Charlie was, is and always will be my number 1 drummer. Some drummers are fantastic, some amazing, others are incredible, but only one is the real deal. Charlie Watts is the One.
it's been 493 days from when your reading this on 12/29/2022 since his passing AD 08/24/2021. Charlie Watts is and was an incredible once a life-time human being, son of Lillian and Charles Watts, husband of Shirley Ann Shepard since 1964, father of Seraphina Watts, drummer of The Rolling Stones since 1963,. "if there's a rock -n-roll heaven, Well you know they've got a hell of a band ". 24/7 , 365 Welcome Charlie Watts with your Gretsch Drum Kit! Miss you!
Always loved his playing. Walking through the neighborhood a few months ago. A dude was jamming his drums to the Rolling Stones. So damn good that I had to stop and listen. Perfection. And way loud ! (RIP Charlie).
thats awesome 5 years playing and 20 years hangin around what a man and what a fantastic drummer my favorite drummer ever i play in a stones tribute band and to get it right is not easy it sounds it but when you delve into the grooves Charlie was unique
Charlie was simply an honest, humble and wonderful human being! I love Charlie's facial expressions while he's being interviewed ~ 37:21~39:04! Charlie spoke the unvarnished truth. REST IN PEACE ~ CHARLES ROBERT "CHARLIE" WATTS.
I met Charlie with my then gf what a classy guy.....ps he liked my gf.....I asked him if the Rolling Stones are breaking up and he asked me " I don't know are they"....Great man God Bless Charlie Watts
Was fortunate to be allowed on stage by Ian Stewart, and stood behind Charlie Watts throughout their concert in Winnipeg 1966, and the one thing I noted about his drum set set up was, how low the seat was, it almost looked like it was a foot above the floor, they all treated me as if I was one of them during the show and off stage too, I'll never forget it. Also, he had a polkadot suit, with long side burns, not even Elvis could match the length. Always love the Stones, learned so much from them.
I got into the drums when I was 9 or 10 and became impressed with drum solos, which were de rigeur in the early 70s. Later I realized the best drummers were essential part of a band's sonic personality. Even the ones, like Ginger or Bonham, who did lonnng solos were at their best within songs. I had the opportunity to see the Charlie Watts Orchestra in 1986 or so, 32 members including 3 drummers squeezed into a club! I also love his playing on Howling Wolf's London Sessions, which also features Bill Wyman, Ian Stewart, and Mick J. The Charlie Parker book and albums are beautiful as well. Thanks for the tribute! And RIP to Shirley Watts who died last week at 84, just a year after Charlie. They were together for 60 year, too, and hopefully now reunite, somewhere. ⛄🎄🙏🌟
As a long time drummer,....I find most if not all drum solos to be boring, not very interesting, narcissistic and pointless. The most important thing for a drummer is keeping time and enhancing, accenting and pushing the music and dynamics of the entire band and music.
I saw The Stones last Monday night. Great show. They brought it big time for a full house. I missed Charlie. The grove and drums were definitely not the same. Steve Jordan brought heavy hand with a totally different feel. The Band and music goes on, but Charlie Watts will never be replaced.
Growing up, all my drummer friends were raving about Moon, Peart, Bonham who are extraordinary. I was into Watts. later Stewart Copeland. In the long run, bands appreciate that solid groove and tasteful fills than the bombastic 'foregrounding' drum styles of those others. Thanks for showing me the way, charlie
But on the other side.... imagine Watts playing Rush or Who tune.... hmmm... BTW since Watts was jazz-influenced, my heroes from that genre are Joe Morello and Louie Bellson.
@@anta40 agreed, I don't think Charlie could do what peart and moon did. Not many working gigs for that kind of stuff though. I'm a huge Joe Morello fan too
@@FrederickJohnSebastian I like to think we agree that: 1. Watts didn't need to be like Peart, Bonham, Moon, Baker, Palmer, etc. 2. Drummers first should provide solid timekeeping, and not doing flashy stuffs serving their egos. Nevertheless, I found Watts playing to be too minimalistic for my taste. Ringo and Purdie are two excellent examples it's possible to provide solid timekeeping and sound really interesting without overpowering the whole song, but maybe because in the end I just don't really like The Stones :p
I engineered some of Bridges to Babylon so I spent lot of 12 hr days with Charlie in Studio2 summer of 97. He was a Humble, quiet man. One day he asked me to copy a cassette to cassette for him. We were so busy that day i forgot. The next day he snatched it out of my hands and said” nevermind”. I was devestated. A few days later he asked me to follow him and he winked as he gave someone a bit of stress for setting up ( Ross drum doctor)a gretsch kit withojt asking him! Very uncomfortable for the three of us. Then he stuck out his arm and said” Charlie Watts…. Nice to meet you Ross”. He turned to me and we went back to work. I’ve always felt he knew i was devestaed by my tape copy incident and did that little play for me. It was the last recording day before mix and mastering last song.
