There’s a great line in John Hiatt’s 1988 song “Slow Turning,” where the protagonist is in his car trying to listen to the radio but suddenly wheels around: “I’m yelling at the kids in the back ...

Mick, Keith and Charlie, together on one track.

Charlie Watts successfully drummed with The Rolling Stones for decades. He has received praise for his steady timekeeping and anchoring force in the band’s music. This doesn’t mean that he never faced ...

The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has died at the age of 80, the band has announced. “It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts,” a statement said. “He ...

Ringo Starr and The Beatles wrote sweet pop tunes when they started. The Rolling Stones began life as a blues cover band, and that style never left their DNA. Any rivalry between the superstar groups ...

Shirley Ann Watts, a former art student and prominent breeder of Arabian horses who met drummer Charlie Watts well before he joined the Rolling Stones and with him formed one of rock's most enduring ...

They were together as a band for more than five decades - but the Rolling Stones weren’t able to farewell drummer last week.

A massive collection of first-edition books, jazz memorabilia, and other items owned by the late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts will soon hit the block at Christie’s. More than 500 lots ...

Shirley Watts, the wife of the Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, has died. She was 84. Shirley and Charlie had been married since 1964 until he passed away last year. Shirley died after battling a ...

Get full access to The Daily Beast for $1 The pair met while Watts studied at the Royal College of Art, eventually celebrating 57 years together before the drummer’s sudden death in August 2021. Max ...