![]() ![]() ![]() Certainly, Jordan has studied Watts’ distinctive style (e.g. ![]() Each musician's approach to the drums is too unique to be fully imitated. And, for that matter, Charlie Watts was no Steve Jordan. His replacement for the 2021 tour, Steve Jordan, is a talented musician, with many significant credits (the original Blues Brothers, Late Night with David Letterman, Eric Clapton, Bob Dylan, etc.) on his resume, but he’s no Charlie Watts. Watts was as vital a presence in the Stones as any member, past or present. Many consider that the year the Stones reached their apex as a live act. The title refers to an aside made by Jagger on the live Stones album Get Yer Ya-Ya’s Out, recorded (primarily) at Madison Square Garden in 1969. So classic rock fans will no doubt welcome Charlie’s Good Tonight: The Life, the Times and the Rolling Stones: The Authorized Biography of Charlie Watts by Paul Sexton (Harper, 368 pp. No one has written a book about Stones bassist Bill Wyman, but 1997 saw the release of his autobiography Stone Alone, a volume chock full of parsimony, animus and acerbity. How many books have been published about Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and even Ronnie Wood, not to mention the Stones as a whole? Dozens, maybe close to 100. Book cover No one has ever written a book about Watts' life, though Mike Edison’s Sympathy for the Drummer, published a couple of years ago, provides a thorough analysis of Watts’ drumming style and his influence on other players, making a case for Watts’ place in the ranks of the greatest drummers, alongside Gene Krupa, Buddy Rich, and Hal Blaine. ![]()
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