I remember years ago an interviewer asking Keith who his biggest musical influence was, and at the drop of a hat he said Charlie Watts. You don't usually hear a lot of guitarists saying that about the drummers in their band. They had a certain admiration & respect for each other a lot of bandmates don't share.
Charlie Watts' Drumming on "Jumpin' Jack Flash" is absolutely hypnotizing, mesmerizing and funky! I believe it's the greatest Drum track ever recorded in Pop/Rock! The greatest Single ever is "Jumpin' Jack Flash/Child Of The Moon" in Pop/Rock!
@@markfrost2707 I think you and I have different definitions of rocking. When I say rocking, I mean playing to rock in roll songs like Street Fighting Man, Jumping Jack Flash and when the Whip Comes Down. Charlie does swing on a lot of the earlier songs like the Chuck Berry covers the Stones did back in the sixties. I also love his rock drumming on Get Of My Cloud.
Feel feel feel!!! Also how he placed the pocket locked that band giving it a tremendous propulsion that is now sorely missed. Golden backbeat!!! RIP to one of the greatest rock'n roll drummers to ever pick up a pair of sticks.
The drummer is the heart of the band and can make or break a show. Can't You Hear Me Knocking is my favorite Stones song along with Gimme Shelter with Lisa Fischer. Unlike just about all the 60's, 70's and 80's rockers now on tour in 2022 who are but shadows of their former selves and on what I call their "Take the Money and Run" tours, the Stones on their latest "60 Years" tour are at the top of their game. Mick's voice is clear and powerful and Keef and Charlie still rockin'.
In 75 I saw the Stones the Who and Led Zeppelin. I remember it being the year of the battle of the top drummers . We got lucky with Moon but Bonham was wasted . Charlie was just so consistent and powerful that it was no contest. Charlie was the best . He was also extremely handicapped keeping Keith inline . 😜❗
I missed Zep that year (saw them in 73, and was a little disappointed), but saw Faces twice, with the Stones in between. Kenny Jones was a terrific drummer as well.
The beat is so important. In old Irish cottages you sometimes find a large stone in the floor with space under it where the working people would do a beat with their working boots and a fiddler would play. The expression on Charlie's face would amuse me. To me it said everything. I thought that he was very happy playing jazz and quite sophisticated.
They said Charlie explicitly told them multiple times near the end that he wanted them to continue and that he would be angry with them especially if they didn't complete the dates they had already sold tickets for. They've said he was very adamant about this. Perhaps if it had been up to Keith it would have been over, but Charlie gave instructions and they felt they owed it to him to obey them. Charlie also chose his own replacement, which makes what their doing now all the more acceptable. Theyre all just respecting Charlie's wishes. May he rock in peace \m/
Mick, Bill Wyman, Keith Richards and when Ronnie Woods came on board with the Stones all said you can always tell when Charlie is behind you and he never misses a beat.
I got lots of chops from good old Charlie. A story about Charlie that I just love is when Mick called Charlie his drummer. Charlie showed up at Micks door and knocked him on his ass.
I saw the Stones in Nashville about 2 weeks after his death and I really felt it was weird that they went on with that tour. I know that it was already kinda decided that way but still strange.
Like the time Mick Jagger said, "yeah, my drummer" and Charlie came up and grabbed him and said, "Hey, Your my singer!" or some thing close to that. I know it was back in the late 60s then. Mick always showed such great respect for him. What a great chat going on about Charlie. Thanks, great stuff.
When it comes to a favorite tune. I have to say, I pulled up Moonlight Mile a few months back to play it at a gig. I hadn't listened to it in a couple of decades... I think that is now my favorite tune. RIP Charlie. You made The Stones what they became...
Got to see them a couple months before Charlie's last gig, and there had been some sort of straw poll vote on what song to play that was not on the lineup, or some such. The screen went dark and then they flashed the result on the screen: Monkey Man. And this huge crowd went nuts! And it was great. One thing I noticed immediately was that people were there to see and hear Charlie just as much, if not more than Mick, Keith and Ronnie. I felt very lucky and grateful to see them. It was the only live performance I've seen of theirs, and I've been a fan since 1969.
