ROCKS OFF
Charlie Watts
1941 – 2021
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this was created in 1998 and its last update was in 2001!!!
"Don’t ever call me your fucking drummer!
You’re my fucking singer!" (Charlie to Mick, Amsterdam, mid-80's)
FLASH: CHARLIE WATTS WEBCAST JUNE 12, 2001 TWO SETES LIVE AND THEN ONE WEEK ON DEMAND
Charlie & Shirley after buying Endel, Emilda and Maesta: $361,000
This picture by courtesy of Dr. Bill Pietruszka J
Charlie
Watts is recording for the upcoming Chico Hamilton album, to be released June
12, 2001
Check
Audio clips of the Charlie Watts - Jim Keltner Album and buy it!
Also check this
great interview by Luxuria
While we scan better
pictures and add bibliography and other stuff, here you have his participation
as a session musician and his own
The Following is a compilation of all Charlie Watts recording sessions
that were released sorted alphabetically; the date is release date.
Group/Artist |
Album |
Year |
Notes or other musicians in the album |
B.B.
King |
Deuces Wild |
1997 |
With Mick Jagger (Harmonica and Vocals), Keith
Richards, Ron Wood and Darryl Jones on one track: "Paying the Cost to be
the Boss". Other musicians include Eric Clapton, Bonnie Raitt, Joe Cocker, Dr. John, Pink Floyd's David Gilmour,
Van Morrison, Tracy Chapman, and Willie Nelson. A must for a Rolling Stone
collector. |
Berry, Diddley, Waters, Wolf |
London Blues Festivals 1970-1972 |
1998 |
In addition to Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, Muddy Waters
and Howlin' Wolf also Bill Wyman, Rory Gallagher,
Steve Winwood, Eric Clapton, Klaus Voormann and Hubert Sumlin. |
Blues Band |
These kind of Blues |
1988 |
With Ian Stewart (Of course recorded before his
death) |
Blues Incorporated |
Blues Incorporated - Alexis Korner All Stars |
1969 |
With Mick Jagger, Alexis Korner, Jack Bruce and
Ginger Baker |
End |
Introspection |
1969 |
With Nicky Hopkins and Bill Wyman |
Marianne Faithfull |
A Perfect Stranger |
1998 |
With Keith Richards, Ron Wood, Steve Winwood, Morris Pert, Garth Hudson. |
Howlin' Wolf |
London Sessions |
1971 |
With Eric Clapton, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voormann, Ian Stewart, Steve Winwood,
Bill Wyman |
London Revisited |
1974 |
With Bill Wyman, Chester Burnett, Jeffrey M Carp and
Hubert Sumlin |
|
See Muddy & The Wolf below |
|||
Jamming With Edward |
Jamming With Edward |
1972 |
Charlie is co-author of all tracks except Elmore
James' "It hurts me too" A great jam with Mick Jagger, Bill Wyman,
Nicky Hopkins and Ry Cooder. Recorded during spare
time in the Let it Bleed Sessions. |
1980 |
With
Peter Green, Ian Stewart, Geoff
Bradford, Dick Heckstall-Smith, Geraint Watkins,
Charlie Ha and of course Brian Knight. |
||
Alexis Korner |
Bootleg Him |
1972 |
With Ginger Baker, Jack Bruce, Robert Plant and many
more. |
Rocket 88 |
1981 |
With Ian Stewart and Jack Bruce. |
|
Ronnie Lane |
The Ronnie Lane A.R.M.S.
Concert |
1984 |
With Bill Wyman, Jimmy Page, Jeff Beck, Eric
Clapton, Kenny Jones, Steve Winwood and Andy Fairweather
Low and more friends. |
People Band |
People Band |
1970 |
|
Rocket 88 |
Rocket 88 |
1981 |
With Ian Stewart and Jack Bruce. |
Rolling Stones |
All recordings audio and video. |
||
Leon Russell |
Leon Russell |
1970 |
With Eric Clapton, Merry Clayton, Joe Cocker, George
Harrison, Chris Stainton, Ringo Starr, Klaus Voormann,
Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman |
Ben Sidran |
Feel you Groove |
1971 |
With Jim Keltner, Peter Frampton and Bob Scaggs |
Pete Townshend & Ronnie Lane |
Rough Mix |
1977 |
With Eric Clapton, Boz Burrell, Mel Collins, John
Entwistle and Ian Stewart |
Muddy Waters & Howlin'
Wolf |
Muddy & The Wolf |
1982 |
He plays on side B (The Wolf) with Eric Clapton,
Hubert Sumlin, Ian Stewart, Steve Winwood, Bill Wyman |
Charlie Watts (Quintet/Orchestra) |
Live Fulham Town Hall |
1986 |
Debut album. With Jack Bruce on Cello. A Jazz album
with seven trumpeters, four trombones, three altoists, six tenors, a baritonist, a clarinetist, two vibraphonists, piano, two
basses, cello and three drummers including himself. |
From One Charlie |
1987 |
Includes an illustrated children’s book on Charlie
Parker by Charlie Watts and a frameable photo of Bird. |
|
A Tribute to Charlie Parker |
1992 |
Bernard Fowler sings "Lover Man" and adds
some narration about Parker's life. Includes six strings, harp and oboe, has
renditions of seven songs associated with Bird. |
|
Warm and Tender |
1993 |
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1996 |
With Bernard Fowler singing and The London Metropolitan Orchestra. |
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2000 |
A tribute to Charlie and Jim’s favourite
drummers, a heavenly dose of Jazz drumming, a must. With Mick Jagger and
Keith Richards as guests. Check
track-by-track comments by Charlie! |
||
Willie and the Poorboys |
Willie and the Poorboys |
1985 |
With Jimmy Page, Ron Wood, Bill Wyman, Mel Collins,
Andy Fairweather Low, Kenny Jones and Ringo Starr between many others |
Live |
1994 |
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The Best of Willie and the Poorboys |
1994 |
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Ron Wood |
Gimme Some Neck |
1979 |
See Ron Wood |
1234 |
1981 |
See Ron Wood |
|
Slide on this |
1992 |
See Ron Wood |
LINKS
Charlie's Angel Site by Kathy Krumm
Charlie's Angels Discography by Kathy Krumm
Jazz
Drummer picture gallery of Charlie Watts
Lord Voodoo's (Frayed) sites for Charlie Watts' Tours: 1985, 1986 and 1987
The Rosebud Agency - Charlie Watts Quintet
Chief Moon's The Charlie Watts Quintet-1996-San Francisco
Click and check...
Thanks,
Credits, Sources, Tea, Coke and Sympathy!