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► Documenting a legacy. The late godfather of house music, Frankie Knuckles.

Frankie Knuckles Boiler Room London DJ Set

This is a live recording of Frankie Knuckles playing the RA & Learning Secrets party at Kingdom, Texas in 2013.
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Frankie Knuckles on RA

RA Live - 2013.10.05 - Frankie Knuckles at Kingdom, Texas

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Frankie Knuckles Lecture RBMA 2011

As I'm sure most of you already know, the Godfather of House, Frankie Knuckles, passed away yesterday. My chest has been tight with a heavy heart ever since I found out. At first I found this a little odd because I didn't know him personally. He's not a family friend or a close relative.

Over the last couple of hours though I've realised that I feel this way because of the music he made that inspired me. Ever since I got into House Frankie has been there. His tunes have both rocked my world and the clubs I've played and there is no doubt that this legendary DJ and producer changed the face of music, changed me, changed my life.

The title of this mix is a quote I saw multiple times on Facebook this morning. I don't know who originally quoted it, but I do know this; whenever House Music heads get together to remember him we will all say... 

'Without Him There Was No Us'.

Play it loud.

RIP Big Man

Download link here: www.djrichardfenn.co.uk

Tracklisting
1. Frankie Knuckles Featuring Roberta Gilliam - Workout (1992 Vocal Mix)
2. Frankie Knuckles Featuring Roberta Gilliam - Bassworks
3. Frankie Knuckles Feat Adeva - Love Can Change It (Danny Tenaglia Downtown Club Mix)
4. Frankie Knuckles Feat Adeva - Walkin' (Grant Nelson's Divine Gospel Mix)
5. Frankie Knuckles Presents Satoshi Tomiie - Tears (Full Intention Mix)
6. DJ Vivona & Joi Cardwell - Return To Love (A Directors Cut Treatment)
7. Frankie Knuckles & The Shapeshifters - The Ones You Love (Original Mix)
8. Frankie Knuckles Presents Directors Cut Featuring Jamie Principle - Your Love (Directors Cut Signature Mix)
9. Curtis McClain - The House Music Anthem (Directors Cut Retro Signature Mix)
10. Andrea Mendez - Bring Me Love (Frankie Knuckles Bomb)
11. Andrea Mendez - Bring Me Love (Frankie Knuckles Classic Mix)
12. Sybil - Troubled Waters (Directors Cut Gag-a-thon Remix)
13. Spencer Parker & Dan Beaumont - The Look (Director's Cut Signature Mix)
14. Frankie Knuckles Presents Directors Cut Feat. B. Slade - Get Over U (Sami Dee Edit)
15. Natalie Cole - Livin' For Love (Frankie Knuckles Dubbin' 4 Love)
16. Natalie Cole - Livin' For Love (Frankie Knuckles Classic Club Mix)
17. Frankie Knuckles - Baby Wants To Ride
18. Frankie Knuckles Presents Director's Cut & B. Slade - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)
19. Frankie Knuckles Featuring Adeva - Too Many Fish (Classic Frankie Version)
20. Frankie Knuckles & Niki Richards - Gimme Gimme (Disco Shimmy)
21. Kenny Summit & Darryl D'Bonneau - Why Me (Director's Cut Remix)
22. Joey Negro - The Sunburst Band - The Secret Life Of Us (Director's Cut Signature Mix)
23. Human Life - In It Together (Director's Cut Signature Togetherness)
24. DBow - Get Involved (Director's Cut Classic House Mix)
25. Frankie Knuckles Presents Jamie Principle - Because Of Your Love (The Groove Junkies Spoken Word Dub)
26. Jasper Street Co - Fly Away (Frankie Knuckles Remix)
27. Lem - European Boy (Director's Cut)
28. Frankie Knuckles Presents Directors Cut & Inaya Day - Let's Stay Home (Tony Humphries ‘Work & Play’ Mix)
29. Frankie Knuckles Presents Jamie Principle - I'll Take You There (Directors Cut Classic Signature Mix)
30. Frankie Knuckles & Niki Richards - I've Had Enough (The ShapeShifter's Remix)
31. The Layabouts Featuring Portia Monique - Bring Me Joy (Director's Cut Remix)
32. Kenny Summit & Director's Cut Featuring Yasmeen - Loving You (Original)
33. Namy Featuring Kathy Brown - Not This Time (Director's Cut Classic Mix)
34. Quentin Harris Featuring Ultra Nate - Give It 2 U (Frankie Knuckles Gagatha Christie Mix)
35. Climbers - Yasmine Azaiez - Left Your Love (Director's Cut Signature Mix)
36. Cerrone - Give Me Love (Frankie Knuckles Remix)
37. Frankie Knuckles Presents Director's Cut - The Whistle Song (Supernova Remix)
38. Sophia May - Come Back (Director's Cut Signature Mix)
39. Vintage Lounge Orchestra - Dreams (Director's Cut Classic Mix)
40. Soulful Session Featuring Lynn Lockamy - Hostile Takeover (Director's Cut Mix)
41. Byron Stingily - Back To Paradise (Frankie Knuckles Club Mix)
42. Hardsoul Featuring Ron Carroll - Back Together (Director's Cut Classic Club Mix)
43. Frankie Knuckles - It's Hard Sometimes (Frankie's Factory Dub)
44. Frankie Knuckles - It's Hard Sometimes (David Morales Alternative Mix)
45. Loose Ends - Hangin' On A String (Frankie Knuckles Club Mix)
46. Sounds Of Blackness - The Pressure (Frankie Knuckles Classic 12" With Vocal Intro Mix)

