Charlie Watts played drums on all of the band's 30 albums and on every tour. Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, widely regarded as one of the coolest men in rock, a jazz enthusiast and snappy dresser during nearly 60 years with the band, has died. He was 80,"It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts. Unlike his bandmates, Watts had been in a successful group before agreeing to join the Rolling Stones in 1963. In the 1990s, the Charlie Watts Quintet released several albums, including a tribute to jazz great Charlie Parker.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 24, 2021 19:41 UTC