Charlie Watts

British drummer (1941–2021)

Charlie Watts belongs to the musical record as a figure whose work outlasted the moment that produced it.

The record lists Charlie Watts as British drummer (1941–2021).

Charlie Watts was born at London in 1941. His recorded nationality is United Kingdom. He trained at Kingsbury High School.

Broadcast radio, the LP and the touring circuit made this the first era in which a musician could reach a mass audience without ever meeting it.

He worked as drummer, percussionist and musician.

The instruments recorded are drum kit.

His work is classed as rock music, blues rock and jazz.

He performed with The Rolling Stones and The ABC&D of Boogie Woogie.

Music outlives its context more reliably than any other art, and usually for reasons its makers did not predict.

That the work came out of United Kingdom shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.

Charlie Watts died in 2021, aged 80. The recordings and scores remain, which is the only durable form a musical life takes.

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