LONDON -- Charlie Watts, the self-effacing and unshakeable Rolling Stones drummer who helped anchor one of rock’s greatest rhythm sections and used his “day job” to support his enduring love of jazz, has died, according to his publicist. The Stones began, Watts said, “as white blokes from England playing Black American music” but quickly evolved their own distinctive sound. He also had an impact on the Rolling Stones that extended beyond drumming. His first jazz record, the 1986 “Live at Fulham Town Hall,” was recorded by the Charlie Watts Orchestra. Others by the Charlie Watts Quintet followed, and he expanded that group into the Charlie Watts and the Tentet.

Source: ABC News August 24, 2021 16:39 UTC