News about Charlie Watts
Sir Mick Jagger makes heartbreaking confession about performing without the Rolling Stones' late drummer Charlie Watts as band embarks on tour
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April 30, 2024
Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger says he still struggles to perform with out the band's drummer Charlie Watts behind him after he died in 2021. Charlie sadly passed away in August 2021 aged 80, following complications from emergency heart surgery. The Rolling Stones performed the first night of the US leg of their tour in Texas on Sunday night as they show no signs of slowing down.
Terrifying moment 'unattended XL Bully' launches crazed attack on dogs as their two owners struggle to get away from the huge beast
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April 21, 2024
The video starts with the two men carrying their canines into a front garden in a bid to put a wall between their dogs and the XL Bully. As the XL Bully barks on the other side of a gate, one of the men picks his two dogs up and takes them out of the camera's frame to the left. Then, the other owner pulls his dog away by the lead as the XL Bully, which is 'known by the local community to be aggressive', runs into the garden through an open gate and begins to attack the smaller dog. The owner is seen desperately pulling his dog off his feet with the lead until he is in the middle of the road.
Pet owner left with 200 injuries to her arms and legs when she was attacked by an 'unlicensed' XL Bully she was looking after at her home tells how her own dog came to rescue and helped fight it off
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April 16, 2024
Charlie Watts (left) was left with around 200 puncture wounds to her arms and legs (right) after she was savaged by the 'unlicensed' dog she was looking after. The unnamed animal is said to have turned on her when it began fighting with her own dog, described as an XL Bully cross called Titan (pictured left and inset), and she tried to split them up. Ms Watts managed to escape the crazed beast by locking herself in her bathroom at her home in the Norfolk market town of Holt. Firefighters helped her escape through a window to avoid the XL Bully that was camped outside. Norfolk Police confirmed the dog that attacked Ms Watts had been put down and said they were continuing to hold onto Titan while officers establish what breed it is.
Who is the mission: The Mission is Impossible: 'This tape will self-destruct' message is distorted,' says the artist
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April 7, 2024
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS: It was Robert Cleveland 'Bob' Johnson (1920-1993), who led the weekly debate on Mission: Impossible. Johnson, a native of Portland, Oregon, worked in the entertainment industry, but during World War II service in the Army Air Corps, he began performing and announcing in variety shows. He has performed with the Roger Wagner Chorale and in background groups for films like Dr. Zhivago. Johnson on CBS (19666-73) and two on ABC (1988-1990) with the weekly warning: 'This tape will self-destruct in five seconds.' 'Good luck,'
A music memorabilia boom is being fueled by 1970s nostalgia
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February 17, 2024
Investors are realizing that they will own a piece of performance history whilst still enjoying a connection to their favorite artist or band. The 1970s, according to Claire Tole-Moir of auction house Bonhams, as it was a crucial period for music. The majority of music enthusiasts are motivated by nostalgia and their desire to recapture how they felt when they first heard an artist for the first time, according to Martin Hughes, auctioneer at Wessex Auction Rooms.
Shirley Watts, the late Rolling Stones drummer, left £18 million to her family in her will following her death last year, only 16 months after her rocker husband died
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December 19, 2023
In her will, the widow of late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts left more than £18 million to her family. Shirley died in December last year from a short illness just 16 months after drummer Charlie died in August from emergency heart surgery complications. Seraphina, grand-daughter Charlotte and brother Stephen Shepherd were enrolled as the beneficiaries of her inheritance, which she left worthless at £18.3 million.
In 40 years at the top of pop, BOY GEORGE has done it all, from heroin addiction to prison (where the lags loved his quiche) and some very surprising celebrity encounters, as his joyously indiscreet memoir reveals
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November 4, 2023
BOYGEORGE: I knew I was gay by the time I was six years old, as did everyone else. Despite being mocked for being eminate and pretty, I never really wished I was straight. Of course, I knew I had to keep it private. A poofter was the worst thing you could have been at school. And the instructors were homophobic. 'Pick your legs up, lassie,' my gym instructor, Mr McIntyre, would yell: "Pick your legs up, lassie.' I was in the 1970s, and there was a sense that I should get to my gay business over there in the corner rather than worry about it. It was never going to be a success for me. I went to Sunday School in one of Mum's hats as a child. One of her friends called and said: 'Do you know what he's wearing?'
