Charlie Watts: Ten Songs That Showcase His Masterful Drumming With the Rolling Stones
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variety.comJem Aswad Senior Music EditorWithout stretching the comparison too far, Charlie Watts was the Elvis Presley of rock and roll drumming: There was BC (Before Charlie) and after, and he can’t be compared realistically with anyone who followed because he’s an integral part of the foundation not just of the “World’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band,” but rock and roll itself.Watts was wry and rock-steady in both his playing and his personality.
Never a flashy drummer — he always used a small kit — his whipcrack snare, driving rhythms and preternatural sense of swing powered the band from the day he joined in January of 1963 until his death earlier today, at the age of 80.
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