Without Him There Would Be No Us - A 5 Hour Frankie Knuckles Tribute Mix

Frankie Knuckles Godfather of House
January 18, 1955 – March 31, 2014


Frankie Knuckles  Live @ Jack Fridays Chicago 12-07-2007

I discovered Frankie Knuckles through his music, one that was, gentle, lush with a subdued, understated power that rocked many a dancefloor.
I had the privilege to hear him once in the heyday of his legendary residency at Sound Factory Bar in New York. I was submerged, sonically and emotionally by the beauty of the music I heard that night. I remember very clearly saying to myself that this would be impossible to ever equal.
That was 20 years ago, and I never got to hear this magic combination again.

I got to meet Frankie a few times, and he was always like his music, gentle, humble,   yet naturally imposing

I've put together here some of my favorite music from him. So that his legacy can keep on inspiring other people.

Rest in peace, Frankie, may your music keep on moving people eternally

My Tribute To Frankie Knuckles

A tribute to Frankie Knuckles.  With Love David

David Morales - A Tribute to Frankie Knuckles || Part 1

Music world lost another extremely important pioneer, our beloved Godfather of House, Frankie Knuckles. May he rest in everlasting peace. As the world mourns his passing it's important that we celebrate the movement that he's created. From House to Electronic Dance Music we owe all the praise to Frankie Knuckles. It's icons like Frankie (The Warehouse), Larry Levan (Paradise Garage), David Mancuso (The Loft) and Nicky Siano (The Gallery) that established dance music culture during the 70's and 80's in NYC and Chicago which ultimately changed the face of nightlife across the globe.  The message was always in the music. Dancing was the key of life. What you're about to listen to is a direct reflection of these pioneers via records they loved and played with lots of Frankie Knuckles productions and remixes throughout. His music raised me. Records like "Tears" and the "Whistle Song" have never left my crates. He will be sorely missed but the music lives on. 

At No Limits the idea is to continue the legacy of good music across the board with no boundaries, the way things used to be and should remain. Note, this is a live set, crowd noise will be heard throughout. Enjoy!

