While holding down the day job, Watts played in the evenings with Blues Incorporated led by Alexis Korner, alongside future Cream bassist Jack Bruce. He married Shirley Ann Shepherd in 1964 and they remained together until his death - the first regular member of the band to pass away since Jones in 1969. Unlike his bandmates, Watts had been in a successful group before agreeing to join the Rolling Stones in 1963. Watts was born in 1941 during World War Two and grew up in the Wembley area of northwest London, attending Harrow school of Art before starting work as a graphic artist with an advertising agency. It's a huge blow to them because Charlie was a rock and a fantastic drummer." "I knew he was ill but I didn't know he was this ill. McCartney sent condolences in a video message. "The most stylish of men, and such brilliant company. "Charlie Watts was the ultimate drummer," Elton John posted on Twitter. The death of Watts brought tributes from musicians ranging from Paul McCartney to country singer Rosanne Cash. There was no word on Tuesday whether it would go ahead. 4.Īfter the death of Watts was announced, Jagger tweeted an image of the joyful drummer while Keith Richards posted a photo of a drum set without adding any words.ĭisrupted by the coronavirus pandemic, the No Filter tour is scheduled to kick off on Sept. "We really look forward to welcoming Charlie back as soon as he is fully recovered," Jagger tweeted on Aug. tour because he needed time to recuperate after an unspecified emergency medical procedure.īandmates had expected Watts to rejoin the band. 4 statement by the band that the drummer was pulling out of its rescheduled No Filter U.S. No cause of death was given for his passing, but the announcement followed an Aug. Watts played drums on all of the group's 30 albums and on every tour. "I knew he wasn't doing well, but it was a shock to me," Starr, who joined the Beatles in August 1962, five months before Watts became a member of the Rolling Stones, told the Wall Street Journal in an interview after Watts' death. The Stones also went on to break records with multimillion-pound grossing global tours.įormer Beatles drummer Ringo Starr described Watts as a "beautiful human being" and said he was shocked by Watts' death.
DRUMMER FOR THE WHO CRACK
Among the first British bands to properly crack the American market and a symbol of 1960s London, the Rolling Stones lineup of Watts, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones and Bill Wyman produced a string of hit records.
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