After rock veterans unveiled their first collection of new music in 18-years, Keith Richards, 79, says the Rolling Stones have another album in them
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October 24, 2023
Since releasing their first collection of new songs in 18-years, Keith Richards says the Rolling Stones have enough surplus material to record another album. On October 20, the rock veterans surprised fans with the unveiling of Hackney Diamonds, their twenty-fourth British studio album. The 12-track long player is their first original work since the debut of their 2005 album A Bigger Bang, just 16-months after drummer Charlie Watts' death.
As you get older, Sir Mick Jagger admits he still thinks about his late bandmate Charlie Watts 'a lot' and that losing 'doesn't get any easier' as you get older
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October 20, 2023
On Thursday, the Rolling Stones frontman, 80, and his bandmates Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood took the stage in New York to celebrate the debut of their latest album Hackney Diamonds, their first since Charlie's death. Drummer Charlie died in August 2021 at the age of 80, owing to the complications of emergency heart surgery.
Despite the Beatles' claim that the Stones are 'just a blues band,' Keith Richards praises his 'beautiful' friendship with Sir Paul McCartney as the band's first album in 18 years
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October 20, 2023
Despite Sir Paul McCartney's 'beautiful' connection, Keith Richards has lauded his 'beautiful' friendship with the Stones, the Beatles king's boast that the Stones are now a "blue band." For the first time in 18 years, the Rolling Stones' rocker and his bandmates, Hackney Diamonds, will debut a new album on Friday. It's also the band's first appearance since drummer Charlie Watts' death, and it's the band's 24th studio album.
THE SKINDERS: The Stones have conjured up a surprise gem with Hackney Diamonds
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October 20, 2023
The supporting cast includes Elton John and Paul McCartney, but it is Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood, who, aged 235, steals the show on the first album of new Stones songs in 18 years. They're regarded as the world's best rock and roll band, and this is a late-career masterpiece. They made the 12-track record - Cockney slang for cracked glass - with Andrew Watt as the company's new recruit, and the New Yorker, 33, does an excellent job. He adds modern touches, but he keeps respect for old favorites. Angry's single Angry is a poor link, with a by-numbers approach, but the group's other rock numbers frame the band at their best. In his last performances, Charlie Watts, who died in 2021, added distinctive drums to two songs. On Bite My Head Off, Get Close recalls 1972's Exile On Main Street, and McCartney performs a distorted bass solo.
In a rare interview ahead of the new Rolling Stones album, Keith Richards claims 'unbelievable frontman' Mick Jagger is already 'a**hole' and admits he'still talks' to the late Charlie Watts
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October 14, 2023
In a rare interview on Friday, Keith Richards said Mick Jagger is already 'an a**hole' as he admitted he'still talks' to the late Charlie Watts. Hackney Diamonds, the Rolling Stones' forthcoming new album, 79, addresses the band's recent tour. Keith and Mick, also known as The Glimmer Twins, have had many rifts over the years, but Keith has promised that no love has been lost for the 'unbelievable frontman.'
Can't You Hear Me Knocking? Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts' home, which is located in 52 acres of rolling parkland, is up for auction for £7.95 million
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September 27, 2023
A Grade II-listed home of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has gone up for auction. Foscombe House, which is situated in 52 acres of rolling parkland near the village of Ashleworth in Gloucestershire, is up for auction for £7.95 million. In addition to five bedrooms in the main building, the site is also home to a stable block turned into a swimming pool complex and a coach house that was once used as a recording studio by the Stones.
After the success of Abba Voyage, Sir Mick Jagger, 80, discusses how The Rolling Stones could outlive his lifetime with the advancement of AI technology
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September 27, 2023
Abba's virtual concert residency in Abba Voyage, which sees the singers appear 'Abba-tars' depicting them as they did in their 70s heyday. Now, Rolling Stones frontman Mick, 80, has discussed the possibility of a 'post-humous tour' featuring AI avatars of himself and his fellow bandmates on stage.
Mick Jagger, 80, says he still misses Rolling Stones drummer and close friend of 60-years Charlie Watts - two years on from his tragic death
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September 23, 2023
Mick Jagger has expressed how he still misses late Rolling Stones bandmate and pal Charlie Watts, two years after the drummer's tragic death. Charlie died in August 2021 at the age of 80, owing to the challenges of emergency heart surgery. Since the first meeting in their teens, speaking to SiriusXM's CBC Sir Mick, 80, spoke about the death and their long-term friendship.