1. Nyce & Slo (Heavenly Mix) - Lil Louis
2. Nyce & Slo (Luv Bug Mix)- Lil Louis
3. Life Is A Dance (David Morales Mix) - Chaka Khan
4. Nipple To The Bottle - Grace Jones
5. I Need Somebody To Love Tonight (Inst) - Sylvester
6. Never Gonna Give You Up (Frankie's Hard R&B Club Mix) - Lisa Stansfield
7. Bad Habits - Jenny Burton
8. Hit & Run (Dj Spinna Refreak) - Loleatta Holloway
9. Hangin' On A String (Frankie Knuckles Club Mix) - Loose Ends
10. Ain't Nobody (Hallocinogenik Version) - Chaka Khan
11. Ain't Nobody (Frankie Knuckles Mix) - Chaka Khan
12. Seventh Heaven - Gwen Guthrie
13. All True Man (FK Classic Club Mix) - Alexander O'neal
14. Whatcha Gonna Do With My Lovin' (Def Mix) - Inner City
15. Change (Knuckle's Classic Club Mix) - Lisa Stansfield
16. Voodoo Ray (Paradise Ballroom Mix) - A Guy Called Gerald
17. It's You (Inst) - E.S.P.
18. Your Love - Frankie Knuckles 
19. Move Your Body - Marshall Jefferson
20. A Little Piano - Soft House Company

Live At No Limits w/Dj Spinna R.I.P. Frankie Knuckles! 4.3.14 Part 1

1. What You Need - Soft House Company
2. Instinctual (Vocal Def Mix) - Imagination
3. Whistle Song - Frankie Knuckles
4. Rock With You (Frankie's Favorite Club Mix) - Michael Jackson
5. Shake Your Body (House Shaker Version) - Jeanette Thomas
6. Ride The Rhythm (Instrumental Remix) (Mixed by Frankie Knuckles) - Marshall Jefferson feat. Kevin Irving
7. Ride The Rhythm - On The House with Marshall Jefferson
8. You Used To Hold Me - Xavier Gold
9. Let No Man Put Asunder (Frankie Knuckles Mix) - First Choice
10.Pieces (Sound Factory Mix) - Revoked 
11. Din Daa Daa - George Kranz
12. The Pressure (Frankie Knuckles Classic Mix) - Sounds Of Blackness
13. I'll Be Your Friend - Robert Owens
14. Baby Wants To Ride - Frankie Knuckles
15. No Way Back (Inst) - Adonis
16. I Feel Love - Donna Summer
17. Don't Leave Me This Way -  Harold Melvin & The Blue Notes
18. Love Hangover (Frankie Knuckles Remix) - Diana Ross
19. Love Hangover (Knuckles Tribal Hangover) - Diana Ross
20. Can You Feel It - Fingers Inc
21. Tears - Satoshi Tomie and Frankie Knuckles feat Robert Owens

Live At No Limits w/Dj Spinna R.I.P. Frankie Knuckles! 4.3.14  Part 2

In Honor Of…

01 Frankie Knuckles “Soon I Will Be Done”
02 Galaxy Group Feat Rich Medina “Lady Harlem”
03 Drala “datFreaky”
04 Vince Watson “Eminesence”
05 Atjazz & Oveous “Soldier”
06 Toby Derher “Labradusel”
07 Osunlade “Peacock”
08 Mylse Bigelow “Tunring Pages”
09 Roland Tings “Who You Love”
10 Praymond “Timeless Memory”
11 Dj Qu “Sliding Thru”
12 Mike Steva “Weekend Love” (Love Excerpt)
13 Frankie Knuckles “The Whistle Song”

compiled and mixed by Osunlade
image by Carlos Mena

In Honor Of...