Keith's book Life, he talks about recruiting Charlie and how Mick & Keith would talk about not being able to afford Charlie to join them. The earlie days when they had to beg, borrow & steal to get by.
Get Some Girls Live in Texas '78 and listen to the drums and bass. Charlie and Bill were the greatest team in rock n roll history. Clearly, they are what really made them special. With them both gone, the Stones are not the Stones anymore. Not to mention the age and Keith is a shadow of himself.
To me Charlie was so unique that to compare him to anyone just isn't anywhere to go down that road. Comments I hear is how unique his sound is,it's from the heart and his is one of a million or more. I was at a grocery store that was broadcasting music into the lot and I was in the back and just from the rhythm and beat I knew it was a Stones tune . Many comments about how laid back he was as a drummer is to me a bit misunderstood. Charlie could come from a subtle drive like a finely tuned motor to a pedal to the metal and hold that timing and keep everything right on track. Full open. I do have to say that I've seen and heard Steve Jordan with Keith and the Expensive Winos and with the Stones and a piece of Charlie is in him . A small piece of Charlie is a huge Stone . Life goes on and I dearly miss Charlie but I'm supporting Steve on Charlie's behalf . The sticks were passed on. 😎
There’s no “must” here. Woody covers a lot for Kieth’s arthritis and Jagger at his age trying to still behave like he’s 30 isn’t a great look. I’m a huge fan but how long should we expect this to continue
the fact that Ginger liked says a lot. Ginger hardly liked anybody!! I played in a Stones tribute band for a while years ago and it as then I truly got to appreciate what he did and how he did it. His playing style was not easy to replicate.
My first Stones record was " Let it Bleed" I played it everyday, his playing on the whole thing was incredible.. but " Live with me" on there.... That is a total course on him , on why the people all talk about him, It's said that he told them to not stop, So if that's true... They gotta do it . Right?
Me and my friends got heavily into the stones in 1969. We were supposed to see them in 1972 in NYC during the STP tour. But we were scammed by a "misbred, gray executive I've seen heavily advertised". In 1975 we saw them 3 times in the Garden NYC. From then until 2007 we saw them every tour in NY, NJ or Penn. As far as we were concerned they were The Greatest Rock n Roll Band in the WORLD, The Fantastic Five. At this point they are no more. I get that they did the tour when Charlie was sick, and I get they completed the tour as a tribute to Charlie, but The Stones are done. Charlie gone is too much to what the Stones were. Jagger and Richards can do their side projects if they want to tour but never again should they do so under The Rolling Stones moniker.
I agree. And 60 year is longer than anyone. Ellington, etc. All the other big bands broke up at some point (Who, Floyd, etc). Give them the 50 years I suppose, either way. It was tough losing Bill. Charlie gone, it ain't the Stones. And, God bless Ron Wood.
@@johnryan3913 Yeah, going from Jones to Taylor to Wood was tolerable, losing Wyman was starting to get crumbly, but Watts gone is too much. At this point they are the Glimmer Twins nostalgia act. Jagger can do his solo stuff and Richards can do the X pensive Whinos or New Barbarians. Woody had his art and he can play with Richards. They had a great run, no other Rock Band will ever match it.
@@arminiusschild5260 Mick and Keith are 80 next year, Ron is 75, they have nothing to prove! I do wish they had finished one more studio album in the past few years, w/ Charlie. But what a body of work they produced! Including some of the outtakes on SG and Tattoo. Always so much to revisit.
@@AlmostReady504 That's great, but sadly Glenn is not so to say that post-Charlie it ain't the stones won't work if you compare that to GM. But you are right on, the band may still be terrific.
I distinctly remember reading an interview with Keith in the 70's where he said there would be no more Stones if either he, Mick or Charlie died. I get it that Charlie wanted the Stones to go on..but it's not the same.
I think he needed more volume to overcome all the screaming from the audience. I once read where Ian Stewart convinced him to switch back to the "proper" way of playing.
Two things I found interesting. Number one: those drummers spoke more about Charlie than his drumming. Two: when these drummers spoke of Charlie, Ringo wasn’t far behind.
