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I have worked with a lot of different great people. One of the things my partner, my manager Judy Weinstein, instilled in [David] Morales and myself is that the quality goes in before the name goes home.

Frankie Knuckles

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Frankie Knuckles
Age: 59 †
Born: 1955
Born: January 18
Died: 2014
Died: March 31
Club Dj
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The Bronx
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