Charlie Gillett

Various Artists: Sound Of The World Presents - Anywhere On This Road

by Bruce Lindsay
July 6, 2010

Various Artists Sound Of The World Presents: Anywhere On This Road Warner Classics & Jazz 2010

The series of compilation albums known as Sound Of The World was the brainchild of the DJ and writer Charlie Gillett. Credited with championing both Dire Straits and Ian Dury in their early careers, Gillett was also a great enthusiast for music from around the world, and one of the earliest radio presenters to bring “world ...

Obituary

World Music DJ Charlie Gillett Dies

Source: All About Jazz
March 18, 2010

Pioneering DJ Charlie Gillett has died aged 68 after battling a long illness, it emerged today.

Best known as the discoverer of rockers Dire Straits and as a champion of world music, the broadcaster died in a London hospital yesterday, his family said. He contracted a disease of the autoimmune system, and suffered a heart attack last week.

Gillett, who was born in Morecambe, Lancs, stepped down from his regular slot on Radio 3's World on 3 for health reasons ...
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