I would say just Ginger Baker could replace Charly Watts (If he would yet be alive) The others including Steve Gadd NOT !! Ok ,Carmine Appice is Phantastic ! but he is legendary already in his Band Vanilla Fudge !
I saw the original Stones with Brian at an old run down movie theater in NYC on 14th or 23rd Street twice a million years ago. Hundreds of screaming girls.
What annoys me is that the you start with deprecating Mick and Keith. Calling them flashy and after that even trying to infer that only Charlie "was about the music". Get a grip. Yes a drummer is essential, and Charlie definitely was. But so are the rest of the members. Especially in the case of the Stones. There wouldn't be a band without Keith, Mick or Ronnie either. (The latter being the one that _actually_ saved the band and secured another 47(!) years of success) I just don't get it. Why go for the divisive angle? I love Charlie to death, but I loathe this narrow minded video which is not much more than a very short and uninsightful introduction to a random compilation of clips. Ugh, I guess you'll harvest some clicks, so there's that if if that's something you'll be happy with I guess.
And The Stones continue to tour and sell tickets and their new album sold as well as expected. Charlie was great - but . . . 🤷♂️ the band have carried on!
Charlie was, is and always will be my number 1 drummer. Some drummers are fantastic, some amazing, others are incredible, but only one is the real deal. Charlie Watts is the One.
Great time..great to play along to, if you have doubts about your timing play along to the stones. Dress like Miles ! Absolute Cool.
it's been 493 days from when your reading this on 12/29/2022 since his passing AD 08/24/2021. Charlie Watts is and was an incredible once a life-time human being, son of Lillian and Charles Watts, husband of Shirley Ann Shepard since 1964, father of Seraphina Watts, drummer of The Rolling Stones since 1963,. "if there's a rock -n-roll heaven, Well you know they've got a hell of a band ". 24/7 , 365 Welcome Charlie Watts with your Gretsch Drum Kit! Miss you!
Always loved his playing. Walking through the neighborhood a few months ago. A dude was jamming his drums to the Rolling Stones. So damn good that I had to stop and listen. Perfection. And way loud ! (RIP Charlie).
thats awesome 5 years playing and 20 years hangin around what a man and what a fantastic drummer my favorite drummer ever i play in a stones tribute band and to get it right is not easy it sounds it but when you delve into the grooves Charlie was unique
love the drumming and cymbals on she's so cold
Charlie was simply an honest, humble and wonderful human being!
I love Charlie's facial expressions while he's being interviewed ~ 37:21~39:04!
Charlie spoke the unvarnished truth.
REST IN PEACE ~ CHARLES ROBERT "CHARLIE" WATTS.
I met Charlie in 1992. Lovely man, a true gent. Very humble
Charlie Watts was the best ......And a pure gentleman And a great dresser The Man had true class
What a fantastic opportunity to meet him.
I met Charlie with my then gf what a classy guy.....ps he liked my gf.....I asked him if the Rolling Stones are breaking up and he asked me " I don't know are they"....Great man God Bless Charlie Watts
There are so many amazing drummers but Charlie’s signature drumming was the stones.✌️❤️
Non drummers will watch Charlie and think it's easy, drummers will know it's not.
amen
It's not easy being a swiss watch?
yThat is such a good analogy,timing and accuracy is paramount for us drummers.@@doubled5383
Well it is but that was just Charlie's style.
Was fortunate to be allowed on stage by Ian Stewart, and stood behind Charlie Watts throughout their concert in Winnipeg 1966, and the one thing I noted about his drum set set up was, how low the seat was, it almost looked like it was a foot above the floor, they all treated me as if I was one of them during the show and off stage too, I'll never forget it. Also, he had a polkadot suit, with long side burns, not even Elvis could match the length. Always love the Stones, learned so much from them.
That is a great scene, Charlie also grew his moustache in 66 as well, based on the photos.
His kits, especially the early ones, were very “jazzer muzo” style in their set up and spacing
What an experiance 👍☮️🎶☀️
I got into the drums when I was 9 or 10 and became impressed with drum solos, which were de rigeur in the early 70s. Later I realized the best drummers were essential part of a band's sonic personality. Even the ones, like Ginger or Bonham, who did lonnng solos were at their best within songs. I had the opportunity to see the Charlie Watts Orchestra in 1986 or so, 32 members including 3 drummers squeezed into a club! I also love his playing on Howling Wolf's London Sessions, which also features Bill Wyman, Ian Stewart, and Mick J. The Charlie Parker book and albums are beautiful as well. Thanks for the tribute! And RIP to Shirley Watts who died last week at 84, just a year after Charlie. They were together for 60 year, too, and hopefully now reunite, somewhere. ⛄🎄🙏🌟
As a long time drummer,....I find most if not all drum solos to be boring, not very interesting, narcissistic and pointless. The most important thing for a drummer is keeping time and enhancing, accenting and pushing the music and dynamics of the entire band and music.
