Frankie Knuckles died yesterday

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The pioneer of house music in Chicago passed away unexpectedly on Monday

Frankie Knuckles, known to many as the “godfather of house music” because he pioneered the electronic dance music in Chicago club culture during the 1970s and ’80s, died Monday at the age of 59.

Knuckles’ longtime business partner Frederick Dunson confirmed the DJ’s death to theChicago Tribune in an email, saying simply that Knuckles had “died unexpectedly this afternoon at home.”

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