The drummer Rolling Stones died Charlie Watts

The drummer of the British The Rolling Stones Charlie Watts died in the 81st year of life, the newspaper The Sun said. He played as part of the group since 1963.

The musician died a few weeks after heart surgery. Shortly before his death, it became known that he would miss the group of the group planned since September.

Watts is one of the three members of The Rolling Stones, who participated in the recording of all 30 of their studio albums. The first, named in the same way as the group, was released in 1964. The latter-Shine a Light-in 2008.

In 2016, the Rolling Stone music magazine put Watts on 12th place in his list of the greatest drummers in history. In 2006, Modern Drummer magazine included it in his glory hall. It was included in the list of the most stylish people by Vanity Fair magazine.

As part of the group, he received dozens of the most prestigious musical awards, including four Grammy and joined the Graemmy Glory Seven times.