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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.

2 hours

Last on

Fri 4 Apr 2014 22:00

Music Played

  • First Choice

    Let No Man Put Asunder

    • Delusions.
    • Salsoul Records.
  • Marshall Jefferson

    Move Your Body - The House Music Anthem

    • Backbeats.
  • Frankie Knuckles

    Your Love (feat. Jamie Principle)

    • Your Love / Baby Wants To Ride.
    • Trax Records.
  • Frankie Knuckles

    The Whistle Song

    • Beyond The Mix.
    • Virgin America.
  • Frankie Knuckles

    Tears (feat. Satoshi Tomiie & Robert Owens)

    • Tears.
    • FFRR.
  • Frankie Knuckles & Director鈥檚 Cut

    I'll Take You There (feat. Jamie Principle)

    • Frankie Knuckles presents Director's Cut.
    • Nocturnal Groove.
  • Frankie Knuckles

    It's Hard Sometime (feat. Shelton Beckton)

    • Beyond The Mix.
    • Virgin Records America, Inc..
  • Frankie Knuckles

    Godfather

    • Beyond The Mix.
    • Virgin America.
  • Alison Limerick

    Where Love Lives (Come On In)

    • And Still I Rise.
    • Arista.
  • Martin Circus

    Disco Circus

    • Prelude Records.
  • MFSB

    Love Is The Message

    • Love Is The Message.
    • Philadelphia International Records.
  • Robert Owens

    I'll Be Your Friend

    • Perfecto.
  • Peech Boys

    Don't Make Me Wait

    • Life Is Something Special.
    • Island Records.
  • Sounds of Blackness

    The Pressure

    • The Evolution Of Gospel.
    • A&M Records.
  • The Detroit Spinners

    It's A Shame

    • 2nd Time Around.
    • Tamla Motown.

Credit

Role Contributor
Producer Rowan Collinson

Broadcasts

  • Sun 15 May 2011 20:00
  • Sat 21 May 2011 22:00
  • Sat 31 Mar 2012 22:00
  • Fri 4 Apr 2014 22:00