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Author, music publisher and BBC DJ Charlie Gillett dies of a heart attack in hospital in London, UK, after a long illness, aged 68. Known as a champion of world music, Gillett is credited with discovering Dire Straits in 1976 after playing Sultans of Swing from their demo tape on his Radio London show Honky Tonk.
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