Charlie was such a nice and thoughtful man.
It's not that the Stones won't be the same, it's the Stones won't be the Stones.
Charlie‘s playing on Ya Yas is a testament to how great he was. He and Bill were a machine.
Plus, even in his 70's, Charlie could wear a tight white (high fashion) T-shirt on stage and look extremely fit.
"Charlie Watts " - right there...enough said.
Without Charlie MISS YOU wouldn’t be my almost favorite Stones Tune ✌🏼 Love you Mr Watts 🥰 RIP
I saw The Stones last Monday night. Great show. They brought it big time for a full house. I missed Charlie. The grove and drums were definitely not the same. Steve Jordan brought heavy hand with a totally different feel. The Band and music goes on, but Charlie Watts will never be replaced.
Keith has always said Charlie is the motor that drives the stones. One of the greatest bands and drummers of all time 🍻
AND what did you spect ?
Growing up, all my drummer friends were raving about Moon, Peart, Bonham who are extraordinary. I was into Watts. later Stewart Copeland. In the long run, bands appreciate that solid groove and tasteful fills than the bombastic 'foregrounding' drum styles of those others. Thanks for showing me the way, charlie
Totally agree. That's what I liked about Ringo's style, too.
But on the other side.... imagine Watts playing Rush or Who tune.... hmmm...
BTW since Watts was jazz-influenced, my heroes from that genre are Joe Morello and Louie Bellson.
@@anta40 agreed, I don't think Charlie could do what peart and moon did. Not many working gigs for that kind of stuff though. I'm a huge Joe Morello fan too
@@FrederickJohnSebastian I like to think we agree that:
1. Watts didn't need to be like Peart, Bonham, Moon, Baker, Palmer, etc.
2. Drummers first should provide solid timekeeping, and not doing flashy stuffs serving their egos.
Nevertheless, I found Watts playing to be too minimalistic for my taste. Ringo and Purdie are two excellent examples it's possible to provide solid timekeeping and sound really interesting without overpowering the whole song, but maybe because in the end I just don't really like The Stones :p
Charlie was perfect for the Stones. He used the same Gretch kit for many years.
I engineered some of Bridges to Babylon so I spent lot of 12 hr days with Charlie in Studio2 summer of 97. He was a Humble, quiet man. One day he asked me to copy a cassette to cassette for him. We were so busy that day i forgot. The next day he snatched it out of my hands and said” nevermind”. I was devestated. A few days later he asked me to follow him and he winked as he gave someone a bit of stress for setting up ( Ross drum doctor)a gretsch kit withojt asking him! Very uncomfortable for the three of us. Then he stuck out his arm and said” Charlie Watts…. Nice to meet you Ross”. He turned to me and we went back to work. I’ve always felt he knew i was devestaed by my tape copy incident and did that little play for me. It was the last recording day before mix and mastering last song.
I remember years ago an interviewer asking Keith who his biggest musical influence was, and at the drop of a hat he said Charlie Watts. You don't usually hear a lot of guitarists saying that about the drummers in their band.
They had a certain admiration & respect for each other a lot of bandmates don't share.
Charlie Watts' Drumming on "Jumpin' Jack Flash" is absolutely hypnotizing, mesmerizing and funky! I believe it's the greatest Drum track ever recorded in Pop/Rock!
The greatest Single ever is "Jumpin' Jack Flash/Child Of The Moon" in Pop/Rock!
Watts' drumming was certainly influenced by jazz, but his playing on all those Stones was definitely rocking.
name ON song where they're "rocking
" with a strong drum groove outside of Miss You
@@markfrost2707 I think you and I have different definitions of rocking. When I say rocking, I mean playing to rock in roll songs like Street Fighting Man, Jumping Jack Flash and when the Whip Comes Down. Charlie does swing on a lot of the earlier songs like the Chuck Berry covers the Stones did back in the sixties. I also love his rock drumming on Get Of My Cloud.
was always,the backbeat of the stones,rip charlie
Feel feel feel!!! Also how he placed the pocket locked that band giving it a tremendous propulsion that is now sorely missed.
