@Early North Jersey I see what you did there... To be fair though the announcement of Steve taking over duties from Charlie was announced by the band prior to his passing. I of course just thought it would be a temporary placement, until Charlie was well enough to resume the seat. Sadly, of course, it was not meant to be.
On August 5, 2021, it was announced that Jordan would stand in for Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts on the Stones' 13-date US tour due to start in September 2021. Watts died on August 24.
@SteveInJoburg Yeah ....that might have been in questionable taste ..... But i love that show you posted and hadnt seen it in awhile ....So thanks for that ....
“A short, older man stepped up to me, sticking out his hand and saying something I couldn’t hear,” Peart wrote in his book Traveling Music : The Soundtrack to My Life and Times. “Thinking ‘Now who’s this?’ I took out one of my ear monitors and said ‘Sorry, I couldn’t hear you.’ He spoke again, smiling, ‘Hello, I’m Charlie Watts.’”
RIP Charlie. May the good Lord shine a light on you.
Aside from anything else, he may have been the funniest Stone also.
The other legendary story is when Mick, who had been up all night and was apparently well refreshed, rang Charlie's hotel room early and asked 'Where's my drummer?' Legend has it that Charlie then took the time to get nicely dressed in a suit, went downstairs to the hotel dining room where Mick was, and whacked him in the face with the words 'I'm not your drummer, your my fuckin' singer'.
For those curious to know what the Stones might sound like with Steve on drums...
Just read and absolutely adored this story of when Charlie surprised Neil Peart — who famously did not socialize before (or during or after) a concert — just before a big show.
The upcoming U.S. tour will go on with Steve Jordan on drums.
I must be living on some other planet because this sad sad news has only reached me now...
RIP Charlie. 🖤
RIP Charlie. May the good Lord shine a light on you.
Aside from anything else, he may have been the funniest Stone also.
The other legendary story is when Mick, who had been up all night and was apparently well refreshed, rang Charlie's hotel room early and asked 'Where's my drummer?' Legend has it that Charlie then took the time to get nicely dressed in a suit, went downstairs to the hotel dining room where Mick was, and whacked him in the face with the words 'I'm not your drummer, your my fuckin' singer'.