It has taken me a bit to write a note as I've been trying to keep it together as best I can after this tremendous loss we have all experienced. We truly lost a GIANT. Charlie was special-- what a heart and soul. And the passion -- what passion! Any of us who were blessed to love and know him know that. We really do. I was blessed to meet Charlie back in the 80s at a music club -- go figure! I spotted him upstairs at a club called Nirvana and thought: wow, that guy is cute and looks like Jon Bon Jovi; I hope I get to meet hm. We talked, laughed, and started a relationship that spanned decades as I finally was able to track him down in California after he lived there for many years. I'm heartbroken. My love and thoughts are with his mother, Michele and Tony, and everyone here who shares their grief for Charlie. He fought such a hard fight; the suffering is over. I am so happy to see how much he was loved. I still walk by his old building in the East Village, NYC, and think of him, and the places we went. We lost a great one. Photos are from December 2020 while he was in the city staying at his apartment off Avenue B and came over for dinner. He is greatly missed.

This is a tough one to write :( Met Charlie around 1982, taught him how to work a mixing board (and the rest was history). He was always into his guitars, music and the people. Oh the people he cared about from someone in need to those who could progress one of his projects. He was the best of us with the biggest heart. he became a family friend calling my parents for the holidays and Uncle Charlie to my children. The memories are many and it makes me cry that we will not be able to laugh together any more. He always had a special love for my father who passed last December. He was out East just before that and quite sick, but he wanted to spend some time with my Dad. I picked him up and brought him out to visit and it was wonderful to be amidst the love of life shared between them both at that moment. Even expecting this I am still crying and know that the world is worse off without him. Our Love and Prayers are with you and may they lift you. Condolences and Sympathies to Marie, Michele and Tony from all of us. Love, The Kricheff family

We extend our condolences and prayers for the untimely passing of our beloved Charles…gone, but never forgotten! May Charles rest in peace 🙏& may your fond memories provide you some comfort during this challenging time. Fondest regards and love to all.

Who is this guy, Charlie? Was the first thing I thought when I met him almost 30 years ago. The one who has got what we want: smarts, swagger, and attitude; he's big on attitude. Serious attitude, humble attitude. Charlie is the boss of the heart, the capo di tutti capi who plays at being tough but this guy, well, he's saving lives. The man. This big bang of life. Who's this guy that both coasts want to claim as their own? Charlie is a Renaissance man who lives in service, this first-rate, first-take brother and friend. Boxing clever with every word. Talking like New York tough, straight-up, fearless in empathy. Coming at challenges with the big stick, the wink and aside, the quiet compliment of good cop/bad cop, all in the same breath. Who is this guy Charlie, I thought, that with his grin could coax sunshine out of a rainstorm? Charlie doesn't just lead the charge; he orchestrates a symphony of change. For family. For friends. For those in need. When he's not steering folks toward brighter horizons, you could usually catch him strumming on a rare guitar he said was rumored to possess the spirit of another legendary groove luminary. Charlie knows that life's challenges are just notes in the grand score of redemption, and with the rev of an engine and a puff of cig, he's was always there to help you through this sweet melody of life. Who is this guy, Charlie, I now think. He remains our dear brother and friend. Not the family we got, but the one we chose. Finally, now, at home with our Lord. And he is loved.

To the Family of Charles "Charlie" Gambetta: We pray that God will Bless you and be with you in your time of need and know that God above can heal broken hearts. Know that the love you have for Charles will never cease. We mourn both with you and for you. We know that Charles leaves a Legend of Love, Giving and Kindness for all who knew him. We pray for Aunt Marie, cousin Michele and her husband Tony- and all of his extended family and friends and know that his memory will live on in them. Aunt Effie Foti and cousin Chris Foti.

My sincere condolences to you and your family for the passing of Charlie. May he rest in peace.🙏🙏🙏

I am so thankful for the 40 yrs Of music, laughs, memories. and more dinners in New York City than I can even remember.. You always brought out the best in everyone around you. New york city was a kinder place, because you were a superior human being...Bon voyage my dear friend, I miss you.. I'll see you on the other side.

So Hurt Right Now But 1st My Utmost Deepest Respects & Condolences to His Immediate Famil.....But You sure kept saying "I'm Dying Remy, guess I was in denial or thought you'd beat this Disease but anyone that truly knows me is Aware you were My Guy A Mentor A Friend & Family My/Our Investor that taught me so SO SO Much from a Youngster to becoming a Grown Man about Business, Music, Industry Life just All Around Great Knowledge of life. While Most would Just Consider him around US an INVESTOR But FINGAZ as I called him often you were so much More to US especially Myself than that.Tears won't stop as I write this You Beleived in some Yung Talented Street BROOKLYN Kids and didn't just Encourage & Talk about it but put ur All into US Time, Emotions, Love & backed it up with a Boat Load of money. I Just wanna say this is 1 of the Hardest loses in my life to date but I'll be missing you every step of the way for the duration of my stay in this cold world. IT WILL ALWAYS BE ALL ABOUT US Mr. Charlie "FINGAZ" GAMBETTA I will miss & Love You til my last breath.Glad I was able to express to you All of this these last few years while you battled. The 1 thing I'll keep in remeberance is you laughed & still joked all the way to the end my Friend like a true Soldier I'm proud to have Learned from such a Powerful, Positive Strong Individual So to My Brother I will Hear your Voice from here on Out in my Head since I was a Teenager Whispers & Yells saying "REEEEEEEEMIE" wether you were mad happy or proud w/Me Smh Lmfao Sleepwell My Friend 4Eva Fingaz & Remy Such A Dynamic Duo we were........LOVE YOU TOO MUCH BROTHER!

