`` His electrifying remixes and high-energy performances on the turntables packed clubs for decades , and he inspired a generation of DJs , bringing house music to the mainstream , '' Portnow said . Knuckles combined `` disco , electronic sound , soul and synth into a new genre '' He worked as a remixer with Michael Jackson , Knuckles and Diana Ross . Michael Jackson won a Grammy in the year as nonclassical remixer of 1997 . Chicago 's mayor calls him one of that city 's `` most treasured cultural pioneers ''
Knuckles combined `` disco , electronic sound , soul and synth into a new genre '' He worked as a remixer with Michael Jackson , Knuckles and Diana Ross . Michael Jackson won a Grammy in the year as nonclassical remixer of 1997 . Chicago 's mayor calls him one of that city 's `` most treasured cultural pioneers ''