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 ...

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 ...

A jazz drummer, he was late getting into rock ’n’ roll. Elvis meant nothing to him until he met Keith Richards. Watts preferred boogie woogie piano stylist Fats Domino. He was late getting into drugs.

Charlie Watts, the unassuming son of a truck driver who gained global fame as the drummer for the Rolling Stones, has died. He was 80. Charlie Watts, the unassuming son of a truck driver who gained ...

Charlie Watts, drummer of the Rolling Stones, turns 68 years young today. The “Wembley Whammer” has been drumming for the Stones since 1962, when he was recruited from his day job at a London ...

It was a slow night at Screwdriver Bar, a midsummer Tuesday that was about to conclude like any other ordinary evening at the Belltown rock den. With less than an hour to go before last call, no one ...

The drummer is often the most overlooked member of any rock band. Positionally, that is quite a literal fact, as they are tucked at the back of the stage, hiding behind snares, kicks, and cymbals.

Seven songs into the vigorous new Rolling Stones album, and there it is: the instantly identifiable thwack of Charlie Watts’ snare drum. A slinky yet propulsive disco-rock jam, “Mess It Up” is one of ...

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 ...

The Rolling Stones have just released Hackney Diamonds, their first album of new songs in 18 years, but Mick Jagger says there’s a good chance more new music from the band is on the horizon, including ...