Rolling Stones members, both present and past, have paid tribute to late drummer Charlie Watts on what would’ve been his 84th ...

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.

If the other guys were rolling, somebody had to be the stone. That was the job Charlie Watts saw for himself — and then carried off with incomparable style for more than half a century — as ...

In the band that has come to embody rock 'n' roll’s untamed spirit both on- and offstage, Charlie Watts was the one who kept steady time. Watts, the drummer who provided the backbone of the ...

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 ...

One of the greatest': Paul McCartney, Elton John, more mourn Rolling Stones' Charlie Watts Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. But Watts was the perfect sticks man for the ...

Drummer Charlie Watts, whose adept, powerful skin work propelled the Rolling Stones for more than half a century, died in London on Tuesday morning, according to his spokesperson. No cause of ...

Drummer Charlie Watts, who died Tuesday, may have been the quietest of the Rolling Stones vanguard, but when he did speak, he usually said something interesting. Even though Stones guitarist Keith ...

An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Charlie Watts played cowbell on the song “Honky Tonk Women.” Jimmy Miller played cowbell on the song’s original 1969 recording.

But he also enjoyed a special relationship with drummer Charlie Watts, as their shared love of jazz bloomed into a series of collaborations. Watts died Aug. 24 at age 80; below is Ries ...

Charlie Watts beat more than just the drums. The late Rolling Stones drummer, who died Tuesday at age 80, once got so perturbed with frontman Mick Jagger in the ’80s that he punched him square ...

Mr. Watts, who had no taste for the life of a pop idol, was an unflashy but essential presence with the band and brought to it a swinging style. By Gavin Edwards Charlie Watts, whose strong but ...