Charlie Watts dies at 80

ken brydson
ken brydson Posts: 8,772
edited August 2021 in The Clubhouse
Sad day, we lost another great.

https://www.wagmtv.com/2021/08/24/rolling-stones-drummer-charlie-watts-dead-80/
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  • Kex
    Kex Posts: 5,200
    Not many of us will die having left such a mark on the world. Requiescat in pace, Mr. Watts. 🙏
    Alea jacta est!
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  • audioluvr
    audioluvr Posts: 5,601
    Sad.
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,563
    edited August 2021
    Big Bummer !! I was never a big fan of the Stones yet they have a few tunes I really liked.

    R.I.P. Charlie
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,901
    dang.
    Well, all in all, we're fortunate to have had him for eighty years.

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,647
    Charlie's good tonight, ain't he!?!
    RIP
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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,900
    A sad day for sure, what a loss.

    Rip Mr. Watts.
    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

    It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,901
    I'd encourage you to give a listen to Mr. Watts practicing his craft behind the late Ronnie Lane (et al.) on the song Catmelody, from Pete Townshend and Lane's beautiful, somewhat elegiac minor masterpiece, Rough Mix.

    https://youtu.be/jQEF_KCOgPc
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  • Milito
    Milito Posts: 1,960
    Very sad day, RIP. I've always wondered when one of the core members of the Stones would pass as they are all getting pretty old
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    Saw them in 72 while in college, great performance along with Stevie Wonder.
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    Terrible news. 80 is too young to pass. Ironically, he was the one Stone who didn't party. RIP
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,772
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Terrible news. 80 is too young to pass. Ironically, he was the one Stone who didn't party. RIP

    Amazing Keith is still here. I'm convinced at the end of the world all that will be left is him and Twinkies...
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 11,041
    Won't be long till we've lost all the legends
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,563
    edited August 2021
    BlueFox wrote: »
    Ironically, he was the one Stone who didn't party. RIP

    I'd say he partied just a little

    " For much of his career, Watts resisted the excesses of his bandmates, but he fell into heroin addiction in the mid-1980s. He would credit his stable relationship with his wife for getting him off drugs."
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  • dromunds
    dromunds Posts: 10,016
    On this date 40 years ago Tattoo You was released. Side 2 of the vinyl (the so-called ballad side) is great. Waiting On A Friend is still a great video. Must’ve been pretty nuts in the early days. Gonna watch Charlie is My Darlin’ this evening. Very early days. Hard to believe they ruled all these years. RIP.
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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,536
    Sad day. Thanks for all the memories. RIP.
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  • PSOVLSK
    PSOVLSK Posts: 5,208
    Tattoo You was my first Stones purchase. I bought the 8 track as a 10 year old about 40 years ago.

    Always liked Charlie’s drumming. Maybe I’m off base here, but I always think of it as understated, yet great.

    RIP
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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 3,833
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,901
    ^^^ ;)
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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 3,833
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,563
    I wonder who the third will be?
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,901
    Well, Don Everly can be their vocalist, if they want one :/

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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 25,563
    mhardy6647 wrote: »
    Well, Don Everly can be their vocalist, if they want one :/

    I had forgotten he passed as well . Thx Doc.
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  • SeleniumFalcon
    SeleniumFalcon Posts: 3,833
    It turns out the photo I posted showing Mr. Watts sitting at a desk with some audio gear behind him is even more interesting than I thought.
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    I knew I had seen that particular collection of Tandberg decks before and I searched for Louis Armstrong and tape recorders. It seems the photo had been taken with Mr. Watts sitting at Louis' desk at the Armstrong Museum (even more if a coincidence I remember Polk's Paul DiComo visiting this same place) in front of the Tandbergs and Marantz preamp.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,901
    edited August 2021
    hmmm... I was getting a distinct Photoshop vibe when I saw that photo. :#
    'cause I knew them Tandbergs were Louis'.

    I could be wrong, though, about the reality (or not) of the image of Mr. Watts at Satchmo's desk.

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  • motorhead43026
    motorhead43026 Posts: 3,900
    edited August 2021
    Mr. Watts @ Mr. Armstrong’s desk, picture was taken 9.03.19, Jazz was Charlie’s real love.
    The best way to predict the future is to invent it.

    It is imperative that we recognize that an opinion is not a fact.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 33,901
    cool. :)
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,647
    The Rolling Stones tribute to Charlie Watts.
    https://youtu.be/RREOsYR3xqE
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • DaveHo
    DaveHo Posts: 3,536
    edited August 2021
    Been listening to more Stones than usual the last few days. What stands out to me with Charlie's drumming, is the simplicity. He had the gift for playing exactly what was needed. For the most part nothing flashy, just the right amount to pull it all together to make a great song, exceptional. RIP Mr Watts.
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  • ken brydson
    ken brydson Posts: 8,772
    Definitely not flashy but the Atomic Clock is not as accurate as his back beat.
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