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Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts died in a London hospital Tuesday. He was 80.\u00a0<\/span>\u201cIt is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts,\u201d his <\/span>publicist said in a statement to Variety<\/a><\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family. Charlie was a cherished husband, father and grandfather and also, as a member of the Rolling Stones, one of the greatest drummers of his generation.\u201d\u00a0<\/span>No cause of death was disclosed.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The Guardian<\/a> noted that Watts has performed with the rock and roll band for about 60 years, but he recently announced he would not tour North America next month with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood as planned because he was recovering from a medical procedure.\u00a0<\/span>\u201cCharlie has had a procedure which was completely successful, but I gather his doctors this week concluded that he now needs proper rest and recuperation,\u201d his representative said at the time. \u201cWith rehearsals starting in a couple of weeks it\u2019s very disappointing to say the least, but it\u2019s also fair to say no one saw this coming.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

CNN<\/a> said Watts was a heavy smoker and successfully battled throat cancer in 2004.\u00a0<\/span>In addition to drumming for the Stones, he was also an accomplished jazz musician, performing as the lead of ABC&D of Boogie Woogie, the Charlie Watts Orchestra and Charlie Watts Quintet.<\/span><\/p>\n

He is survived by Shirley Ann Shepherd, his wife since 1964, and their daughter, Seraphina.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u201c<\/span>God bless Charlie Watts we\u2019re going to miss you man peace and love to the family,\u201d former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr tweeted<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Starr\u2019s former bandmate, Paul McCartney, posted a video on Twitter, mourning the musician\u2019s death.\u00a0<\/span>\u201cHe was a lovely guy. I knew he was ill, but I didn\u2019t know he was this ill,\u201d McCartney said<\/a>. \u201cCharlie was a rock, and a fantastic drummer, steady as a rock. Love you Charlie. I\u2019ve always loved you — a beautiful man.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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