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Rolling Stones: Drummer Charlie Watts dies
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Charlie Watts, drummer for the Rolling Stones, has died at the age of 80. This was announced by his spokesman. “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts. He passed away peacefully today in a London hospital with his family,” said the spokesman. He continued: “Charlie was a valued husband, father and grandfather and, as a member of the Rolling Stones, one of the greatest drummers of his generation.” As a member of one of the first British bands to break into the American market, and as a symbol of 1960s London, Watts and his bandmates Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Brian Jones and Bill Wyman broke records by touring millions around the world Brought in pounds and continues to this day. Watts joined the Stones in 1963 and remained loyal to them. In the coming year Watts should have been on stage for the band’s 60th anniversary. After Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Watts was the longest-serving member of the Stones. In contrast to them, he stayed in the background and avoided the limelight. At the beginning of August Watts had to cancel his participation in the US tour of the Rolling Stones in September. The reason given at the time was an operation that was necessary at short notice. Exactly what health problems he had was not known. In 2004 he had been operated twice for a larynx cancer disease, but was then considered cured.
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The drummer of the legendary rock band Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts, is dead. He was 80 years old.
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