Mick Jagger just shared a touching birthday message for his mate in The Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts, the drummer that keeps the band as wobbly as anyone that’s ever played the blues.
Today is his 78th birthday!…
Happy birthday dearest Charlie, love Mick. pic.twitter.com/uuP6qGMBOo
— Mick Jagger (@MickJagger) June 2, 2019
As a drummer myself, I’ve always been a major fan of his unique style behind the four piece, and given the huge set of songs that went on to be the biggest hits in rock n’ roll, there’s no denying that Watts’ playing has had a huge effect on rock music.
Happy birthday to the heartbeat of the Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts 🎉🥁🎉 pic.twitter.com/s8X7YjiaNR
— The Rolling Stones (@RollingStones) June 2, 2019
This band incorporated so many other styles into the Blues early that Charlie had to deliver on what was promised in the vocals, sometimes a funky good time, sometimes a somber blues vamp, sometimes a heroin soaked jam session. He does it all.
Here’s five videos that show what a genius he really is and a few clips of the master at work…
I love how this video shows how live they really are when they play. They’ve never relied on click tracks or a backing army of musicians worried about keeping a perfect clock. Nope, they’ve always been raw and live when they play, even to huge crowds. This video even has the rare mis-hit on one of the snares. Happens to the best of us.
