Charlie Watts, the late original drummer for the Rolling Stones, was rather famous for being the opposite kind of character people imagine rock icons to be. For as strong, steady and capable of a ...

The drummer is often the most overlooked member of any rock band. Positionally, that is quite a literal fact, as they are tucked at the back of the stage, hiding behind snares, kicks, and cymbals.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s hard to overstate how difficult it was for young British people to obtain records from American jazz- and bluesmen in the ...

Updates from your News topics will appear in My News and in a collection on the News homepage. Kaleidoscope. Charlie Watts: The View from the Back. Audio, 29 minutesKaleidoscope Charlie Watts: The ...

My book Backbeats: A History of Rock and Roll in 15 Drummers tells a familiar story from an unfamiliar vantage. Moving from Chicago blues to Phil Spector’s early-1960s confections to the British ...