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Charlie Watts
Drummer for The Rolling Stones
(Joined the Stones in January, 1963)Born: Charles Robert Watts
Occupation: Musician, commercial artist (does artwork for the Stones; stage design, album sleeves, tour logos, etc.)
Date of Birth: June 2nd, 1941
Place of Birth: Wembley, Middlesex
Parents: Charles worked as a parcels lorry driver for British Rail at Kings Cross Station and Lilly
Siblings: (?)
Sign: Sun in Gemini, Moon in
Relations: Wife: Shirley Ann Shepherd; kids: Seraphina
Hair: Brown
Eyes: Grey
Height: 5' 8"
Education: Tylers Croft Secondary Modern, Harrow Art College
Musical Background: Blues By Five, Alexis Korner's Incorporated, and Cyril Davies Rhythm And Blues All Stars
Activites: Worked for a time as a commercial artist (does artwork for the Stones; stage design, album sleeves, tour logos, etc.)
Has produced jazz albums in Britain, plus a bootleg "People Band" (October 1st, 1968). Hobbies are plaster sculpture, collecting firearms, writing...
Discography
Charlie Watts Orchestra - Live At Fulham Town Hall (1986)
Charlie Watts Quintet - From One Charlie (1991)
Charlie Watts Quintet - A Tribute To Charlie Parker With Strings (1992)
Charlie Watts Quintet - Warm & Tender (1993)
Charlie Watts Quintet - Long Ago & Far Away (1996)
Charlie Watts Jim Keltner Project - Charlie Watts Jim Keltner Project (2000)