1. Bad Boy - Frankie Knuckles & Jamie Principle
2. Get On Up, Get On Down - Roy Ayers
3. By The Way You Dance - Bunny Sigler
4. Dancer - Gino Soccio
5. Fordtrax - Baby Ford
6. Rain Falls - Frankie Knuckles
7. City Country City - War
8. E2-E4 - Manuel Göttsching
9. Eyes Of Sorrow - A Guy Called Gerald
10. Love You All My Lifetime - Chaka Khan
11. Waterfall - Mr. Fingers
12. Are You For Real - Deodato
13. Give Your Self To Me - Rude Boy Farley
14. Visions - Robert Owens (Morales & Knuckles)
15. Body Contact - The Traamps
16. Bourgie Bourgie (Joe Claussell's Classic Remix) - Ashford & Simpson
17. Everytime I See You - Roy Ayers

No Limits W/Dj Spinna R.I.P. Frankie Knuckles! 4.3.14 Part 4

Frankie Knuckles Tribute 108.7 WKS Chicago

This is the 160mp3 recording I took directly off the soundboard at the City of Chicago FRANKIE KNUCKLES TRIBUTE.   It was streamed live via audio & video to music lovers around the world on www.Undergroundhouse.tv   

This incredibly electric event took place on Tuesday June 3rd from 6-9pm at Millennium Park in front of the 'Cloud Gate' bean sculpture before a bouncing, joyous crowd of thousands of house-heads... all coming together as one to celebrate the legacy of the Godfather of House Music.... FRANKIE KNUCKLES.   The sun was shining in the blue sky and a positive joyous vibe filled the air.   The DJs (Elbert Phillips, Craig Loftis, Greg Gray and Mike Winston) absolutely crushed it with amazing and heartfelt sets.  

Intro:  
Chris Chalupsky (Program Coordinator - City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events)
Michelle T. Boone (Commissioner - City of Chicago’s Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events) 

Words:  
Alan King
Robert Williams
Frederick Dunson (Frankie Knuckles Estate)

DJs:
10:17 - ELBERT PHILLIPS
Elbert Phillips came of age on the burgeoning Chicago House Music scene in the 1980s. From humble beginnings, Elbert would blaze a trail, his DJing has taken him from Chicago to New York and then the world. After being chosen by Frederick Dunson of D/E Entertainment to play at a birthday party for Frankie Knuckles in 2002, Elbert was given the honored privilege to open for Frankie at public and private gigs over the next four years. Elbert has been working on studio production, resulting in the release of his reworking of Rufuss’ “Higher Together” (DJ Elbert’s Dancefloor Redux) featured on Qalomota’s Classics Remixed, and "Beacon Of Light" featuring spoken word artist, Isa Bright Starr on Qalomota Records (France).

55:36 - CRAIG LOFTIS
Craig Loftis has been dj’ing in the Chicago music scene since 1979. He received a degree in Sound Engineering, and after redesigning the sound system for Frankie’s club the Powerplant, he became Frankie’s personal sound engineer, opening DJ and general manager. They jointly developed Frankie’s production company Powerplant LTD, did various remixes of existing songs which are now considered Deep House Chicago classics, and soon after concentrated on producing a Chicago artist named Jamie Principle, one of house music first stars.

He later became chief engineer in charge of production for DJ International Records where he engineered, mixed and produced songs for Fast Eddie, Tyree Cooper, Julian Perez, Bad Boy Bill, Frankie Hollywood Rodriguez, Joe Smooth, Sterling Void, Paris Brightledge and Mike Dunn just to name a few. In 2000 Craig also became a member of the Slang Music Group, a remixing company based in Chicago which did mix work on such artist as Pink, Kelly Price, Sisco, R-Kelly, Ruff Endz, Backstreet boys and Whitney Houston. In 2012 Craig and longtime friend Joe Smooth teamed up to form GIFTED SOULS, with one of their first client being Frankie Knuckles himself, for the mix on Frankie’s track “Get Over You” featuring B-SLADE. Gifted Souls has developed a large remix catalog featuring some of largest Labels and Artist on the house music scene worldwide.

