News Alert: Charlie Watts, longtime drummer for the Rolling Stones, dies at 80

Charlie Watts, the unassuming son of a truck driver who gained global fame as the drummer for the Rolling Stones, has died.
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Charlie Watts, the unassuming son of a truck driver who gained global fame as the drummer for the Rolling Stones, has died. He was 80.

"It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts. He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family," his spokesperson said Tuesday in an emailed statement to CNN.