Golden backbeat!!!
RIP to one of the greatest rock'n roll drummers to ever pick up a pair of sticks.
The drummer is the heart of the band and can make or break a show. Can't You Hear Me Knocking is my favorite Stones song along with Gimme Shelter with Lisa Fischer. Unlike just about all the 60's, 70's and 80's rockers now on tour in 2022 who are but shadows of their former selves and on what I call their "Take the Money and Run" tours, the Stones on their latest "60 Years" tour are at the top of their game. Mick's voice is clear and powerful and Keef and Charlie still rockin'.
He made their sound. That fat beat, it's all right there.
In 75 I saw the Stones the Who and Led Zeppelin. I remember it being the year of the battle of the top drummers . We got lucky with Moon but Bonham was wasted . Charlie was just so consistent and powerful that it was no contest. Charlie was the best . He was also extremely handicapped keeping Keith inline . 😜❗
I saw them for the 1st Time 1 Yr after you in 76
I missed Zep that year (saw them in 73, and was a little disappointed), but saw Faces twice, with the Stones in between. Kenny Jones was a terrific drummer as well.
Like Keith said, (not verbatim), "some drummers can rock but, a good drummer can rock and roll. And Charlie can roll!"
that's cheap talk from that asshole, he doesn't give a damn about Charlie Watts
The beat is so important. In old Irish cottages you sometimes find a large stone in the floor with space under it where the working people would do a beat with their working boots and a fiddler would play. The expression on Charlie's face would amuse me. To me it said everything. I thought that he was very happy playing jazz and quite sophisticated.
RIP Charlie !!!
I have a memory of Keith, in an interview, saying; “If Charlie were to leave the band, the Stones would be over.” It should have happened.
They sound way better now from what I've seen of the last tour and I love the stones.
I seriously don't get that comment.
They said Charlie explicitly told them multiple times near the end that he wanted them to continue and that he would be angry with them especially if they didn't complete the dates they had already sold tickets for. They've said he was very adamant about this. Perhaps if it had been up to Keith it would have been over, but Charlie gave instructions and they felt they owed it to him to obey them. Charlie also chose his own replacement, which makes what their doing now all the more acceptable. Theyre all just respecting Charlie's wishes. May he rock in peace \m/
The stones are still great with the new drummer, but different. It’s like two different bands.
@@dmstewart66 yeah totally. I couldn't get over the crispness, chops and increased sense or time and related groove Steve Jordan has brought to it
The story of Watts and Stars drum sticks that was worth listing to wow factor 100%..RocknRollflat5
Mick, Bill Wyman, Keith Richards and when Ronnie Woods came on board with the Stones all said you can always tell when Charlie is behind you and he never misses a beat.
My favorite Charlie Watts drum parts are Get off my cloud and Honkey Tonk Woman
Charlies good tonight
That David Hepworth interview at the very end might be the best rock n roll interview ever!
Charlie and Chad and I'm smiling already before the anecdotes or conversation
Great drummer. He was very adept at working with Bill's bass.
One of the greatest acts in the history of entertainment.....that's all that needs to be said.
I got lots of chops from good old Charlie. A story about Charlie that I just love is when Mick called Charlie his drummer. Charlie showed up at Micks door and knocked him on his ass.
I saw the Stones in Nashville about 2 weeks after his death and I really felt it was weird that they went on with that tour. I know that it was already kinda decided that way but still strange.
I really like this memmories. Such a nice man.
Like the time Mick Jagger said, "yeah, my drummer" and Charlie came up and grabbed him and said, "Hey, Your my singer!" or some thing close to that. I know it was back in the late 60s then. Mick always showed such great respect for him. What a great chat going on about Charlie. Thanks, great stuff.
When it comes to a favorite tune. I have to say, I pulled up Moonlight Mile a few months back to play it at a gig. I hadn't listened to it in a couple of decades... I think that is now my favorite tune. RIP Charlie. You made The Stones what they became...
Respect to ginger Baker..Only one who comes close.
Class Personified, Rest in Peace Charlie😢
Ringo got the accolades, but Charlie was and always will be the man
It‘s true, but what will the Stones do ? They must roll on …Charlie Watts was a Realy Great Drummer, yes indeed.
