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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Watts, who played drums for the Rolling Stones, died on Aug. 24. The Rolling Stones played their first gig without late drummer, Charlie Watts, who died on Aug. 24 at the age of 80, and did so in his ...

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 ...

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 ...