Charlie Watts, the drummer who provided the backbone of the Rolling Stones’ songs for more than half a century, has died, his publicist said. He was 80.

“Charlie was prepared for us to go ahead,” declared Richards in the Variety interview. The Rolling Stones members Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Mick Jagger, Brian Jones and Keith Richards, circa ...

In an era when rock drummers were larger-than-life showmen with big kits and egos to match, Charlie Watts remained the quiet man behind a modest drum set. But Watts wasn't your typical rock drummer.

Charlie Watts wasn’t a flashy drummer surrounded by a giant kit with a shiny gong. Never was he one to indulge in a 20-minute-long drum solo. But his restraint and perfect timing were the ...

Mick Jagger, center, guitarist Mick Taylor and drummer Charlie Watts, right, of the Rolling Stones speak at a news conference at the Bois de Boulogne in Paris on Sept. 22, 1970.

Charlie Watts was the rock of the Rolling Stones. The Stones’ skinsman — who died “peacefully” at 80 in a London hospital Tuesday — was the foundation of the British band that was the ...

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts died Tuesday at the age of 80. Here is how rock ‘n’ roll royalty reacted to his passing.

That was the job Charlie Watts saw for himself — and then carried off with incomparable style for more than half a century — as the steadfast drummer of the Rolling Stones, the world-famous ...

Watts had announced he would not tour with the Stones in 2021 because of an undefined health issue Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones poses for a portrait on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, in New York.

Charlie Watts, best known as the prolific drummer for the rock band the Rolling Stones for more than half a century, has died. He was 80.

Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones poses for a portrait on Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, in New York. Watts, whose virtuoso stylings ranged from jazz to hard-driving rock ‘n’ roll, “passed away ...

Rolling Stones Pay Tribute to Drummer Charlie Watts with Sweet Video Following His Death Charlie Watts, who had played with the band since 1963, died on Tuesday at a London hospital at age 80 ...