Frankie Knuckles RIP

[fred flange]

The godfather of house saddly passed away yesterday,deeply influential and i will certainly listen to a bit of old skool tonight.

[tobinen]

Only 59 too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIdimVDuSEU

[Hoofy]

tobinen said:

Only 59 too.

! Just heard the news on FB. I was thinking he can't have been that old.

[selym]

Spookily, a bit of Chicago House appeared on my shuffle on the way into work this morning.

RIP big man.

[OlberJ]

I thought it was an April Fools on facebook this morning

[selym]

OlberJ said:

I thought it was an April Fools on facebook this morning

It would have been a sick one.

I wonder if any of the present day hipsters have made the connection between 'Your Love' and 'You Got the Love' by Florence and the Machine?

[DougMcC]

Aww bugger. RIP. Will certainly be listening to a bit of Chicago house this evening.

[UbiquitousToad]

R.I.P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOLE1YE_oFQ&fe...

[Eleven]

UbiquitousToad said:

R.I.P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOLE1YE_oFQ&fe...

Great tune. Shame he didn't give proper credit to Jamie Principle who wrote and performed it however.

Nevertheless a loss and a shame, 59 is no age.

[AV12]

As a soulful house and deep house disciple, he was a Legend

"Tears" for me.

[Otispunkmeyer]

Oh man, only 59?! Gutted he's gone. What a guy! What music!

[Otispunkmeyer]

selym said:

It would have been a sick one.

I wonder if any of the present day hipsters have made the connection between 'Your Love' and 'You Got the Love' by Florence and the Machine?

none i bet

wasn't "your love" written by Jamie Principle?

Knuckles played it a lot and it took off. It was eventually released on record and he was credited as well. Not strictly his own creation, but instrumental in the success and status of the track. So worthy either way.

is absolutely classic though. Still sounds great today. I could listen to it forever!

Edited by Otispunkmeyer on Tuesday 1st April 16:12

[UbiquitousToad]

The Florence and the Machine version was crap and i like that band.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EanuiNxcVHk

[Justin Cyder]

Otispunkmeyer said:

I could listen to it forever!

Edited by Otispunkmeyer on Tuesday 1st April 16:12

I remember buying the 12" the week it came out. Still have it & still listen to it. It's a stone cold classic.

[Otispunkmeyer]

Justin Cyder said:

Otispunkmeyer said:

I could listen to it forever!

Edited by Otispunkmeyer on Tuesday 1st April 16:12

I remember buying the 12" the week it came out. Still have it & still listen to it. It's a stone cold classic.

Its those 3 little notes, over and over.... its just a bit mesmerising!

[lamboman100]

Controversy aside, one of the greatest tunes ever made.

[jakesmith]

Saw him last year at Festival #6, great guy

[entropy]

Just come across this bloody hell banging out tunes at 59!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=644UU55eyzk

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EanuiNxcVHk

Legend

[959]

R.I.P. SIR.

[MarshPhantom]

Only just heard about this, sad news.