What a Terrible Time to Be a Music Hall of Famer
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (67801)
United States
August 24, 2021 12:52pm CST
Four days. Four musicians. All four in halls of fame.
The latest casualty of age is Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts.
The Stones announced that Watts wouldn’t be on the tour because he was recovering from surgery and wasn’t feeling well.
He died this morning (8/24/21).
Charlie Watts was one of the founding members of The Rolling Stones, a history that goes back almost sixty years. Through the good times and the bad, there was Charlie, laying down the backbeat as well as any drummer in rock and roll….all while looking like he’d rather be at home. 
Truthfully, he would have. Watts might have been a rocker but he was no rock star. He didn’t chase the women (he was married for nearly 58 years) or participate in the outrageous activities. Yes, he had a drug and alcohol problem, but nothing compared to his more notorious band mates.
What a sad, sad week for music. Watts, as I said, becomes the fourth person in a music hall of fame to die in four days, following Tom T. Hall (country, bluegrass, songwriter), Don Everly (rock, country, songwriter), and Country Gentlemen co-founder Bill Emerson (bluegrass).
Charlie Watts was 80.
My favorite Stones song:
Truthfully, he would have. Watts might have been a rocker but he was no rock star. He didn’t chase the women (he was married for nearly 58 years) or participate in the outrageous activities. Yes, he had a drug and alcohol problem, but nothing compared to his more notorious band mates.
What a sad, sad week for music. Watts, as I said, becomes the fourth person in a music hall of fame to die in four days, following Tom T. Hall (country, bluegrass, songwriter), Don Everly (rock, country, songwriter), and Country Gentlemen co-founder Bill Emerson (bluegrass).
Charlie Watts was 80.
My favorite Stones song:
The Rolling Stones Some Girl Album released in 1978. The photos are 1970's New York City.
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@FourWalls (67801)
• United States
24 Aug 21
Especially in the wild world of rock and roll.
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@FourWalls (67801)
• United States
19 Apr 22
@porwest — with teenage girls throwing themselves (literately) at the guys there’s only so much temptation a person can resist.
@GardenGerty (160624)
• United States
25 Aug 21
All genres represented. Big losses.
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@FourWalls (67801)
• United States
25 Aug 21
And this doesn’t even count the people who AREN’T in a hall of fame, like band members of Simply Red and UB40! 
@1creekgirl (41394)
• United States
24 Aug 21
Was Don Everly one of the Everly brothers? I loved their music. My favorite Tom T Hall song was I love.
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@LindaOHio (178125)
• United States
25 Aug 21
Losing another 60s star makes me sad...not only for his family and friends but because it feels like another part of my teenage years has been taken away from me. :-(
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@FourWalls (67801)
• United States
25 Aug 21
it bothers me when the 80s acts start dropping. We’ve had two of those this week, too: one from UB40 and one from Simply Red.
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@BarBaraPrz (47279)
• St. Catharines, Ontario
24 Aug 21
You forgot Brian Travers of UB40.
Brian Travers, the saxophonist and founding member of UB40, died on Sunday at the age of 62 following a lengthy battle with brain cancer. The band released a statement confirming the news on their social media platforms. "It is with great sadness that we a
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@FourWalls (67801)
• United States
24 Aug 21
I have him on the obit list. UB40 isn’t in the Hall of Fame, though.
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@RebeccasFarm (89863)
• Arvada, Colorado
25 Aug 21
I was lucky enough to see him a good few times in England RIP Charlie
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@RasmaSandra (79711)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Aug 21
Yep, I heard about this today and I thoughtt oh oh another era coming to an end when The Rolling Stones start falling apart there is trouble brewing at least the two of the legendary Beatles keep hanging on,
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