RIP Charlie Watts

  It was easy to take Charlie Watts' brilliance for granted. He was the most mysterious drummer from a classic band that Rock and Roll has ever known. Watts didn't do many interviews. but we know he loved Jazz/Big Band music as much as, if not more than, he loved Rock & Roll. This was obvious when he was behind the drums. Jazz drummers were usually cooly reserved.  Watts' backbeat had a steady unassuming power that drove the Stones' best songs. Watching clips of the Stones, Watts always possessed a detached demeanor to whatever mayhem Mick was up to.  A one of a kind genius.

Just a few of my favorite Watts moments:

Get Off Of My Cloud

Brown Sugar

Sympathy for the Devil

Gimme Shelter

Honky Tonk Women

Monkey Man

Jumpin' Jack Flash

Emotional Rescue

Rip This Joint

Satisfaction

If You Can't Rock Me

Paint It Black

Rocks Off

Moonlight Mile

Let's Spend The Night Together

19th Nervous Breakdown

Miss You

Stray Cat Blues

Street Fighting Man

Tumbling Dice

Dead Flowers

Under My Thumb

Midnight Rambler (Live from Get Yer Ya-Ya's Out)