Chris Charlesworth
Chris Charlesworth | |
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| Spouse | Lisa (nee Pettibone) |
| Children | Olivia & Sam |
Chris Charlesworth is a British-based music journalist and author; and, between 1983 and 2016, managing editor of Omnibus Press. He is particularly noted for his work about, and with, The Who, for whom he has worked as an executive producer. Charlesworth also worked as David Bowie's publicist at RCA Records from 1979 to 1981.[1]
Having started his career as a journalist on the Craven Herald & Pioneer in his home town of Skipton, Charlesworth began writing about music for the
Notable interviews
Charlesworth has contributed to numerous other magazines in the US and UK and written books on many rock artists.
In 1995, at
He lives in Surrey, England.
Selected works
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- Cat Stevens - The definitive career biography. Proteus Pub Co. 1985. ISBN 978-0862761813.
- Slade: Feel The Noize. Omnibus Press. 1984. ISBN 071190538X.
- Townshend: A Career Biography. Proteus. 1984. ISBN 0862762464.)
- David Bowie: Profile. Omnibus Press. 1981. ISBN 978-0-906071-67-0.
- The Who - the illustrated biography. Omnibus Press. 1982. ISBN 978-0-7119-0053-0.
- Deep Purple. Omnibus Press. 1983. ISBN 978-0-7119-0174-2.
- David Bowie Archive. Omnibus Press. 1987. ISBN 978-0-7119-1066-9.
- Elton John. Bobcat Books. 1987. ISBN 978-0-7119-1035-5.
- The Complete Guide to the Music of Paul Simon and Simon & Garfunkel. Omnibus Press. 1996. ISBN 978-0-7119-5597-4.
- The complete guide to the music of the Who. Omnibus Press. 2004. ISBN 978-1-84449-428-6.
- Twenty Five Albums that Rocked the World. Omnibus Press. 2009. ISBN 978-1-84772-626-1.
- David Bowie Black Book. Omnibus Press. 2013. ISBN 978-1-78305-183-0.
- Rock Stars at Home. Apollo Publishers. 2019. ISBN 978-1-94806-228-2.
- Tommy at 50. Apollo Publishers. 2019. ISBN 978-1-94806-240-4.
Discography
- The Who
- The Who by Numbers - executive producer
- 30 Years of Maximum R&B
References
- ^ "Bowie was 'the most charismatic rock performer of his generation'". 11 January 2016.
- ^ "Interview: Chris Charlesworth, music journalist and publisher - Hippocampus Magazine - Memorable Creative Nonfiction". www.hippocampusmagazine.com. July 2012.
- ^ "Articles, interviews and reviews from Chris Charlesworth: Rock's Backpages". www.rocksbackpages.com.
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