1:37:00 -  GREG GRAY
DJ Greg Gray has been playing records since he was 12 years old. Greg got into beat mixing in high school and spent two summers as an intern at the Power Plant while he was in college, under the direction of Frankie Knuckles, solidifying their longtime friendship. Greg has seen the music come full circle. His continual DJ’ing and love for the music has made Greg a respected pioneer on the underground scene.

2:18:11 - MIKE WINSTON
Mike Winston was Frankie's original opening DJ at the Powerplant and longtime friend. A pioneer in 1970’s DJ underground scene, Mike Winston was one of Frankie Knuckles early cohorts and dj collaborators.


RECORDED LIVE on Mixtube.dj via audio/video streaming webcast by http://www.Undergroundhouse.tv 

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City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE) http://www.cityofchicago.org/city/en/depts/dca.html

Event photograph of the crowd at the Frankie Knuckles Tribute was taken by Rahsaan Lowe at Millennium Park 



FRANKIE KNUCKLES TRIBUTE live From Millennium Park in Chicago 6/3/14

Satoshi Tomiie returned to Japan last month for a very special tribute performance alongside Robert Owens. Enjoy the free download! 

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Part 1 of 2 Satoshi Tomiie Podcast #09: Frankie Knuckles Tribute Set From Air, Tokyo

Satoshi Tomiie returned to Japan last month for a very special B3B performance along with DJ Nori & Ko Kimura as a tribute to Frankie Knuckles. 

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Part 2 of 2 Satoshi Tomiie Podcast #10: Frankie Knuckles Tribute Set From Air, Tokyo

Initially this was supposed to come out on the HOUSE MASTERS FRANKIE KNUCKLES Compilation on Defected.
To make a long story short... it never did, I was given the blessing from Judy Weinstein (Def Mix Productions Founder) along with Hector Romero to do as I please with this version.
I did this with my keyboardist Erik Deutsch the day after I attended Frankie Knuckles funeral because I felt like I needed to do something not just in his honor but to continue to raise awareness of who this ICON is and undoubtedly none of us house heads should ever forget.
The whistle song is what introduced me to his music so it was only right that I created a version that captured the soul & beauty of the original BUT I wanted to give it more of a BALLAD feel, a version WE CAN ALL USE to close out a great party in his honor when we have them or simply to just hear at your restaurant, lounge, chill/comfort zone.

So ENJOY THIS FREE DOWNLOAD and please play it when and where ever you can no matter where you are.

Frankie Knuckles - "The Whistle Song" (Mr. V's FK FOREVER Jazz Version)
Revisioned by Mr. V.
Keyboards & Bass by Erik Deutsch.
Mixed by Alberto Vaccarino @ Daddy's House, NYC.
Mastered by Mr. V @ Sole Channel Studios NYC.

*SPECIAL THANKS to Judy Weinstein & Hector Romero for giving me permission to give this & share this to the world.
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Whistle Song (Mr. V's FK Forever Jazz Version)

In honor of #FrankieKnucklesDay, here is a mix released by D&E Productions and 5 Magazine at a free party thrown by Frankie Knuckles called The Gift. Originally released on 500 CDs in 2008. Rare form!

Link: https://5mag.net/audio/frankie-knuckles-the-gift-mix/

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Frankie Knuckles: The Gift (5 Magazine DJ Series)

Is 2004 "classic mix" territory already? Well it's a few years old, but here is a mix from Frankie Knuckles recorded live at the Palms Hotel in Miami on March 8 2004. Original seems to have fallen off the internet.

Link: https://5mag.net/audio/classic-house-mixes/frankie-knuckles-live-palms-hotel-miami-2004/

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Frankie Knuckles: Live at the Palms Hotel, Miami [2004]

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Witness one of the greatest that ever did it — the late, great Frankie Knuckles.

Frankie Knuckles Boiler Room NYC DJ Set

INTERVIEW: http://www.thefader.com/2013/05/21/fader-mix-frankie-knuckles

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