In August, The Rolling Stones’ drummer Charlie Watts died peacefully surrounded by his friends and family. He was 80 years old. Since his death shocked the world, fans, fellow celebrities, and ...

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 ...

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 ...

When Charlie Watts visited the New Orleans Jazz Museum's "Drumsville" exhibit in July 2019, it wasn't as a dilettante. A dedicated jazz student, collector and practitioner, Watts was already familiar ...

Mick Jagger and Keith Richards each paid tribute to Charlie Watts with pictures in their first social media posts since the drummer’s death. Jagger opted for a recent image of Watts, sitting behind ...

Over a 58-year career with the Rolling Stones, drummer Charlie Watts helped in pioneering the band’s heavier sound that set them apart early on, and eventually, came to define them. He was a crucial ...

Charlie Watts, of the Rolling Stones, performs during a concert of the group’s No Filter Europe Tour at U Arena in Nanterre, outside Paris, France, Oct. 22, 2017. Michel Euler AP “Death and taxes” is ...

Charlie Watts, the longtime drummer of the Rolling Stones who provided a steady rhythmic hand for decades behind the band’s fiery leaders, Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, helping make the group one of ...

Charlie Watts, of the Rolling Stones, performs during a concert of the group’s No Filter Europe Tour at U Arena in Nanterre, outside Paris, France, Oct. 22, 2017. Michel Euler AP “Death and taxes” is ...