KNUCKLES, FRANKIE/ SHAPESHIFTERS/ DAY, INAYA/ DBOW - [V2] FRANKIE KNUCKLES TALES FROM THE TONE ARM V 2

Frankie Knuckles (born January 18, 1955 in New York City and died March 31, 2014 in Chicago) was a DJ, producer and remix artist. He has earned the appellation "The Godfather of House." While studying Textile Design at FIT in Manhattan, Knuckles began working as a DJ. He played soul, disco and R&B at The Continental Baths (1968) with fellow-DJ Larry Levan. Shortly after this, he began to gain notoriety and played at Better Days. When the Warehouse opened in Chicago in 1977 he was invited to play on a regular basis. He continued DJing there until 1982, at which point he started his own club, The Power Plant. When business difficulties caused it to fold, he moved back to NYC, and was the featured resident DJ at The World, and also had numerous subsequent residencies, including The Choice. It was around this time that he began to immerse himself in producing, remixing and recording. His career really took off as a result. His earliest remixes include First Choice's "Let No Man Put Asunder" and Jago's "I'm Going To Go". As house music gained momentum, pioneering producer Chip E. took Frankie under his tutelage and produced Frankie's first recording, "You Can't Hide", featuring vocalist Ricky Dillard. Then came more production work, including Jamie Principle's "Baby Wants to Ride", and later, "Tears (feat. Robert Owens)" with Satoshi Tomiie. Knuckles did a number of popular Def Classic Mixes with John Poppo as sound engineer. Knuckles partnered with David Morales on Def Mix Productions. With several important original productions and remixes to his name, by the early 1990s, Knuckles was becoming a well-known name in the increasingly popular house music genre. In 1991, Knuckles' debut album Beyond the Mix, released on Virgin Records, contained "The Whistle Song". The Def Classic Mix of "Change" by Lisa Stansfield done around this period also featured the whistle like motif. Another track from the album, "Rain Falls" featured vocals from Lisa Michaelis. Key remixes from this time include his rework of the Electribe 101 anthem "Talking With Myself" and "Where Love Lives" by Alison Limerick. 8,000 copies of the album had sold by 2004. When Junior Vasquez took a sabbatical from Manhattan's The Sound Factory, he took over and launched a successful run as resident DJ until Vasquez made his return, at which point Knuckles became the resident DJ at The Sound Factory Bar. Knuckles remained part of the underground scene. Knuckles won the 1997 Grammy Award for Remixer of the Year, Non-Classical. Knuckles continued to work as a remixer through the 1990s and into the next decade, reworking tracks from Michael Jackson, Luther Vandross, Diana Ross, Eternal and Toni Braxton. He released several new singles, including "Keep on Movin'" and a re-issue of an earlier hit "Bac N Da Day" with Definity Records. In 1995, he released his second album titled Welcome to the Real World. By 2004, 13,000 copies had sold. In 2004, he released a thirteen track album of original material - his first in over a decade, entitled A New Reality, which was critically well received. In October 2004 "Your Love" appeared in the videogame Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, playing on house music radio station, SF-UR. On 19 September 2005, Knuckles was inducted into the Dance Music Hall of Fame for his outstanding achievement as a DJ. Knuckles is featured in the 2006 documentary film, The UnUsual Suspects - Once Upon a Time in House Music by Chip E., and the 2005 documentary film, Maestro by Josell Ramos. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

There is more than one artist with the name Shapeshifters: 1) A former British house music group consisting of producers Simon Marlin and Max Reich, featuring female vocalist Cookie. They first became popular in 2004 with their debut single "Lola's Theme". After several months on various high profile DJ playlists, the song was picked up by Positiva Records and topped the UK Charts and became a Top 10 hit across Europe. The following year they released "Back to Basics", a Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom. In March 2006 they released their debut LP "Sound Advice", along with a third successful single titled "Incredible". Marlin and Reich use the name Shape:UK for releases in the United States due to a name conflict with LA hip hop group The Shape Shifters. 2) The Los Angeles based underground collective of hip hop artists, found under the name The Shape Shifters. 3) An incorrect tag for Shapeshifter, a drum and bass act from New Zealand. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

