Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason hails Charlie Watts as “possibly the most underrated of the great rock’n’roll drummers”

2021 MTV VMAs at Brooklyn’s Barclay’s Center. As the former drummer of Nirvana, it’s only fitting that Foo frontman Dave Grohl’s crew paid some form of tribute to Rolling Stones skinman Charlie Watts with a handwritten message on Taylor Hawkins drum kit: “Charlie R.I.P.”Watts, the rock legend who pounded out the badass bottom line on classics such as “Sympathy for the Devil” and “Gimme Shelter,” died “peacefully” at 80 in the UK on Aug.

Billy Joel has paid tribute to The Rolling Stones’ Charlie Watts at his concert in Cincinnati last week (September 10).Watts died last month (August 24) at the age of 80. The drummer had undergone an undisclosed medical procedure in the weeks before his death, which had caused him to pull out of the Stones’ upcoming US tour.Joel included a partial cover of the band’s 1971 single ‘Brown Sugar’ during his show at Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park on Friday.

Nick Cave has recalled the time he met late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts after a rare trip to a gym.Cave dedicated his latest post on The Red Hand Files to Watts, who passed away last week at the age of 80.Cave recalled the time he met Watts after a trip to the gym when dressed awkwardly in “a tiny tracksuit”.He said: “As I walked back out, in my tiny tracksuit, my giant white trainers and my bucket hat, there, walking toward me, was Charlie Watts of The Rolling Stones.“He had silver

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The Rolling Stones’ drummer Charlie Watts has died at the age of 80.

Selome Hailu editorThe Rolling Stones posted a video on Friday honoring their late drummer Charlie Watts, who died on Tuesday.The two-minute video, shared on the band’s official Twitter and Instagram, is a slideshow of photos and videos of Watts playing in the band, appearing in music videos, addressing the press and more, edited to the beat of “If You Can’t Rock Me,” the opening track of the Rolling Stones’ 1974 album “It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll.” In an interview included in the video, Watts says,

Charlie Watts may be gone, but he’s far from forgotten by the bandmates with whom he built an international music juggernaut.

Jason Isbell has performed a cover of The Rolling Stones’ 1969 classic ‘Gimme Shelter’, dedicating it to the late, great, Charlie Watts, who died earlier this week at age 80.Currently touring the US in support of their 2020 album ‘Reunions’, Isbell and his band, The 400 Unit – alongside support act Brittney Spencer – performed the cover at their show in Grand Rapids, Michigan on Thursday night (August 26).Check out a crowd recording of the group performing ‘Gimme Shelter’ below, then have a

Liam Gallagher dedicated ‘Live Forever’ to late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts at Leeds Festival last night (August 27) – watch footage below.Watts, who has appeared on every album in the legendary band’s discography to date, sadly died aged 80 earlier this week, prompting tributes to pour in from across the music world.During his headline set at the festival, Gallagher took time to remember Watts, telling the crowd: “He’s probably having a great time up there somewhere.”Then, as Liam and

The Rolling Stones are remembering their late bandmate.

The Rolling Stones have shared a new video paying tribute to late drummer Charlie Watts – watch it below.Watts, who has appeared on every album in the legendary band’s discography to date, sadly died aged 80 earlier this week, prompting tributes to pour in from across the music world.Upon news of his death, remaining current band members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood all shared tributes on social media, with the latter simply writing: “I love you my fellow Gemini ~ I will dearly

The Rolling Stones will tour the U.S. this fall as planned, with drummer Steve Jordan taking over – as previously announced – for original band member Charlie Watts, who died Wednesday.

Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich has joined the legion of rock ’n’ roll heavyweights honouring the late Charlie Watts – legendary drummer of the Rolling Stones, who died at age 80 earlier this week – praising him as “such a significant part of [the Stones’] sound, and an underrated part of their sound”.In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Ulrich said he was shocked by Watts’ passing, noting that “it hits hard on many levels” because “as a Stones fan, it’s sort of the end of at least an era within