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Charlie Watts

My Life as a Rolling Stone Series 1
Episode 4 of 4

Charlie Watts was the rock-steady heart of the Rolling Stones for 60 years. A stellar cast of musicians look at Charlie’s brilliance as a drummer and his unique personality.

Charlie Watts was, for 60 years, the steady heartbeat of the Rolling Stones. When he died in 2021, the band lost the man who had laid the foundation for songs loved by millions.

Here, a stellar cast of musicians describe Charlie’s brilliance as a drummer and his influence on rock music. Through vivid archive footage and a soundtrack of classic Stones tracks, the film explores the unique personality of a man who always had mixed feelings about the excess that came with his life as a Rolling Stone.

1 hour

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Sat 21 Oct 2023 01:25
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Music Played

Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes

  • 00:01

    The Rolling Stones

    Waiting On A Friend

  • 00:03

    The Rolling Stones

    Honky Tonk Women

  • 00:32

    Duke Ellington and His Orchestra

    Creole Rhapsody

  • 00:42

    Leon Haywood

    I Wannado Something Freaky To You (Original 12 Mix)

  • 00:44

    The Trammps

    Disco Inferno

  • 00:47

    The Rolling Stones

    Down In The Hole

  • 00:53

    The Rolling Stones

    Continental Drift

Credits

Featured Artist Charlie Watts
Interviewed Guest Mick Jagger
Interviewed Guest Keith Richards
Interviewed Guest Ronnie Wood
Narrator Sienna Miller
Director James Giles
Editor Tim Hansen
Executive Producer Steve Condie
Executive Producer Alice Webb
Series Producer Sam Anthony

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