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

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.

If you really want to understand the eloquence, generosity and impossible grace of Charlie Watts just listen for the first time he touches his drums on any Rolling Stones song. Two thumps at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

LONDON (AP) — Charlie Watts, the self-effacing and unshakeable Rolling Stones drummer who helped anchor one of rock’s greatest rhythm sections and used his “day job” to support his ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

Charlie Watts, the irreplaceable Rolling Stone who died on Tuesday at age 80, wouldn’t have been anyone’s pick for the world’s most technically accomplished drummer. His chops were fine but ...

Rolling Stones drummer and music icon Charlie Watts attended one last charity event with Shirley Ann Shephard, his wife of 57 years. The couple smiled together at an event for the dog foundation ...