Keystone Features/Hulton Archive/Getty Imagesīorn in London, Watts grew up listening to early jazz records, to which he would drum along while in his early teens. In a statement at the time, Watts said he was “working hard to get fully fit but I have today accepted on the advice of the experts that this will take a while.”Ĭharlie Watts, pictured in 1965. Beautiful man." - Paul McCartneyĮarlier this month, Watts announced he was pulling out of the Stones' upcoming tour to recover from "a procedure which was completely successful,” according to his rep. Charlie was a rock and a fantastic drummer. "Charlie was a cherished husband, father and grandfather and also as a member of The Rolling Stones one of the greatest drummers of his generation." "He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family. "It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts," read a statement shared by The Rolling Stones on social media. Louis.Charlie Watts, drummer for The Rolling Stones, died Tuesday. And of course, The Rolling Stones.”ĭrummer Steve Jordan, a former member of the house bands for “Saturday Night Live” and “Late Night with David Letterman,” is scheduled to take Watts’ place for the Stones’ upcoming tour, which is scheduled to start on September 26 in St. My deepest condolences to Shirley, Seraphina and Charlotte. “The most stylish of men, and such brilliant company. Charlie Watts was the ultimate drummer,” John wrote in a tweet. Steady as a rock.” McCartney said in a video. “Charlie was a rock and a fantastic drummer. Musicians Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Elton John and more shared their memories of Watts on social media and expressed condolences to his family and bandmates. Watts is survived by three of his longtime Stones bandmates: Jagger, Richards and Wood. He nevertheless continued to play with the Stones, most recently on the European leg of the band’s “No Filter” tour in 2018. In more recent years, Watts formed an old school blues band called the ABC&D of Boogie Woogie, preferring to play in intimate clubs. His wife bred horses and owned a well-known stud farm. He spent most of his time on his estate in Devon in southwest England. Watts, a heavy smoker, was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2004 but fully recovered. They remained married until Watts’ death. He married Shirley Ann Shepherd in 1964, and the couple had one daughter, Seraphina. In the early 1990s, Watts released several albums with another group, the Charlie Watts Quintet, including a tribute to Charlie Parker. Their first gig was in the legendary London jazz club Ronnie Scott’s, where Watts was a frequent, if undercover, visitor. In the 1980s Watts finally found time to pursue his passion for jazz and formed a 32-piece band called the Charlie Watts Orchestra. He and his wife lived in rural southwest England The group maintained enormous popularity for decades with classic albums like “Aftermath” (1966), “Sticky Fingers” (1971), “Some Girls” (1978) and “Tattoo You” (1981), and with massive stadium tours that took them all over the world. The band enjoyed a string of hit singles well into 1966, including “Paint It Black,” “19th Nervous Breakdown,” “Get off My Cloud,” “Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby,” and “Lady Jane.”
The Jagger-Richards songwriting team created its first bona fide classic, “(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction,” in 1965. 1 on the British pop charts with their cover of Bobby Womack’s “It’s All Over Now.” (Bill Wyman was a bassist with the group between 19.) Watts turned down the group’s first offer for him to join, finally conceding and playing his first gig with them in January 1963. In 1962, Jones formed the Rolling Stones with singer Jagger, pianist Ian Stewart and guitarists Keith Richards and Dick Taylor. He went on to study graphic design at the Harrow School of Art.Ĭharlie Watts of the Rolling Stones during a rehearsal in New York, May 1978. He would “rap out tunes on the table with pieces of wood or a knife and fork” before his parents bought him a drum kit when he was 14, his mother said. He grew up in the west London suburb of Wembley.įrom a young age, Watts was passionate about drumming. Watts became part of the Stones’ longtime foursome alongside Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood, anchoring the band’s blues-rock sound from his drum kit for more than 50 years.Īlways a reluctant rock and roll star – his true love was jazz – Watts was born in 1941, when Hitler’s bombs were still falling over London. Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts to miss band's upcoming tour (Photo by SUZANNE CORDEIRO / AFP) (Photo credit should read SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images) SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP/Getty Images The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts performs on stage during their "No Filter" tour at NRG Stadium on Jin Houston, Texas.
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