Wham! Bon Jovi Robbie Robertson AC/DC Van Halen Def Leppard Iron Maiden Howard Jones Miami Sound Machine The Pointer Sisters Frankie Goes to Hollywood Frankie Knuckles (January 18, 1955[– March 31, 2014), known professionally as Frankie Knuckles, was an American DJ, record producer, and remixer. He played an important role in developing and popularizing house music, a genre of music that began in Chicago during the early 1980s and subsequently spread worldwide. In 1997, Knuckles won the Grammy Award for Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical. Due to his importance in the development of the genre, Knuckles was often called "The Godfather of House Music" The Kane Gang Jimmy Somerville & June Miles-Kingston