“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 ...

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.

As the main jazz aficionado in The Rolling Stones, it's hardly a surprise that Charlie Watts would pick out these sublime ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Members of the Rolling Stones, from left, Ronnie Wood, Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Charlie Watts at the opening night party for "Exhibitionism" at Industria in New York on Nov. 15, 2016.

Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones’ drummer since the group’s inception in 1962, is “unlikely to be available” for the group’s U.S. Fall tour.

The Rolling Stones announced that drummer Charlie Watts will not be a part of their upcoming No Filter tour of U.S. stadiums after undergoing an unspecified medical procedure.

For many Rolling Stones fans, Charlie Watts is the band’s most mysterious and intriguing member. He’s a guy who prefers jazz to rock, yet has spent nearly 60 years playing in the world’s ...