Without stretching the comparison too far, Charlie Watts was the Elvis Presley of rock and roll drumming: There was BC (Before Charlie) and after, and he can’t be compared realistically with anyone ...

Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood have paid tribute to their Rolling Stones bandmate Charlie Watts, who died Tuesday at the age of 80. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood have paid ...

Ringo Starr and The Beatles wrote sweet pop tunes when they started. The Rolling Stones began life as a blues cover band, and that style never left their DNA. Any rivalry between the superstar groups ...

Ringo Starr and Charlie Watts were drummers with two of the biggest bands in the world, and John Lennon resented that Watts got more attention than Starr. He believed that Watts was a talented drummer ...

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An album of jazz recordings from the late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts called Anthology is coming June 30 via BMG (pre-order). The description reads: CHARLIE WATTS “ANTHOLOGY” IS AN ...

There’s a great line in John Hiatt’s 1988 song “Slow Turning,” where the protagonist is in his car trying to listen to the radio but suddenly wheels around: “I’m yelling at the kids in the back ...

Keith Richards’ “Life” was merely one interpretation of Keith Richards’ life, I think we can all agree upon that. The Rolling Stones guitarist’s memoir was full of both nasty and dull data about being ...

Watts died Tuesday at the age of 80. Following the death of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts on Tuesday, the group's three surviving current members -- singer Mick Jagger and guitarists Keith ...

Charlie Watts created the consistent beat for the Rolling Stones as the band’s drummer on every album by the group since 1964, but his first love was jazz. That passion, alongside a zeal for modern ...

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died aged 80. The legendary musician – who was one of the original members of the ‘Paint it Black’ hitmakers – passed away on Tuesday (24.08.21) at the age of ...

Shirley Watts, wife of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, has died at the age of 82, her family has announced. The pair met in 1961 and were happily married for 57 years until Charlie’s death in ...