Got to see them a couple months before Charlie's last gig, and there had been some sort of straw poll vote on what song to play that was not on the lineup, or some such. The screen went dark and then they flashed the result on the screen: Monkey Man. And this huge crowd went nuts! And it was great. One thing I noticed immediately was that people were there to see and hear Charlie just as much, if not more than Mick, Keith and Ronnie. I felt very lucky and grateful to see them. It was the only live performance I've seen of theirs, and I've been a fan since 1969.
Was it Jacksonville July 19th, 2019?
@@manuelmota2821 Chicago Soldier Field, Tuesday show. June 2019
I found the video very enlightening.
COOL NICE MAN !!! RIP CHARLIE 😥
Charley is way to kool He’s awesome
God bless 😢
Keith's book Life, he talks about recruiting Charlie and how Mick & Keith would talk about not being able to afford Charlie to join them. The earlie days when they had to beg, borrow & steal to get by.
The backwards mlb fitted hat has become Chad Smith's signature look.
Without it, one might need a second look to recognize him.
Charlie and Ringo kept it simple…but great.
No need for the fancy, flash speedy drumming, like so many others.
Get Some Girls Live in Texas '78 and listen to the drums and bass. Charlie and Bill were the greatest team in rock n roll history. Clearly, they are what really made them special. With them both gone, the Stones are not the Stones anymore. Not to mention the age and Keith is a shadow of himself.
Charlie is my darling
Its' just the Mick and Keith Review now. The original Stones sound is long gone. RIP
To me Charlie was so unique that to compare him to anyone just isn't anywhere to go down that road. Comments I hear is how unique his sound is,it's from the heart and his is one of a million or more. I was at a grocery store that was broadcasting music into the lot and I was in the back and just from the rhythm and beat I knew it was a Stones tune . Many comments about how laid back he was as a drummer is to me a bit misunderstood. Charlie could come from a subtle drive like a finely tuned motor to a pedal to the metal and hold that timing and keep everything right on track. Full open. I do have to say that I've seen and heard Steve Jordan with Keith and the Expensive Winos and with the Stones and a piece of Charlie is in him . A small piece of Charlie is a huge Stone . Life goes on and I dearly miss Charlie but I'm supporting Steve on Charlie's behalf . The sticks were passed on. 😎
All true. And the Stones are no longer the Stones, in my opinion. Without Charlie's beat under everything, it not the Stones, it's some other band.
There’s no “must” here. Woody covers a lot for Kieth’s arthritis and Jagger at his age trying to still behave like he’s 30 isn’t a great look. I’m a huge fan but how long should we expect this to continue
My family were Londoners but had their lives reorganized by the war too.
the fact that Ginger liked says a lot. Ginger hardly liked anybody!!
I played in a Stones tribute band for a while years ago and it as then I truly got to appreciate what he did and how he did it. His playing style was not easy to replicate.
Having just seen the RS in concert, I can attest no they’re not the same without Charlie 😢
Yeah. Steve Jordan is a fine drummer and all but I totally get what you mean.
Could be that their all over 80 as well and should get back to the old gits home
@@fredjones9750 his drumming sounds stiff on keith's records
@@swine74 I don't mind it personally.
Much better, eh?
Charlie was the life blood of the Stones. No, the Rolling Stones cease to exist when he passed unexpectedly.
Great drummer one of the best
24:12 The Beatles with Ginger Baker instead of Ringo Starr -- the horror!... Hahaha!
I never thought that Ginger Bakers drumming was all that interesting. And he was a major egotistical A-Hole. There are many drummers better than him.
My first Stones record was " Let it Bleed" I played it everyday, his playing on the whole thing was incredible.. but " Live with me" on there.... That is a total course on him , on why the people all talk about him, It's said that he told them to not stop, So if that's true... They gotta do it . Right?
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Me and my friends got heavily into the stones in 1969. We were supposed to see them in 1972 in NYC during the STP tour. But we were scammed by a "misbred, gray executive I've seen heavily advertised". In 1975 we saw them 3 times in the Garden NYC. From then until 2007 we saw them every tour in NY, NJ or Penn. As far as we were concerned they were The Greatest Rock n Roll Band in the WORLD, The Fantastic Five. At this point they are no more. I get that they did the tour when Charlie was sick, and I get they completed the tour as a tribute to Charlie, but The Stones are done. Charlie gone is too much to what the Stones were. Jagger and Richards can do their side projects if they want to tour but never again should they do so under The Rolling Stones moniker.
