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Charlie Watts
12+ albums
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Charles Robert "Charlie" Watts (2 June 1941 – 24 August 2021) was an English drummer, best known as a member of The Rolling Stones. Originally trained as a graphic artist, he started playing drums in London’s rhythm and blues clubs, where he met Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, and Keith Richards. In 1963, he joined their group, the Rolling Stones, as drummer, while doubling as designer of their record-sleeves and tour-stages. He has also toured with his own group, the Charlie Watts Quintet, and appeared at London’s prestigious jazz-club Ronnie Scott’s with the Charlie Watts Tentet. In 2006, Watts was elected into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame; in the same year, Vanity Fair elected him into the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame. In the estimation of noted music critic Robert Christgau, Watts is "rock's greatest drummer." In 2016 he was ranked 12th on Rolling Stone magazine's "100 Greatest Drummers of All Time" list. Charles Robert "Charlie" Watts was born to Charles Richard Watts, a lorry driver for the London Midland & Scottish Railway, and his wife Lillian Charlotte (née Eaves), at University College Hospital, London, and raised (along with his sister Linda) in Kingsbury. He attended Tylers Croft Secondary Modern School from 1952 to 1956; as a schoolboy, he displayed a talent for art, cricket and football. As a child, Watts lived in Wembley, at 23 Pilgrims Way. Many of Wembley’s houses had been destroyed by German bombs during World War II; Watts and his family lived
top songs
albums
Anthology
Long Ago & Far Away
Watts At Scott's
From One Charlie
Warm & Tender
From One Charlie (Accompanied by The Charlie Watts Quintet)
Long Ago and Far Away
Charlie Watts / Jim Keltner Project
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Boogie 4 Stu: A Tribute To Ian Stewart
Vol Pour Sidney (Aller)
Ain't Nobody Minding Your Store (Live at Swindon Arts Centre, Swindon, 1978)
Warm & Tender (Accompanied by The Charlie Watts Quintet)