Charlie Gillett
Charlie Gillett | |
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Born | Musicologist , writer, radio presenter, record producer | 20 February 1942
Years active | 1972–2010 |
Notable work | The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll (1970) |
Charles Thomas Gillett (
Biography
Gillett was born in
After he returned to England in 1966, he taught social studies and film-making at Kingsway College of Further Education in central London, while starting to turn his thesis into a book.[2] He began in journalism in 1968 with a weekly column in the Record Mirror.[1] His 1970 book, The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll, was developed from his master's thesis, and was a seminal history of popular music.[1] It received excellent reviews in both Time and The New York Times and enabled Gillett to further his music journalism career and to write a second book, Making Tracks.
He wrote for a variety of music magazines, including
Gillett began a weekly radio programme, Honky Tonk, on
His second book, Making Tracks:
In 1980, Gillett joined
While at Capital, Gillett also co-presented The Late Shift, a weekly late night strand of music concerts and films for Channel 4 in 1988, alongside Vivien Goldman.
Returning to the BBC, Gillett presented a weekly two-hour show on
Every year from 2000 to 2009, he compiled a world music
Death and family
Gillett died on 17 March 2010, following a series of health problems, including being diagnosed with Churg–Strauss syndrome in 2006.[2] Gillett and his wife had two daughters and one son.
Bibliography
- The Sound of the City: The Rise of Rock and Roll (1970, several later editions)
- Rock File nos. 1–4 (ed., with Simon Frith) (1972–76)
- Making Tracks: Atlantic Records and the Making of a Multi-billion-dollar Industry (1974)
References
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
- ^ a b c d e Williams, Richard (17 March 2010). "Charlie Gillett Obituary". The Guardian. London, UK. Retrieved 17 March 2010.
- ^ a b Biography by Richie Unterberger, AllMusic.com; accessed 6 June 2017.
- ^ Golbalvillageidiot.net Archived 11 February 2005 at the Wayback Machine
- OCLC 611303220.
External links
- Personal site
- "World music champion Charlie Gillett dies at 68", Sify, 18 March 2010
- Interview and profile, fRoots magazine, 2001
- Interview, The Telegraph, 2009
- "BBC Radio 3 and World Service DJ Charlie Gillett dies", BBC News, 18 March 2010
- Richard Williams, Charlie Gillett obituary, The Guardian, 17 March 2010.
- BBC World Service page
- Charlie Gillett interview with Iain McNay for cherryred.tv, 2009
- Charlie Gillett – Daily Telegraph obituary, 18 March 2010
- Rocking Vicar Obituary