The DJ and producer widely revered as the “Godfather of House,” reportedly died due to complications of diabetes. By Lars Brandle, Billboard Frankie Knuckles H Frankie Knuckles, the DJ and producer ...

Back in the late '70s and early '80s, Frankie Knuckles spun at a Chicago club called The Warehouse, which is where his special brand of music, House, got its name. Back in the late '70s and early '80s ...

The world of EDM (Electronic Dance Music) was shocked to learn today of Frankie Knuckles‘ death at just 59 years of age of complications from diabetes. Knuckles moved from New York and started ...

Famed DJ and record producer Frankie Knuckles, who helped popularize house music first in Chicago then all over the country, earning him the nickname the Godfather of House Music, died “unexpectedly” ...

CHICAGO -- The man known as ''the godfather of Chicago house music'' has died. Frankie Knuckles came to Chicago from New York in the 1970s. He was a driving force behind house music, a type of disco ...

If you’ve danced to anything with a four – to – the – floor beat anytime over the last 25 years or so, you’ve done so because DJ Frankie Knuckles made it possible. Yes, from his stints at Chicago’s ...

The iconic DJ is credited with helping popularize the style of mixes and remixes known as house music. The cause of death is still unknown, but he... Dance Music Legend Frankie Knuckles Dies At 59 ...

Frankie Knuckles, the Grammy-winning DJ, producer and remixer dubbed the “godfather of house music,” died on March 31 due to complications from diabetes. He was 59. A Bronx native, Knuckles (born ...

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Fans of House music legend Frankie Knuckles are in mourning after news that the celebrated DJ and producer has died. Knuckles’ passing was confirmed by two close colleagues via Twitter and numerous ...

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CHICAGO (AP) — Frankie Knuckles, a Chicago disc jockey known as the “Godfather of House Music,” has died at age 59. The Cook County medical examiner says Knuckles died Monday in Chicago. The Grammy ...