Frankie Knuckles, the Chicago DJ credited with helping to invent and popularise house music, has died aged 59.
Knuckles' business partner, Frederick Dunson, told the Chicago Tribune that he “died unexpectedly this afternoon at home" and that further details would be released on April 1.
I am devastated to write that my dear friend Frankie Knuckles has passed away today. Can't write anymore than this at the moment. I'm sorry.
Born in New York, Knuckles became known as the 'Godfather of House' after moving to Chicago in the late '70s, just as disco was entering its final throes.
After becoming a fixture of The Warehouse club, Knuckles would later put out records such as Your Love and The Whistle Song and remix Michael Jackson and Depeche Mode, among others.
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