The late Francis Warren Nicholls Jr AKA Frankie Knuckles, is referred to as The Godfather of House Music and is one of the most prominent early artists in Chicago house music scene, which is essentially the template of modern EDM. If you ever attended an EDM show at Red Rocks or caught a set at a music festival, you have experienced the influence of Frankie Knuckles and a handfull of other mostly unknown artists from the Chicago (and Detroit) underground. #frankieknuckles #blackhistorymonth #allmusicisblackmusic