Charlie Watts’ drumming will appear on the next Rolling Stones album, guitarist Ronnie Wood has confirmed (Picture: AP)
The late Charlie Watts will appear on the next Rolling Stones album posthumously, it has been confirmed.
Drummer Watts had played with the iconic rock band, led by Mick Jagger, for almost 60 years before his death last year.
The musician, who died in August 2021 at the age of 80, has been remembered by the band at multiple shows, with concerts being dedicated to his memory, and Jagger sharing a heartfelt tribute on his anniversary earlier this year.
However, Stones fans haven’t heard the last from the acclaimed drummer, as Ronnie Wood has revealed his beats appear on some new tracks.
The legendary rock group are working on their first LP of original songs for 18 years, guitarist Wood, 75, broke the news to The Sun’s Bizarre column.
‘We are recording the new album now and we are going to LA in a few weeks to carry it on and finish it off,’ he said.
‘Charlie is on some of the tracks, and drummer Steve Jordan.’
New sticksman Jordan replaced Watts on the drum kit for The Rolling Stones’ 2022 Sixty tour, which marked six decades of the band and saw them descend on the likes of BST Hyde Park in London.
Watts had played around the world with the legendary rock band for almost 60 years before his death in 2021 (Picture: Koko via Reuters)
The Stones are working on a new LP featuring brand new songs, with Watts and the new drummer both performing on the tracks (Picture: AFP)
The new album will be the first LP to feature new compositions by singer Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards since 2005’s A Bigger Bang, although they did release single Living in a Ghost Town in 2020.
Their last album release was 2016’s Blue and Lonesome, which was comprised of cover versions.
Frontman Jagger recently remembered Watts in a video posted to Instagram on the first anniversary of his death, with a montage of the pair hanging out set to Stones track Til The Next Goodbye.
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‘I miss Charlie because he had a great sense of humour,’ a voiceover from Jagger says.
‘Outside of the band, you know, we used to hang out quite a lot and have interesting times. We loved sports; we’d go to football, we’d go to cricket games, and we had other interests apart from just music. But, of course, I really miss Charlie so much.’
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The legendary drummer died last year.