Sunday Gospel House with Inaya Day ‘Great Is The Lord”
Well it is Sunday so lets give God some praise in a unorthodox way! Popular House Music Chanteuse Inaya Day is back with an uplifting song titled ‘Great Is The Lord’.
The FIERCE vocals by Inaa are complimented by Wayne R. Walker's contemporary Gospel production, DJ Meme's heart filling orchestral rendition, and David Harness's soulful edit & dub.
Listen and get your praise on!
So grab your Tambourine dance and give him praise! Because one thing for sure; this project will make you want to lift your hands singing, "Great Is The Lord".
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New Film On The Life Of House Music Pioneer Frankie Knuckles In The Works
A new movie about the life of legendary house music pioneer Frankie Knuckles has recently been announced.
The film, The Warehouse, named after the popular Chicago after-hours club where Knuckles came to prominence, will be produced by Bob Teitel (Barber Shop, Men of Honor), restaurateur and socialite Billy Dec (Elston Films/Rockit Ranch), Randy Crumpton (The Truth) and Chicago-based club owner Joe Shanahan (Double Door/Metro/SmartBar).
“Just from traveling all over the world and talking to people about the nightlife business that I’m in, it’s interesting to see how obsessed they are with house music and yet it blows my mind that they have zero idea of this connection that house music has to Chicago because of Frankie Knuckles,” said Dec. “Having spent decades now in this business I am just obsessed with the fact that this beautiful story about this man [and his music] has not been told.”
Known as the “Godfather of House Music,” the Grammy Award-winning Knuckles died on March 31, 2014, of complications from diabetes at the age of 59.
After The Warehouse shut down in 1983, Knuckles opened the PowerPlant nightclub to feed his growing following of “househeads.” He then moved on to New York City and continued to play a number of residences at nightclubs all over the world by popular demand. In 2004, the city of Chicago honored Knuckles with a street named in his honor, and in 2005 he was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame.
The film’s producers are hosting a launch party and Frankie Knuckles Foundation benefit to kick off the film’s production at Chicago hot spot The Underground (56 W. Illinois) on March 31 at 6 p.m. Tickets start at $20 and all proceeds will benefit the Knuckles foundation.
Chicago House Music Legend Frankie Knuckles Dead at 59
A Chicago DJ and producer known as "The Godfather of House Music" passed away Monday. Frankie Knuckles, 59, still lived in Chicago and is widely credited with helping to define the post-disco sound that came to be known as house music.
It's not clear how Knuckles died, but a statement is expected to be released on later today.
Knuckles was born in New York City but later moved to Chicago, where he made his musical mark.
He was the musical director of pioneering South Loop nightclub The Warehouse, believed to the birthplace of modern house music, and where Knuckles first started experimenting with mixing disco and European electronic tracks. It's also where the house music genre got its name.
Jefferson Street between Monroe and Van Buren was renamed honorary "The Godfather of House Music" Frankie Knuckles Way in 2004.
Like many house DJs, Knuckles' influence was just as big in Europe than on his native soil. On Saturday, he was a featured performer at London’s Ministry Of Sound club.
Chicago house music DJ Derrick Carter, who has his own international following, first met Knuckles in the 1980s when he was a teenager managing a downtown record store. The two recently shared a DJ residency at Smartbar in the Lakeview neighborhood.
"It's a dark day ... I'm in an emotional limbo where I don't quite know how to process this," Carter told Chicago’s NBC 5. "He was always just a decent guy, always had nice bits of advice to give. As a kid who grew up in the suburbs, I was a bit star struck, but at no time in our relationship did he ever big-time me like that."
Carter says Knuckles not only pioneered an important genre of music, he led the way for other DJs, showing them that they could actually make a living spinning records and mixing music.
It should be also noted that when the National Recording of Arts and Sciences aka The Grammy’s began to give awards to Dance music. Frankie was the first to win the coveted honor.
One of his recent collaboration was with Dance/Club Phenom Inaya Day titled ‘Let’s Stay Home’
Several local and international DJs were sharing their memories via Twitter Monday night, including The Roots drummer Questlove who tweeted, "Frankie Knuckles was so under-appreciated. he was the dj that dj's aspired to be. true dance pioneer."
I am devastated to write that my dear friend Frankie Knuckles has passed away today. Can't write anymore than this at the moment. I'm sorry.
— David Morales (@DJDavidMorales) April 1, 2014
jesus man. Frankie Knuckles was so under-appreciated. he was the dj that dj's aspired to be. true dance pioneer.
— Questlove Jenkins (@questlove) April 1, 2014
I have been a fan of Frankie since my teens and have had the honor hundreds times over to hear him spin in NYC, Chicago and London. One of his first MAJOR remixes was ‘Let no Man put Asunder’ by the legendary Philadelphia dance trio known as ‘First Choice’
Listen here:
Also his Classic 'The Whistle Song'
Well he has now gone on to Sunset. Frankie thanks for all the contributions in music. You will truly be missed now you can go and play amongst the stars.
