Charlie Gillett | |
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| Born | 20 February 1942 Morecambe, Lancashire, England, UK |
| Died | 17 March 2010 (aged 68) London, England, UK |
| Occupation(s) | Musicologist, writer, radio presenter, record producer |
| Years active | 1972–2010 |
| Known for | Promotion of "world music" |
| Notable work | The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll (1970) |
Charles Thomas Gillett (/ˈɡɪlɪt/; 20 February 1942 – 17 March 2010) was a British radio presenter, musicologist, and writer, mainly on rock and roll and other forms of popular music. He was particularly noted for his influential book The Sound of the City, for his promotion of many forms of "world music", and for discovering and promoting such acts as Dire Straits and Ian Dury.