¿A qué habrán sonado las discotecas a finales de los 70´s? En esos tiempos las disqueras estaban asqueadas de la música disco y creían qué el género estaba muerto. Decidieron no firmar más contratos con artistas tocando cualquier cosa bailable. Estrategia nada inteligente que agradezco infinitamente.

Gracias a la escasez de música danzable, Frankie Knuckles se dedicó a deshacer y rehacer las canciones del "momento" para convertirlas en cosas que sí sirvieran para mover el cuerpo. Así inventó el house. Con eso hizo unos remixes cremísimas. Su música volvió locos a los europeos. Su fama provocó que Obama le pusiera su nombre a una calle en Chicago. Todo lo anterior lo convirtió en algo así como el _Godfather_ de la electrónica.

Ayer se murió. Hoy hicimos una compilación de sus mejores remixes para que lo recuerden bailando o se derritiéndose, como lo prefieran. Dense:

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She passed away on February 11, 2012 at her age of 48. 
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Whitney Houston - Million Dollar Bill (Frankie Knuckles Director's Cut Signature Club Mix)

Michael Jackson - Rock With You (Frankie Knuckles Remix)

kathy sledge - freedom  ( Frankie Knuckles remix )

"I Don't Want To" is a song by American R&B singer Toni Braxton, released as the third single from her second studio album, Secrets (1996). Written and produced by R. Kelly, this ballad describes the agony of a break-up. The single—released in the U.S. as a double A-side with the airplay smash hit "I Love Me Some Him"—shot to number 19 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 9 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs during the summer of 1997. While not as successful as the two preceding singles, it became her third consecutive chart-topper on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play in July 1997, following "You're Makin' Me High" and "Un-Break My Heart".

Frankie Warren Knuckles, Jr. (January 18, 1955 -- March 31, 2014) was an American DJ, record producer, and remixer. He was born in the Bronx borough of New York City and later moved to Chicago. He played an important role in developing and popularizing house music in Chicago during the 1980s when the genre was being created. In 2005, Knuckles was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame for his achievements.

Due to his importance in the development of the genre, he is often known as "The Godfather of House Music".While studying textile design at FIT in New York, Knuckles began working as a DJ, playing soul, disco and R&B at The Continental Baths with fellow DJ Larry Levan. He moved from New York City to Chicago and when the Warehouse club opened in Chicago in 1977, he was invited to play on a regular basis. He continued DJing at the Warehouse until 1982, when he started his own club in Chicago, The Power Plant.

As house music was being innovated in Chicago, producer Chip E. took Knuckles under his tutelage and produced Knuckle's first recording, "You Can't Hide", featuring vocalist Ricky Dillard. Then came more production work, including Jamie Principle's "Baby Wants to Ride", and later "Tears" with Robert Owens (of Fingers, Inc.) and (Knuckles' protégé and future Def Mix associate) Satoshi Tomiie.

Knuckles left the Warehouse to start his own club, The Power Plant, in 1983. When the Power Plant closed in 1987, he DJ'd for 4 months at Delirium in the UK. Chicago house artists were in high demand and having major success in the UK with this new genre of music. Knuckles was the featured resident DJ at The World, and also had numerous other residencies. Knuckles also had a stint in New York, where he continued to immersed himself in producing, remixing, and recording.

Knuckles did a number of popular Def Classic Mixes with John Poppo as sound engineer. Knuckles partnered with David Morales on Def Mix Productions. With several important original productions and remixes to his name, by the early 1990s, Knuckles was becoming a well-known name in the increasingly popular house music genre.

In 1991, Knuckles' debut album Beyond the Mix, released on Virgin Records, contained his biggest hit to date, "The Whistle Song". The Def Classic Mix of "Change" by Lisa Stansfield done around this period also featured the whistle like motif. Another track from the album, "Rain Falls" featured vocals from Lisa Michaelis. Key remixes from this time include his rework of the Electribe 101 anthem "Talking With Myself" and "Where Love Lives" by Alison Limerick. 8,000 copies of the album had sold by 2004.

When Junior Vasquez took a sabbatical from Manhattan's The Sound Factory, he took over and launched a successful run as resident DJ until Vasquez made his return, at which point Knuckles became the resident DJ at The Sound Factory Bar. Knuckles remained part of the underground scene. Knuckles won the 1997 Grammy Award for Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical.

Knuckles continued to work as a remixer through the 1990s and into the next decade, reworking tracks from Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross, Diana Ross, Eternal and Toni Braxton. He released several new singles, including "Keep on Movin'" and a re-issue of an earlier hit "Bac N Da Day" with Definity Records. In 1995, he released his second album titled Welcome to the Real World. By 2004, 13,000 copies had sold.

In 2004, he released a thirteen track album of original material - his first in over a decade, entitled A New Reality, which was critically well received. In October 2004 "Your Love" appeared in the videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on house music radio station, SF-UR. On 19 September 2005, Knuckles was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame for his outstanding achievement as a DJ.

Knuckles is featured in the 2006 documentary film, The UnUsual Suspects - Once Upon a Time in House Music by Chip E., and the 2005 documentary film, Maestro by Josell Ramos.

Knuckles died in Chicago from complications related to diabetes, his death was reported on March 31, 2014.

Tony Braxton - I Don't Want (Frankie Knuckles Original Edited Mix) 1996

(Karyn White / James Harris Ⅲ / Terry Lewis)

Produced by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis for
Flyte Tyme Productions,Inc.

Additional Production & Remix by Frankie knuckles for Def Mix Productions

Karyn White - Hungah (Frankie Knuckles Remix)

Shola Ama-Who's Loving My Baby (Frankie's Deep House Vocal Mix)

Original by the Isley Brothers :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T88fbHOmvRk
Label : Atlantic -- 0-86010
Country : USA
Released : 1991
Style : House, Downtempo
Keyboards by Satoshi Tomiie & Terry Burrus
Remixed by Frankie Knuckles
Producer : Ronin Inc.
source :
http://www.discogs.com/Nicki-Richards-Summer-Breeze/release/798110

Nicki Richards - Summer Breeze [Club Mix] (1991)

Eve Gallagher   love is a master of disguise Frankie Knuckles remix. Piano Terry Burrus

Eve Gallagher- love is a master of disguise -Frankie Knuckles Remix

Hit me off (Frankie Knuckles Mix) - New Edition

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