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I'm Greg Kot.

And I'm Jim De Regottis, but first Greg we have to pay tribute to one of the greatest drummers in the history of rock and roll, Charlie Watts.

Charlie died on August 24th at the age of 80.

Greg, people who follow music news know that a Rolling Stones tour was supposed to start

September 26th in St. Louis. Don't know yet what's happening with that

as we record this on the day of Charlie's death, but Charlie wasn't going to play. He was, quote,

ill. He was recovering after a medical procedure. There was no

indication that Charlie was terminally ill or anything like that. In fact, he was a force of nature. That is a cliche. But even though

you are not a drummer and I am, I think if you went back to the two or three dozen Rolling Stone concert reviews that both of us

have done over the years, every single one focuses in on that left hand coming down on the snare.

Frale, gentlemanly, jazz bow, right?

You know, impeccably dressed sitting at a small kit

in Shay Stadium, in Soldier Field and that left hand comes down on two and four and the stadium shakes.

That was Charlie.

Yeah, the one thing and you watch Charlie drum is that typically a lot of rock drummers, you know, they come above the shoulders and slam those drums. You know, it's rock man, you know, you know, know you're it's rock man you know

gonna pound the crap out of these things and it's like an athletic guest and

Charlie was very refined back there he was you know he reminded me of a jazz drummer

like Kenny Clark you know it was very erect bearing you know that that grip on the sticks was a jazz grip

traditional grip they call it it was like all in the wrists and man you go like how does he get that huge sound from that little almost minimalist motion on the drums and the minimalist kit Charlie's playing this little jazz set and you know as important as his left hand on the

snare is his right foot on the bass drum like I said rocking stadiums you know a

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