Frankie Knuckles meets Dave Pearce
Another chance to hear Dave Pearce meeting house music pioneer Frankie Knuckles, who passed away recently, to discuss his four decades in dance.
Following the sad news of Frankie Knuckles' passing, we repeat the 6 Mix from 2011 when Dave Pearce met the Godfather of house music to discuss his four decades in dance.
Knuckles began his career DJ-ing soul and disco records alongside infamous selector Larry Levan whilst studying textile design in Manhattan, New York. His reputation soon spread and he found himself playing at the Warehouse in Chicago in the mid 1980s, where his sets fusing bleeps, beats and bass - made with a drum machine bought from Derrick May - were credited with inventing an entire new genre of rhythmic music; house.
After the Warehouse folded in the early 1990s Frankie moved back to New York where he re-worked by tracks by Alison Limerick, Electribe 101 and had hits with anthemic tunes including The Whistle Song and Your Love. Since then, Frankie has carried on DJing around the world and remains a talismanic figure in electronic music.
In this two hour special, Frankie Knuckles reflects with Dave Pearce on his last 35 years in dance, telling the real story of how he pioneered the Chicago sound. He and Dave also reminisce about the time they spent in New York during the early 1990s and how house music has developed since.
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Music Played
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First Choice
Let No Man Put Asunder
- Delusions.
- Salsoul Records.
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Marshall Jefferson
Move Your Body - The House Music Anthem
- Backbeats.
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Frankie Knuckles
Your Love (feat. Jamie Principle)
- Your Love / Baby Wants To Ride.
- Trax Records.
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Frankie Knuckles
The Whistle Song
- Beyond The Mix.
- Virgin America.
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Frankie Knuckles
Tears (feat. Satoshi Tomiie & Robert Owens)
- Tears.
- FFRR.
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Frankie Knuckles & Director鈥檚 Cut
I'll Take You There (feat. Jamie Principle)
- Frankie Knuckles presents Director's Cut.
- Nocturnal Groove.
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Frankie Knuckles
It's Hard Sometime (feat. Shelton Beckton)
- Beyond The Mix.
- Virgin Records America, Inc..
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Frankie Knuckles
Godfather
- Beyond The Mix.
- Virgin America.
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Alison Limerick
Where Love Lives (Come On In)
- And Still I Rise.
- Arista.
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Martin Circus
Disco Circus
- Prelude Records.
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MFSB
Love Is The Message
- Love Is The Message.
- Philadelphia International Records.
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Robert Owens
I'll Be Your Friend
- Perfecto.
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Peech Boys
Don't Make Me Wait
- Life Is Something Special.
- Island Records.
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Sounds of Blackness
The Pressure
- The Evolution Of Gospel.
- A&M Records.
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The Detroit Spinners
It's A Shame
- 2nd Time Around.
- Tamla Motown.
Credit
Role | Contributor |
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Producer | Rowan Collinson |
Broadcasts
- Sun 15 May 2011 20:00成人快手 Radio 6 Music
- Sat 21 May 2011 22:00成人快手 Radio 6 Music
- Sat 31 Mar 2012 22:00成人快手 Radio 6 Music
- Fri 4 Apr 2014 22:00成人快手 Radio 6 Music