Losing my old friend at such a young age is devastating. He was such a beautiful and giving person. He was the definition of fun in the 80's. He brought a party everywhere he went and always did it with a smile... I will miss talking about meditation, music and what state to retire in... Rest in strength, dear Charlie You will be deeply missed but never forgotten. Judd

Losing my old friend at such a young age is devastating. He was such a beautiful and giving person. He was the definition of fun in the 80's. He brought a party & everywhere he went and always did it with a smile... I will miss talking about meditation, music and what state to retire in... Rest in strength, dear Charlie You will be deeply missed but never forgotten. Judd

I am Very Thankful for Having Such a Loyal Friend,and Brother..I Had the Best of times..I Miss Him so Much..He touched so many lives..He will never be Forgotten....God Bless*

Charlie, we did so many projects together. I cherish the days we spent together during the pandemic and felt so much pain as we talked about your illness. You were such a great fighter. I will miss you very much. Do me a favor and tell Scott I said hi. Peace be with you Charlie.

Charlie you left this earth way too early. You are good guy and one heck of a musician. Although we did not get to play together I was fortunate enough to be around you when Johnny G was on the drums. You will be missed, but not forgotten. Rest Easy My Friend and May God Bless

In the 60’s, Joni Mitchell had a lyric, “Don’t it always seem to go, you don't know what you've got ‘til it's gone.” I do not need Charlie to be gone to know what I had with him. I knew I had a funny, loyal, supportive, extremely loving, and caring person in my life. Charlie and I were destined to be in each other’s lives. I met him in the mid 80’s through a work colleague he was dating. I found him to be charming, hysterically funny when relaying his many stories with my usual reply being “that can only happen to you Charlie”, but most importantly, he was a caring human. I lost touch with him when their relationship ended but through our mutual connections in the music business, got to reconnect with him serval years later and remained connected. He got to know my husband, Greg, and my son, Josh, and they got to know him and love him as much as I do. My son and Charlie connected over music and musical instruments and my son lovingly refers to him as his Uncle Charlie. When we last saw him in August 2023, he was the same Charlie ~funny, loving and caring, overly concerned about the type of music my son was listening to and insisting Josh should learn to play the piano. Greg, Josh, and I will miss hearing your voice, hearing your laughter and seeing you, but we’ll never stop loving you as you loved us. The title of Sinead O’Connor’s most famous song comes to mind, “Nothing Compares 2 U” . Robin Klein Barbero aka Mama Klein

YOU WERE FAR TOO YOUNG TO LEAVE US, CHARLIE BUT YOUR DIAGNOSIS LEFT LITTLE HOPE. WE ARE ALL CRUSHED TO HAVE LOST YOU BUT JUST KNOW YOU WERE GREATLY LOVED BY ALL THE GENOVESES, ESPECIALLY YOUR DEAR FRIEND, JOHN AND LOVING GODSON, VINCENT. MAY YOU REST IN PEACE, DOLORES GENOVESE, YOUR DEAR FRIEND

I met Charlie in 1995. He taught me everything I needed to know about the music business. But more importantly, he was like a father, or, he liked to say, a slightly older brother to me. He was there for me at the precise point in time when I was legally becoming a man but not actually prepared. Even though both of his parents were present in his life he related to what I was going through and helped me unconditionally. Throughout the years we worked together, kept in touch, and even during his ultimate battle we made plans for the future. Charlie was so tough and full of life I believed the cancer had him not the other way around. Charlie you are missed and life just got a lot harder and a lot emptier without your presence and voice. Love Omar Theron Barnes.

I have been thinking about the many ways that Charlie lifted my spirits and made me happy, often at times when I really needed a boost. Great and funny events while visiting the Dali Lama, making a film about Charlie and Scot using puppets, funny shit that happened between him and Vin Diesel at my Birthday Party. When I think of these times, I realize how lucky I am to have found someone as special as Charlie. I thank you all for your prayers for my very dear friend, Charlie, who fought a long tough battle for life hoping the Chemo and Radiation Therapy would successfully help him defeat the Cancer in his Pancreas. Charlie has lost that fight and passed away surrounded by his family and friends. I sincerely thank you all in advance for a simple prayer and/or a loving thought for this creative and empathic soul who worked untiringly and religiously to bring joy to those touched by his life.

So sorry to lose Charlie so young! Prayers for family.

Please accept our deepest condolences for your family's loss.