Rolling Stones bandmates salute late drummer Charlie Watts

LONDON – Members of the Rolling Stones person saluted their unshakeable drummer Charlie Watts, who died Tuesday astatine the property of 80.

Mick Jagger, the legendary stone band’s frontman, posted a photograph connected Twitter of a smiling Watts seated down a drum.

Lead guitarist Keith Richards shared a representation of a drum acceptable with a hanging “Closed” sign.

Watts’ publicist announced Tuesday day that the instrumentalist had “passed distant peacefully successful a London infirmary earlier contiguous surrounded by his family.”

Guitarist Ronnie Wood posted a photograph of himself and his precocious bandmate captioned “I emotion you my chap Gemini - I volition dearly miss you - you are the best.”

On the Rollingstones.com website, lone a black-silhouetted representation of Watts appeared.

Having joined the Stones successful 1963, the drummer ranked conscionable down Jagger and Richards arsenic the group’s longest lasting and astir indispensable member.

Watts was contiguous passim the band’s 30 workplace albums, mostly holding himself isolated from the cause abuse, originative clashes and ego wars of stone ‘n’ roll.

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He had antecedently announced helium would not circuit with the Stones successful 2021 due to the fact that of an undefined wellness issue. He was replaced by American instrumentalist Steve Jordan for the “No Filter” bid of shows successful the United States, owed to statesman successful St. Louis connected Sept. 26.

The 80-year-old’s decease has drawn tributes from crossed the euphony industry, including from Paul McCartney, Elton John and Patti Smith. Fellow drummers praised the endowment and influence, who besides recorded jazz albums.

Watts is survived by his woman Shirley, sister Linda, girl Seraphina and granddaughter Charlotte.

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