While recording “The Authority Song” with John Mellencamp in the early 1980s, drummer Kenny Aronoff said he drew from Charlie Watts’ signature technique of raising his right drumstick in the air and ...

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, who died on Tuesday, played with a deceptively simple style that took some fans time to appreciate. This is tough to admit now, but any good appreciation is ...

Grunge icon Matt Cameron, the veteran drummer who's propelled rock acts such as Pearl Jam and Soundgarden, paid tribute to the legendary Rolling Stones stickman Charlie Watts on Wednesday (Aug. 25).

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Charlie Watts—who, since 1963, had played drums in the Rolling Stones—died on Tuesday, in London, at age eighty. No cause of death has been offered publicly, although a few weeks ago the band ...

During his 58 years with the Stones, Watts, who died Aug. 24, often let the other members of the band take the spotlight on stage and in the press. Originally broadcast in 1991. This is FRESH AIR.