The Rolling Stones are back with a slice of swagger and strut: ADRIAN THRILLS reveals his track of the week
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September 8, 2023
ADRIAN THRILLS: The first new Stones single in three years is a instantly recognisable slice of swagger and strut, from its staccato guitar riffs to Mick Jagger's pouting presence. Pitched between Start Me Up and Undercover Of The Night, Angry is a preview of the band's first album of new songs in 18 years. 'Don't get angry with me, I never caused you no pain,' the octogenarian frontman begins to scream that he isn't getting enough sex and threatens to fly off to Brazil in protest. Of course, it's ridiculous, but it's also a lot of fun. There's even a crunching, bluesy Keith Richards guitar solo. With American singer Andrew Watt, a producer who has collaborated with Justin Bieber, Ozzy Osbourne, and Iggy Pop, the band produced the single and a portion of next month's Hackney Diamonds LP.
Sir Mick Jagger, the Rolling Stones' frontman, reveals the real reason why Lady Gaga ended up on their first album of new material in 18 years
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September 7, 2023
Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richard, and Ronnie Wood all reunited at a special live event for their new album Hackney Diamonds, the first since drummer Charlie Watts died in August 2021. The legendary rock band announced that a number of leading celebrities had collaborated on their album, including Lady Gaga and Stevie Wonder.
Rolling Stones pay tribute to Charlie Watts as they announce new album Hackney Diamonds release date and A-list star who appears in music video at live event with Jimmy Fallon
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September 6, 2023
During a special live concert with Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday, the Rolling Stones revealed the date of their latest album Hackney Diamonds and single Angry. Sir Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood, all gathered at the Hackney Empire in London to throngs of screaming fans, announced that the record would not be removed on October 20. The rock and roll legends announced that they would appear on two tracks in what would be their first album of original songs in 18 years and first without late drummer Charlie Watts.'
Rolling Stones fans are convinced they have figured out the name of the band's first single
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August 29, 2023
Following the unveiling of a cryptic newspaper ad, Rolling Stones fans are assured they have worked out the band's new single. Fans believe the 'Angry' was a clue in a recent commercial that promoted their new album, Hackney Diamonds, and readers assume it will be called 'Angry'. Last week, the ad in an issue of the Hackney Gazette contained a fake double glazing advertisement and a number to dial.
The Bayeaux Tapestry and collection of first edition books by Charlie Watts are up for auction
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July 10, 2023
Charlie Watts wasn't content with just drumming. The Rolling Stones rocker was an avid reader of literature, with his extensive collection expected to go under the hammer in a historic auction. In a two-part auction with Christie's, first edition copies of classic books including F Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby and Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles will be available.
Bill Wyman is 'welcome back to the Rolling Stones.'
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June 9, 2023
For the first time in 30 years, Bill Wyman has returned to the Rolling Stones for the first time in 30 years. Charlie Watts, the bass player, has lent his talent to the band once more to pay their respects to their late drummer Charlie Watts, who died at the age of 80 in 2021. After flying out to Los Angeles, California, for a recording session, musician Bill, 68, will appear on one of the group's tracks on their forthcoming album.
As they do gymnastics, Ronnie and Sally Wood do a sweet photo with their six-year-old twins
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April 15, 2023
On Saturday, Ronnie and Sally Wood shared a sweet photo of their six-year-old twins, Alice and Gracie, doing gymnastics on the beach during a family holiday. As she tried to hold one of her daughters legs while practicing her handstands, the Rolling Stones rocker, 75, looked every inch the doting dad. Sally, 45, a British actress and director, shared some photos from the unknown location on Instagram, giving an insight into their sun-soaked journey.
The Rolling Stones join TikTok! On the video app, the rockers have now created a separate account
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January 19, 2023
The Rolling Stones have unquestionably been rocking as the band has officially joined TikTok, a video streaming service. The rockers are expected to have behind-the-scenes footage from their live shows, as well as new recordings and sounds included on the site.
Shirley Watts, wife of late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie has died
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December 19, 2022
Shirley Watts, the wife of late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, has unfortunately died. Shirley's children revealed on Monday that they had battled a short illness before death at the age of 82. Charlie died 16 months ago.