Frankie Knuckles actually started studying Textile Design at FIT in Manhattan. He then began his DJing career at the Continental Baths in New York city, then after The Warehouse opened in Chicago in 1977 he was regularly ask to play his sets there.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBXfyCXlzz0
It was Knuckles that pushed the mix of dance, hip-hop and disco music in the clubs, producing his own remixes to keep up with the trends in the clubs. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOLE1YE_oFQ
At the 40th Grammy Awards, Frankie Knuckles received the first Grammy award for 'Remixer of The Year' which goes to show how he played such an integral role in the growth of the club/rave scene.
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