Frankie Knuckles Day

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In 2004 the City Council of Chicago formally declared August 25 to be Frankie Knuckles Day (Forbes). The inaugural ceremony was on Jefferson Street at the Warehouse site; Mayor Richard M. Daley read a proclamation and the street was renamed Honorary Frankie Knuckles Way.

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In 2004 the City Council of Chicago formally declared August 25 to be Frankie Knuckles Day (Forbes). The inaugural ceremony was on Jefferson Street at the Warehouse site; Mayor Richard M. Daley read a proclamation and the street was renamed Honorary Frankie Knuckles Way.

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Forbes, 'Frankie Knuckles Day, Remembering The Godfather Of House Music' (originally published in Forbes; fetched via oisinlunny.com republication), oisinlunny.com/frankie-knuckles-day-remembering-the-godfather-of-house-music/ (verification source · master store)

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In 2004 the City Council of Chicago formally declared August 25 to be Frankie Knuckles Day (Forbes). The inaugural ceremony was on Jefferson Street at the Warehouse site; Mayor Richard M. Daley read a proclamation and the street was renamed Honorary Frankie Knuckles Way.

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