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williegoat AUG 24, 03:15 PM
Charlie Watts is dancing with Mr D.

Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones Drummer, Dies at 80

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Drummer Charlie Watts, whose adept, powerful skin work propelled the Rolling Stones for more than half a century, died in London on Tuesday morning, according to his spokesperson. No cause of death was cited; he was 80.

A statement from the band and Watts’ spokesperson reads: “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.



I suppose Kieth Richards and Mick Jagger will outlive me.

I was just reading yesterday, about how Charlie played claves on one of the last songs to feature Brian Jones.

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FieroSTETZ AUG 24, 04:02 PM

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Originally posted by williegoat:

Charlie Watts is dancing with Mr D.

Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones Drummer, Dies at 80

I suppose Kieth Richards and Mick Jagger will outlive me.

I was just reading yesterday, about how Charlie played claves on one of the last songs to feature Bian Jones.




Between Ozzy Osbourne, Keith Richards, and a host of other older musicians, I am convinced that DARE was wrong and drugs are actually good for you and prolong your life.
williegoat AUG 24, 06:49 PM
Just in the last four weeks:
Dusty Hill
Nanci Griffith
Tom T. Hall
Charlie Watts
It won't be long before every name I recognize will be gone.

edit: I almost forgot Don Everly.

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maryjane AUG 25, 04:15 AM
Willie Nelson can't be long for this Earth as well. He is 88 but looks 108.
Rickady88GT AUG 25, 07:28 AM

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Originally posted by FieroSTETZ:


Between Ozzy Osbourne, Keith Richards, and a host of other older musicians, I am convinced that DARE was wrong and drugs are actually good for you and prolong your life.



I have always said that some people have great genetics. And it makes me wonder if these "high risk" life style people would live into the 100s if they lived differently? I guess I will never know.
olejoedad AUG 25, 07:54 AM
"High Tides and Green Grass" was the first album that I bought when I was a kid (a new release at the time) and I still have it, along with nearly twenty other Stones recordings.

Sad to see him go.
maryjane AUG 25, 08:24 AM

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Originally posted by Rickady88GT:


I have always said that some people have great genetics. And it makes me wonder if these "high risk" life style people would live into the 100s if they lived differently? I guess I will never know.



https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euell_Gibbons

Health food nut, grape nuts that is, tho there are neither nuts nor grapes in the stuff.

He died at age 64.
sourmash AUG 25, 01:14 PM
Gibbons didn't have genetics on his side, I guess.

Charlie just played a straight solid beat. No flare, no flash in his delivery. One video I watched of him playing he didn't even hit the hi-hat when he hit the snare. IOWs, he paused the hi-hat on every snare hit even though the beat was straight through, similar to LA Woman's beat.

I never owned a Rolling Stones album or single though there are several memorable songs he played on. Sympathy For The Devil. Satisfaction.