Frankie Knuckles, godfather of house music, dies aged 59

[Slowbro]

[url]http://www.theguardian.com/music/201...-knuckles-dies[/url]

[quote]Frankie Knuckles, the Chicago house legend, has died aged 59.

Knuckles died Monday, as confirmed by longtime business partner, Frederick Dunson. According to the Chicago Tribune, more details would be confirmed today, with Dunson writing in an email that Knuckles “died unexpectedly this afternoon at home.”[/quote]

So sad. RIP.

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rd0Zo1WAk5I[/media]

[Awesomecaek]

Well, at least his music will go on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on...

[Pvt. Martin]

As a Chicagoan and lover of House, this saddens me.

Rest in Piece you funky bastard.

[Killuah]

All of the current clubbing music trends (at least here in Germany) comes from this music. Deep house an deep tech are really fucking big here. R.I.P.

[mochisushi]

Yay.

[Deadoon]

It's gotta suck to have your death reported on april fools day, nobody will believe it and then be depressed the next day when it ends up being real.

[WeekendWarrior]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOLE1YE_oFQ[/media]

RIP to one of the best.

[Hodd Toward]

RIP.
What a massive blow for the Sonic franchise.

[Slowbro]

[QUOTE=mochisushi;44418438]Yay.[/QUOTE]

Whoa, be careful not to cut yourself on that edge, bro.

[alex141]

Dang this sucks. One of my childhood memories was listening to the Whistle Song: