Charlie Watts, Longtime Rolling Stones Drummer, Dies At 80

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Charlie Watts was hailed as one of the best drummers in rock history, helping architect the genre during its emergence as a popular art form

Watts would not be joining their upcoming No Filter Tour through the United States in the fall as he was recuperating from a medical procedure."For once my timing has been a little off, Watts said in a statement then."I am working hard to get fully fit but I have today accepted on the advice of the experts that this will take a while."

Watts was an art-school graduate, jazz fan, and gigging drummer in his early twenties when he linked up with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Bill Wyman, and Ian Stewart in London in 1963 to solidify the lineup that kicked off a legendary period of creativity and international success for The Rolling Stones. Watts's steady drumming provided the backbeat, indebted to his jazz interests and the blues recordings the band had steeped themselves in.

You hear it on all the hits:"Wild Horses" and"Satisfaction" and"You Can't Always Get What You Want" and"Miss You" and"It's Only Rock 'N Roll ." The power and control he displayed, largely with a stone face, helped the band keep stadiums filled well into their septuagenarian years.

 

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