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Frankie Knuckles is a Disco and House act. Their catalogue also touches Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Shapeshifters, Milk & Sugar, Derrick May, The Shapeshifters and Full Intention. Those roots explain a lot about how Frankie Knuckles arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Joe Smooth, Cajmere, Crystal Waters, Ron Trent and Kerri Chandler, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Lisa Stansfield, David Morales, Alison Limerick, Michael Jackson and Luther Vandross, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Frankie Knuckles, reaching back through Shapeshifters and forward to Lisa Stansfield. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Frankie Knuckles connections
Frankie Knuckles grew out of Shapeshifters, Milk & Sugar, Derrick May and The Shapeshifters, shares an orbit with Joe Smooth, Cajmere, Crystal Waters and Ron Trent, went on to shape Lisa Stansfield, David Morales, Alison Limerick and Michael Jackson. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Frankie Knuckles
Sounds and acts that shaped Frankie Knuckles.
Artists similar to Frankie Knuckles
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Frankie Knuckles.
- Joe Smoothartist
- Cajmereartist
- Crystal Watersartist
- Ron Trentartist
- Kerri Chandlerartist
- Paul Johnsonartist
- Armand van Heldenartist
- Todd Terryartist
- Moodymannartist
- Crazy Partist
- Blazeartist
- Ce Ce Penistonartist
- Black Boxartist
- Junior Jackartist
- Lil' Louisartist
- Roy Davis Jr.artist
- Shapeshiftersartist
- Todd Edwardsartist
- Mike Dunnartist
- Cassiusartist
- Jovonnartist
Bands Frankie Knuckles shaped
Where the influence of Frankie Knuckles travelled next.
- Lisa Stansfieldartist
- David Moralesartist
- Alison Limerickartist
- Michael Jacksonartist
- Luther Vandrossartist
- Diana Rossartist
- Eternalartist
- Toni Braxtonartist
- Underworldartist
- Laurent Garnierartist
- Where Is the Feeling?artist
- Derrick Mayartist
- You Got the Loveartist
- Plastik Funkartist
- Satoshi Tomiieartist
- Rhythim Is Rhythimartist
- DJ Pierreartist
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