I agree. And 60 year is longer than anyone. Ellington, etc. All the other big bands broke up at some point (Who, Floyd, etc). Give them the 50 years I suppose, either way. It was tough losing Bill. Charlie gone, it ain't the Stones. And, God bless Ron Wood.
@@johnryan3913 Yeah, going from Jones to Taylor to Wood was tolerable, losing Wyman was starting to get crumbly, but Watts gone is too much. At this point they are the Glimmer Twins nostalgia act. Jagger can do his solo stuff and Richards can do the X pensive Whinos or New Barbarians. Woody had his art and he can play with Richards. They had a great run, no other Rock Band will ever match it.
@@arminiusschild5260 Mick and Keith are 80 next year, Ron is 75, they have nothing to prove! I do wish they had finished one more studio album in the past few years, w/ Charlie. But what a body of work they produced! Including some of the outtakes on SG and Tattoo. Always so much to revisit.
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The Glenn Miller band is still going strong
@@AlmostReady504 That's great, but sadly Glenn is not so to say that post-Charlie it ain't the stones won't work if you compare that to GM. But you are right on, the band may still be terrific.
I distinctly remember reading an interview with Keith in the 70's where he said there would be no more Stones if either he, Mick or Charlie died.
I get it that Charlie wanted the Stones to go on..but it's not the same.
Please read Sympathy for the Drummer by Mike Edison.
Phil Rudd Really Spoke good about Watt's
I noticed that Charlie used the matched grip during the sixties and switched to the standard grip by the late sixties. I wonder why.
I think he needed more volume to overcome all the screaming from the audience. I once read where Ian Stewart convinced him to switch back to the "proper" way of playing.
@@josephgurzynski1053 I don't know if you get more power from matched to standard grip. Plenty of power drummers use either one.
Drummers are offten unappreciated by their bands(i know i am a drummer myself)but they won't admit they need us for tempo,the groove etc.
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Charlie had a one two punch with a swing *
From interviews I've seen even Ginger Baker liked Mr. Watts .
Why spoil a great video by including ‘Can’t Swing Collins’.
Simple is always the best. You do not want to lead with the drums...you need to compliment others without taking over. This is hard to do.
As a frustrated drummer, I try to play rhythm guitar like Charlie or Ringo. Not a bad formula . . .
Two things I found interesting. Number one: those drummers spoke more about Charlie than his drumming.
Two: when these drummers spoke of Charlie, Ringo wasn’t far behind.
And Phil Rudd wouldn't be far
Behind Ringo and Watt's
We see now, no Problem.
Charlie didn't play on Tumbling Dice. It was Jimmy Miller.
The Stones haven't been the Stones (or relevant) since Bill Wyman left over 30 years ago now.
The stones haven't been the "same" for a long time.
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Sophisticated fills??? Huh?
Stones died with Charlie sadly.
I would say just Ginger Baker could replace Charly Watts (If he would yet be alive) The others including Steve Gadd NOT !! Ok ,Carmine Appice is Phantastic ! but he is legendary already in his Band Vanilla Fudge !
Jazz influence in songs like Miss You???
Listen to the nine minute version.
@@johnryan3913 Got it. Haven’t heard that in at least a decade
Charlie's death was a huge loss
I always thought and still do, Ringo was a better drummer….but you take either of these guys out of their band and the band is NOT the same.
Charlie was the only stone with talent.
Your nuts
The Stones were not the same after Brian
No but they had as good of a 3 year run from 69-72 as any time in their career in terms of output. Brian was really finished in late ‘67.
No, much better with Taylor
I saw the original Stones with Brian at an old run down movie theater in NYC on 14th or 23rd Street twice a million years ago. Hundreds of screaming girls.
The stones werent the stones for the last 35-40 years
What annoys me is that the you start with deprecating Mick and Keith. Calling them flashy and after that even trying to infer that only Charlie "was about the music". Get a grip.
Yes a drummer is essential, and Charlie definitely was. But so are the rest of the members. Especially in the case of the Stones.
There wouldn't be a band without Keith, Mick or Ronnie either. (The latter being the one that _actually_ saved the band and secured another 47(!) years of success)
I just don't get it. Why go for the divisive angle? I love Charlie to death, but I loathe this narrow minded video which is not much more than a very short and uninsightful introduction to a random compilation of clips. Ugh, I guess you'll harvest some clicks, so there's that if if that's something you'll be happy with I guess.
And The Stones continue to tour and sell tickets and their new album sold as well as expected. Charlie was great - but . . . 🤷♂️ the band have carried on!