There’s a great line in John Hiatt’s 1988 song “Slow Turning,” where the protagonist is in his car trying to listen to the radio but suddenly wheels around: “I’m yelling at the kids in the back ...

Charlie Watts spent nearly 60 years as a member of the Rolling Stones. As the band's drummer, he was known for his steadiness, not the type of guy to throw in a needless fill or an indulgent solo.

This is tough to admit now, but any good appreciation is grounded in honesty, so here goes: I used to be one of those drummers who thought the Rolling Stones' Charlie Watts was overrated. Proof of my ...

Mick Jagger said Watts "was the rock" of The Rolling Stones, adding that he had "held the band together" The Rolling Stones have fond memories of their drummer Charlie Watts, who died at age 80 on Aug ...

“When he died my mind was blown,” said Wood. “We have the spirit of Charlie playing with us.” Closing the band’s fourth-part Epix docuseries, My Life as a Rolling Stone, the final installment, ...

It’s hard to overstate how difficult it was for young British people to obtain records from American jazz- and bluesmen in the 1950s and ’60s. Figures like Blind Lemon Jefferson, Bukka White, and even ...

Of all rock ’n’ roll musicians, drummers are the most aggressive. They wield their sticks with an almost ferocious glee, perpetrating what amounts to a victimless crime — assault against an inanimate ...

One could forgive the Rolling Stones for carrying on after the death of Brian Jones in 1969 and Bill Wyman’s retirement in 1993. They were important contributors to the legendary band but not ...