Rolling Stones question

[DavidMn]

I wanted to ask bigger Stones fans here than I something about what a friend of mine told me the other day. as we all know Charlie Watts just turned 70, and my friend said he heard that there's a drummer that's behind Watts that does most of the drumming now. Does anyone here know if its true of if you've haerd this?

[WildHeart69]

I am not a stone superfan or anything but I did a quick wikipedia search for their most recent tour which was the "Bigger Bang Tour". The musicians are listed as:

Mick Jagger: lead vocals, guitar, keyboards, harmonica
Keith Richards: guitar, backing vocals
Ronnie Wood: guitar, backing vocals
Darryl Jones: bass
Charlie Watts: drums, percussion

Additional musicians

Blondie Chaplin: vocals, guitar
Lisa Fischer: vocals
Bobby Keys: saxophone
Bernard Fowler: vocals
Tim Ries: saxophone, keyboards
Chuck Leavell: keyboards
Michael Davis: trombone
Kent Smith: trumpet


So I dont think he has a backup or supporting drummer like Mick did in the past, but you never know...

[chiliD]

Nope, no "ghost" drummer behind Charlie. I don't think Keef would allow it.

They borrowed Rebop Kwaku Baah from Traffic back in the 70's for some additional Latin/African percussion, but Charlie's the only one behind a trap kit.

David, nice to see you back here again.

[DavidMn]

Originally Posted by chiliD

Nope, no "ghost" drummer behind Charlie. I don't think Keef would allow it.

They borrowed Rebop Kwaku Baah from Traffic back in the 70's for some additional Latin/African percussion, but Charlie's the only one behind a trap kit.

David, nice to see you back here again.

Thank you. Just took a short break.