While recording “The Authority Song” with John Mellencamp in the early 1980s, drummer Kenny Aronoff said he drew from Charlie Watts’ signature technique of raising his right drumstick in the air 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 ...

In an interview with Meltdown of Detroit's WRIF, Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain shared his thoughts on the passing of both The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts and ex-Slipknot drummer Joey ...

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who died on Tuesday, played with a deceptively simple style that took some fans time to appreciate. This is tough to admit now, but any good appreciation is ...

Grunge icon Matt Cameron, the veteran drummer who's propelled rock acts such as Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, paid tribute to the legendary Rolling Stones stickman Charlie Watts on Wednesday (Aug. 25).

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 ...

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 ...

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. Drummer Watts, who became part of the Stones’ longtime ...

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 ...

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 ...