Drummer Charlie Watts

2022 - 12 - 20

Shirley Watts, widow of drummer Charlie Watts, dies at 84 (Toronto Sun)

The couple remained together for more than 50 years, until Charlie died in 2021.

When you hear the hounds — they call it the music — when you hear the hounds’ music, it’s bloodcurdling it’s so thrilling. Shirley Watts also endured a battle with alcoholism, one she helped overcome by hours of sculpting horses and dogs. Without informing the other Stones, the Watts married in Bradford and had a quiet lunch at a nearby pub. They were already dating when Watts joined the Stones early in 1963, and married the following year, just as the band had established itself as second only to the Beatles in local popularity. According to Charlie, his wife had warm relations with Jagger and Richards and, unlike him, would play the Stones’ music around the house. When Charlie wasn’t touring or recording, he and his family lived on a 600-acre, 16th century estate in Devon, where they were better known for their Polish Arabian horses and for rescuing animals than for the drummer’s singular place in rock history.

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Shirley Watts dead: Wife of Rolling Stones' drummer Charlie Watts ... (The Independent)

'Reunited now forever with her beloved Charlie,' the family wrote in a statement announcing her death.

So I made him clean the oven.”’ She didn’t flinch about saying something to pull the rug from under his feet.” “He was never allowed to get too big for his boots if she was around.

Shirley Watts, widow of Rolling Stones' drummer Charlie Watts ... (New York Post)

Shirley and Charlie Watts, who died in August 2021, were married for 57 years.

Mick and Keith and Ronnie are my friends and the band is a very good one, but that’s it. “But she always says when I come off tour that I am a nightmare and tells me to go back out.” “My wife and daughter may come out on tour, but Shirley’s always had other things outside of this band,” he wrote.

Shirley Watts, wife of Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, dies ... (Evening Standard)

The couple met in 1961 and were happily married for 57 years until Charlie's death in 2021.

We will miss you so much, but take comfort that you are reunited with your beloved Charlie. It is with great sadness that Seraphina, Charlotte and Barry announce the death of their much-loved mother, grandmother and mother-in-law Shirley Watts. [Charlotte](/topic/charlotte) and Barry announce the death of their much-loved mother, grandmother and mother-in-law Shirley Watts.

Shirley Watts, Wife Of Late Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie, Dies At ... (uDiscover Music)

At the time of Charlie's death aged 80 in August 2021, the couple had been married for 57 years. Published on. December 20, 2022.

We first met on the day I started playing in Alexis Korner’s band, even before I became a member of the Stones. Charlie said in 2003: “I’ve always had the fortune of a solid home base. At the time of [his death](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/charlie-watts-rolling-stones-drummer-dies) aged 80 in August 2021, the couple had been married for 57 years. “[Charlie] showed me a photograph of an Arab stallion and I fell in love,” she told Horse & Hound in 1982. So much so that she follows him aroundd the world most of the time. [Ronnie Wood](https://www.udiscovermusic.com/artist/ronnie-wood/) posted: “@SallyWood & I are very sad to hear about the death of our friend Shirley Watts.

Shirley Watts, Wife Of Late Rolling Stones Drummer Charlie Watts ... (The Blast)

Shirley Watts, wife of late Rolling Stones drummer Charlie, has passed away just short of two years following her husband's passing.

The band reportedly had a strict “no girls on tour” rule! He still denied it for the first couple of days, and then he owned up and it was alright,” Wyman recalled. Former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman revealed a glimpse into the band’s dynamic in a new biography about Watts. [passed away](https://theblast.com/87217/rolling-stones-drummer-charlie-watts-dies-following-undisclosed-medical-procedure/) on August 24th, 2021 following “an undisclosed medical procedure” which forced the longtime Rolling Stones drummer to stop touring with the group. The couple’s decades-spanning marriage could be considered a success story. Watts’ passing comes nearly two years after her husband’s death at the age of 80.