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Charlie Watts, Rolling Stones drummer, RIP

2021-08-24 00:00:00

Charlie Watts, drummer for the Rolling Stones, died today. He was 80-years-old.

According to a statement posted by the band, "he passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family. Charlie was a cherished husband, father and grandfather and also a member of the Rolling Stones one of the greatest drummers of his generation."

Here is what Stones guitarist Keith Richards wrote about Watts in his 2010 autobiography: "Charlie Watts has always been the bed that I lie on musically."
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