Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts Is ‘Unlikely’ to Join Group’s 2021 U.S. Tour

Charlie Watts, drummer for The Rolling Stones, has passed away at age 80. Watts first joined the band in 1963 and performed with them up until his passing, garnering acclaim as one of the most influential and acclaimed drummers in rock music.

the death of drummer Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones may have found a replacement: Steve Jordan.Jordan, 64, was already filling in — at Watts’ request — following recent surgery the legendary drummer received that required him to take time off to recuperate.

Annie Lennox, Gun, Fran Healy, Dougie Vipond and more Scots celebrities have shared their personal memories of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts. Rock legend Charlie passed away today surrounded by his family in hospital at the age of 80, and the world has paid tribute to a man who made drumming an art.

Celebrity tributes to Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts poured in on social media after the band announced his death. The musician "passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family," a representative for Watts confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday.

died at age 80 at a London hospital.«It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts,» the statement read in part.

Irvine Welsh has paid tribute to Rolling Stones drummer, Charlie Watts who has died aged 80. We told how the music legend passed away 'peacefully in a London hospital surrounded by his family' on Tuesday.

the Rolling Stones drummer, who has died aged 80, was the least likely member of the group; yet he was its linchpin – the most respected by musicians and popular with the fans. Small, delicate-looking and unassuming, Watts was the Stone who never rolled.

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died. He was 80 years old.Watts' spokesperson confirmed the news with ET on Tuesday, sharing that he died in a hospital in London, England, surrounded by his family.«It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts,» the statement reads.

died at 80.“It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts,” a statement from the band read.

fans are in mourning after their drummer Charlie Watts has died at the age of 80. Charlie's London publicist Bernard Doherty said in a statement: 'It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts.

Charlie Watts, the longtime drummer for iconic rock band the Rolling Stones, has died at age 80.

Charlie Watts was the legendary drummer for the Rolling Stones. This is a breaking news story.

Just minutes after the news of Charlie Watts’ passing broke, the band posted a statement from the dummer’s publicist expressing “immense sadness” at his passing and remembering him as “one of the greatest drummers of his generation.”

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died "peacefully" at the age of 80, his publicist has said.

The Rolling Stones released a statement on Tuesday August 24 to mourn the loss of the band’s drummer Charlie Watts, who passed away at 80-years-old. A spokesperson announced that he’d died in a tweet from the band’s official Twitter account. “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,” a spokesperson said.

list of the all time greatest drummers from 2006, and he’s been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame with the Stones and the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame. Watts on the kit was never flashy, but he did have a stylish dress sense that emulated looks from the worlds of jazz rather than the rock stars of the era.

The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died at the age of 80.His London publicist Bernard Doherty confirmed the news in a statement provided to the PA news agency today (August 24).Watts played in The Rolling Stones from 1963.