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Charlie Watts - the steady backbeat of the Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones drummer, Charlie Watts, who helped them become one of the greatest bands in rock 'n' roll - has died at the age of 80.
Rolling Stones drummer, Charlie Watts, who helped them become one of the greatest bands in rock 'n' roll, has died at the age of 80. Recently, it was announced that he would miss the band's forthcoming US tour while he recovered from an unspecified medical procedure. Charlie Watts, a jazz fan, joined the Stones in 1963 - providing the pulse, the driving force behind some of the greatest rock 'n' roll songs of all time. Our correspondent, David Sillito, has 5 Minutes On his extraordinary life.
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