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Title    Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts Dies Aged 80
Date    Tuesday August 24 2021, @09:56PM
Author    martyb
Topic   
from the R.I.P. dept.
https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=21/08/24/205257

owl writes:

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies aged 80:

Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones drummer who propelled the band’s sound for nearly 60 years, has died aged 80.

A statement from his London publicist, Bernard Doherty, to the PA news agency said: “It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts.

“He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family. 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.”

Earlier this month, it was announced that Watts was to miss the band’s forthcoming US tour as he recovered from an unspecified medical procedure.

With his limber stance, keen knowledge of jazz, and unruffled ability to make songs swing even when keeping the strictest time, Watts is regarded as one of the greatest – and most stylish – rock drummers of all time.

Also at CNN, Washington Post, c|net, and, of course, Rolling Stone.


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  1. "owl" - https://soylentnews.org/~owl/
  2. " Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts dies aged 80" - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/24/rolling-stones-drummer-charlie-watts-dies-aged-80
  3. "miss the band’s forthcoming US tour" - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/05/rolling-stones-drummer-charlie-watts-likely-to-miss-us-tour-to-recover-from-procedure
  4. "CNN" - https://www.cnn.com/2021/08/24/entertainment/charlie-watts-dead/index.html
  5. "Washington Post" - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/08/24/bea079ea-04f9-11ec-b3c4-c462b1edcfc8_story.html
  6. "c|net" - https://www.cnet.com/news/rolling-stones-drummer-charlie-watts-dead-at-80-heartbeat-of-the-band/
  7. "Rolling Stone" - https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/rolling-stones-charlie-watts-us-tour-1207707/
  8. "Original Submission" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=50851

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