Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorCharlie Watts, the Rolling Stones’ drummer since the group’s inception in 1962, is “unlikely to be available” for the band’s rescheduled U.S.
tour this fall, according to a statement from a Stones spokesperson.Watts, who turned 80 in June, recently underwent an unspecified but “completely successful” medical procedure, according to the statement.Veteran drummer Steve Jordan, who has worked extensively with Stones co-founder Keith Richards, will fill in; the 13-date “No Filter” tour begins in St.
Lous in Sept. 26.The spokesperson said: “Charlie has had a procedure which was completely successful, but I gather his doctors this week concluded that he now needs proper rest and recuperation.
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