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Coffee Break: Remembering Charlie Watts

Charlie Watts performs as The Rolling Stones play in their "Zip Code" tour on Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Pittsburgh.
Charlie Watts performs as The Rolling Stones play in their "Zip Code" tour on Saturday, June 20, 2015, in Pittsburgh.AP Photo/Keith Srakocic

by Jill Riley and Christy Taylor

August 25, 2021

Yesterday, Charlie Watts, drummer for The Rolling Stones
passed away at age 80. He played on all 26 Rolling Stones albums and on every tour, until pulling out of this upcoming U.S. tour after undergoing an unspecified medical procedure.

Let's celebrate his legacy in the way we do best - with music!

For today's 9:30 Coffee Break, what songs from The Rolling Stones do you want to hear?

Respond with your song ideas in the comments below.

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Songs played

The Rolling Stones - Street Fighting Man
The Rolling Stones - Get Off of My Cloud
The Rolling Stones - Can't You Hear Me Knocking
The Rolling Stones - Start Me Up
The Rolling Stones - Miss You
The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
The Rolling Stones - Careless