Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died
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The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died, his publicist has said.
The musician, who marked his 80th birthday in June, had been a member of the rock group since 1963.
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.”
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/24/rolling-stones-drummer-charlie-watts-dies-aged-80
I saw the Rolling Stones once in 1975 at Kansas City's Arrowhead Stadium. It was the inflatable penis tour, lol. I and a couple of my friends were only 14 and my parents made an older girl go with us as an escort. My first big concert and there was a guy a couple rows behind us who threw up all over everybody sitting around him . Had a good time , though. One of my uncles saw them on the Stones first American tour in the early sixties in a small club that was only half full. RIP
Haven't seen a cause of death but he did have surgery for an unspecified medical condition recently and had to cancel going on tour.
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Thank you, Charlie for being the soundtrack to so many lives. And yours was a life well-lived.
to you and all the music you left behind.
It came to me in a flash. Not too bad, if I remember correctly. It had to do with the time Jones spent at his estate after he was fired from the band. I think Considine played the caretaker. Give it a look if you haven't seen it already. 
I don't think he has toured with the Stones for the last several years. He was still recording with the band, but he couldn't do much traveling for health reasons.
Smooth travels, good sir, and so many thanks…you’ll be surrounded by old mates where you’re going, the jams will be OFF THE CHART!! 
The Rolling Stones - Sympathy For The Devil (Official Video) [4K]
From The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus
Recorded before a live audience in London in 1968, The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus was originally conceived as a BBC-TV special. Directed by Michael Lindsay-Hogg, it centres on the original line up of The Rolling Stones -- Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman (with Nicky Hopkins and Rocky Dijon) -- who serves as both the show’s hosts and featured attraction. For the first time in front of an audience, “The World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band” performs six Stones classics.
The program also includes extraordinary performances by The Who, Jethro Tull, Taj Mahal, Marianne Faithfull, Yoko Ono, and The Dirty Mac. A ‘supergroup’ before the term had even been coined, the band was comprised of Eric Clapton (lead guitar), Keith Richards (bass), Mitch Mitchell of The Jimi Hendrix Experience (drums), and John Lennon on guitar and vocals.
for your life, and for my favorite song...
yeah, I'm comin' home 'cause I'm just about a moonlight mile on down the road...
as being the first of the Stones to die. Charlie led a pretty clean life compared to the rest of them, but I guess you never know, do you.
That's a terrible shame. He wasn't the flashiest drummer, but he could light up the skins when he wanted to. I always respected him the most of all the original Stones.
Now I'll be thinking about my own mortality the rest of the day.
Rest in peace, Mr. Watts.
at the time of his demise. He'd been fired for lack of........ everything.
Yes, he was a founding member of the Stones, and if you count that, he was the first to go.
When Keith Richards dies, they'd better not cremate him - it'll take a month for the fire brigade to put the fire out!
RIP Charlie Watts - heartbeat of The Stones!
Back in the day, who among us all could have imagined rockers at 80?
RIP Charlie Watts
Almost hear you sigh, I can you see you sitting whacking that drum 
Friend and I arrived in London and headed for a hotel across from the Earls Court Exhibition Centre. Walking up the sidewalk we saw a huge Stones advertisement on the front of the arena. Later found out they had finished their 5-night stand there the night before we arrived. We wouldn't have gotten in anyway as they had over a million requests for tickets.
and his odd death YESTERDAY. This keeps happening to me. Coincidence or synchronicity?
A jazz aficionado, Watts vied with Bill Wyman for the title of least charismatic member of the band; he eschewed the limelight and rarely gave interviews.
And he famously described life with the Stones as five years of playing, 20 years of hanging around.
(SNIP)
At school he developed an interest in and a talent for art, and he went on to study at Harrow Art School before finding a job as a graphic designer with a local advertising agency.
But his love of music continued to be the dominating force in his life. His parents bought him a drum kit when he was 13 and he played along to his collection of jazz records.
He began drumming in local clubs and pubs and, in 1961 was heard by Alexis Korner, who offered him a job in his band, Blues Incorporated, an outfit that became a vital part of the development of British rock music.
Also playing with Blues Incorporated was a guitarist named Brian Jones, who introduced Watts to the fledgling Rolling Stones - whose original drummer, Tony Chapman, had quit the band.
More at link: https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-22200496
RIP to one of the greats.
