lovers, sharing some songs below the cut from the article featured in this reblog because they're phenomenal.

and this last one wasn't mentioned, but i went down a rabbit hole as i tend to do, and really dug it. honestly shocked it hasn't been sampled more?

also if you have spotify, i found this playlist that's going into my queue

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LET THE MUSIC (USE YOU) [DUB] THE NIGHT WRITERS | 12" SGL, 1987

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Currently Watching

MAESTRO Josell Ramos USA, 2003

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(1992, Fontana, 866 855-1) Remix by Frankie Knuckles.

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Lou Rawls - You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine (Kenny Summit, Frankie Knuckles & Eric Kupper Remix)

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