Inaya Day (born Inaya Davis, January 17, 1977, New York) is an American singer. Inaya Day began singing in church as a young child, where she got her first experience in performing. She attended the prestigious High School of Music and the Performing Arts, and went on to study musical theater at the University of Bridgeport in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Day has also appeared on Broadway, notably as understudy to Stephanie Mills as "Dorothy" in The Wiz, and stepped into the lead role in Washington, D.C. and St. Louis, Missouri. She has had extensive experience as a session musician, having appeared on tracks by Michael Jackson, Al Green, Puff Daddy, MC Lyte, Queen Latifah, Monie Love, Big Daddy Kane and Jonathan Butler. Day has also written songs for Randy Crawford and Bootsy Collins, and has writing credits on Missy Elliott's "Gossip Folks" (the second single from her Under Construction album), on which Day co-wrote the hook and provided backing vocals. Day was introduced to house music in 1996 when she was asked to do a demo. She met German record producers Boris Dlugosch and Mousse T, who produced a dance single "Keep Pushin", which went on to reach No. 2 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs. She then sang chorus for Mousse T's track "Horny", which later gained in popularity when additional vocals from the duo Hot 'N' Juicy were added to the song. "Horny" reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs. The follow-up song "Hold Your Head Up High", with Booom!, reached No. 6 on the Hot Dance Club Songs. In 1997, she released the club anthem "Movin' Up", credited as DJ Mike Cruz Presents Inaya Day and Chyna Ro. For this record, long time friend and actress Tichina Arnold lent her vocals but chose to use the moniker Chyna Ro for the project. She again teamed up with Cruz for "Can't Stop Dancing" which reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs. In 2004 she sang on a track by the Australian dance producer mrTimothy called "I Am Tha 1", credited to Mr Timothy featuring Inaya Day, which went to the top of the Australian dance chart and top 30 in the Australian pop chart. She also sang on his next single "Stand By Me" later that year. "Nasty Girl" was first released in Australia, reaching the top 20, and it was then released in the UK in July 2005, and reached No. 9 there. Later that year, she also guest featured on "The Glamorous Life", a single by T-Funk, an alternate alias of mrTimothy. In June 2007, Day released a cover version of the 1988 Big Pig song, "Breakaway", which itself was a cover of the song "I Can't Break Away" by Chuck Jackson. Inaya Day has sung on a variety of dance hits since 1996. These include: "Can't Stop Dancin" - Cruz and Bugz - No. 1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs 1997 - "Movin Up (Take My Problems to the Dance Floor)" - Mike Cruz featuring Inaya Day and Tichina Arnold China Ro - No. 2 Billboard Hot Dance Club Songs 2000 - "Feel It" - with DJ Dome - UK Singles Chart No. 51 "I'm Touched" - DJ Dove featuring Inaya Day "Shout It Out" - Inaya Day meets Louis Benedetti 1999 - "Just Can't Get Enough" - Harry "Choo Choo" Romero Presents Inaya Day - No. 39 UK Singles Chart "I Will" - Mongobonix featuring Inaya Day "Hold Your Head Up High" - Boris Dlugosch Presents Booom! "Keep Pushin' On" - Boris Dlugosch remix 2004 - "Better Things" - Afropeans 2004 - "I Am Tha 1" - Mr Timothy featuring Inaya Day 2004 - "Nasty Girl" - produced by Mousse T. and So Phat! (cover of the Vanity 6 song) 2006 - "Stand By Me" - Mr Timothy featuring Inaya Day 2007 - "The Glamorous Life" - by T-Funk featuring Inaya Day 2007 - "Breakaway" 2008 - "Say You Will" 2008 - "Natural High" - Michael Woods Feat. Inaya Day 2009 - "Take Me Up" - Inaya Day vs. Leggz & Femi B 2009 - "Got 2 Get Up" - mrTimothy featuring Inaya Day 2009 - "Let There Be" - Inaya Day and Antoine Dessante 2010 - "Superstar" - Inaya Day and DJ Eako 2010 - "Never Had Another Love" - Mike Cruz presents Inaya Day 2010 - "Better Days" - Inaya Day and Native Sons 2010 - "All I'm Sayin' (Just Hold On)'" - Inaya Day and Nick J 2010 - "Joy" - Inaya Day and Antoine Dessante 2010 - "Til The Morning Comes" - Inaya Day vs Diego Ray & Nick Corline 2010 - "Do The Right Thing" - Quentin Harris and Inaya Day 2011 - "CHASE ME" - Inaya Day 2011 - "RAPID FIRE (RAPIDO)" - Inaya Day & Giangi 2011 - "WHERE ARE THEY NOW" - Inaya Day & Dmitry Filatov 2011 - "SWEET LOVER" - Inaya Day vs Menini & Viani 2011 - "NEXT TO YOU" - Inaya Day 2011 - "TIME IS NOW" - Inaya Day and Mangesto 2011 - "Lose My Worries" - Inaya Day & Ralf Gum 2011 - "MY LOVE" - Inaya Day vs sem thomasson & Siege 2011 - "ONE WAY" - Inaya Day 2012 - "THAT PLACE" - Dunk N' Aliens feat Mia & Inaya Day 2012 - "REDEMPTION" - DeVonde & Mangesto feat Inaya Day 2012 - "Jump Up & Down" - Mike Cruz produces Inaya Day & Mark Shine 2012 - "Long Day" - Inaya Day Allstars featuring Crystal Waters 2013 - "Like You" - Ridney & Inaya Day 2013 - "Make Some Noise" - Inaya Day & DJ Escape 2014 - "Shelter Me" - Lee Dagger, featuring Inaya Day Read more on Last.fm. 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