A Tribute To Charlie Watts - Steve Maxwell Vintage Drums 

I very much appreciate the kind words from all of you. I am so glad that you enjoyed my tribute.

I'm so glad l met you Charlie back in the 60s when you corted your wife from Fulham you never let fame change you God bless

Thanks for these reminiscences of Mr. Charlie Watts. Well done Steve

Thank you Steve. In my opinion, tributes like this are way more important than musical ones.

The Rare Humble and Classy Stone! Rest in Peace Charlie Watts.

Excellent tribute to Charlie. R.I.P (rest in percussion)

Ashes to ashes, funk to funky.

Charlie Watts was a very modest person, it would be cool if his sketches of his hotel rooms were released in a nice book.❤

Thanks for sharing your stories about Charlie…touching. I miss him.

Charlie was a great influence to many drummers, he created great grooves, beats and complemented the music he played. He will be missed but never forgotten. Thank you Charlie.

Ginger Baker wasn’t shy about his “frank” opinion of “famous “ drummers, but he loved Charlie’s drumming and spoke very highly of him.

What an amazing tribute from you Steve. Charlie was unique! Nobody sounds like him.

The charm of Charlie was irresistible. His way of playing the drums, his fidelity to the Stones and his integrity are an example, not only for musicians, but also for all people. I am still processing his passing.

What a wonderful tribute to a great musician and human being. Charlie was blessed to have Steve as a friend as well. He is smiling down from heaven. They say birds of a feather flock together... here is proof. Thank you so much Steve for this beautiful tribute, really enjoyed it and learned some very interesting things about Charlie. R.I.P.

A wonderful tribute. We should all aspire to be as class an act as Charlie Watts.

This was really very sweet. Good for you Steve Maxwell. In describing the heart of Charlie you have also revealed a peek at your own.

I loved watching this video. It's always great to hear about Chalie. I've been a Stones fan for 42 years and have to say even though he's going to be missed, Charlie had a great life. His music will live forever.

I very briefly met Charlie in Mole Jazz a record shop in Kings Cross London. Just a random meeting, whilst searching through the racks of LPs and there was Charlie doing the same. We spoke briefly and pleasantly for a minute and just carried on browsing. He was friendly and just like any dude you might meet in a record shop.

Seemed like the smoothest Stone to me… What a gift he left us ✊🏼

Aside from his musical contribution Charlie Watts was one of, if not THE classiest rock star of all time!

Thank-you Steve for these touching and heartfelt stories of Charlie

Amazing tribute Steve. Charlie was a legend. I’ve used Charlie’s signature sticks all the time for over 10 years as I just love them - to know he generously dedicated the royalties to Joe is just amazing. What a legend. Thank you for the stories. True hero of mine

So lovely. Thank you.

Over the years I have heard hundreds of musicians if not thousands who said when they saw the Beatles that change their life especially the drummers seeing Ringo and that propelled them and some of them famous drummers to a life of drumming Well as a kid when I saw the Beatles and the Stones I had already been drumming for several years in Drum Corps so it was pretty high-level rudimental snare and I remember sitting at a friends place - my closest friend also a drummer - we were huge Stone's fans and I was sitting by his bed with my 3S tapping away to a tune and my friend said "What the hell are you doing?" in my then sheltered all-rudiments-all-the-time modality I said "Well drumming?" My buddy said "idiot listen just listen" and I did and now having retired from almost 50 years of professional playing I always looked to that moment hearing Charlie ... truly hearing him when I was on stage "Am I serving the music?" and tried all my career to do just that and if I was ... I thank Charlie for that inspiration. Missed.

My wife and I were very fortunate to catch a few of the Iridium gigs they were very special and yes he was one classy gentleman he will be missed

Many thanks Mr. Steve 🙌🙏 Charlie will be forever in our ❤❤

Found that a little emotional. I must be getting old. Great stories about old friends make the world go round

That was so pleasant,from obviously a pleasant man,thank you 🙂

Great heartfelt personal remembrances of your friend,Steve. Thank you for sharing. Charlie certainly was a Legend...in every way.

Thank you for this,and bless you brother…I played drums in a stones tribute band in the 90s out of tampa bay,played a maple 70s gretsch kit with stop sign 🛑 badge…..rip my brother….

Steve, wonderful job. I cant hit the like button enough on this video.

Kia ora from NZ. Thank you so much, I thoroughly enjoyed your stories about marvelous Charlie Watts.

I'm glad I bought my Ludwig drumkit in your NY store back in 2010. I play it everyday here in Brasil. Great video, thank you!

When I started playing drums Charlie's signature sticks were my favorite.

Charlie the Magic man , Charlie forever

Just watched this for the second time and loved it ! ❤️Thanks Steve for sharing

They were very enjoyable Steve and thank you for sharing them! I can't believe that Charlie is now in that echelon of musicians who are no longer with us. He was a major influence on me, not only in my drumming but in style as well. He was one of the best! RIP Charlie Watts

He is one of the most reserved humans to ever walk the Earth which is in direct contrast to his employement for decades........

Great Tribute Sir! One Of A Kind Charlie!

my Fav.

Thank You Sir, how beautiful

At the Rolling Stones voodoo lounge concert in Auckland,New Zealand,half way thru Mick introduced the band members,Charlie last,but when Mick said Charles name,every person in the audience started yelling,Charlie,Charlie,Charlie,Charlie,no one had planned it,no word of mouth to do it,it just happened,only 50-60,000 people,out of the blue,it was like magic,somehow,psychic or telepathy,I don,t know,but Charlie got 10x the cheers and appreciation than anyone,and he deserved it,and i was so rapt it had happened,something I will never forget,R I P CHARLIE,the coolest drummer of all time.🥁🎼🎵🎶🥁❤⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👄love,from,Auckland,New Zealand.

Mr. Maxwell, you are a sweet gentleman.

You clearly loved Charlie, we did too❤️🇬🇧🇬🇧

My two favorite drummers.

This story sharing is rich, and I appreciate so much what you gave us here.

RIP Charlie 🙏🏾

Thank you, Steve, for sharing some of your great memories of Charlie. I’m just a fan… knew a few things about each of them. Always had the impression that Charlie was a very nice man. But listening to your stories made Charlie Watts an iconic figure. A super neat man.

Lovely.

Very well done, particularly your reference to Joe “Castilian Drums “ Morello, 1965, Stagg High School , Stockton, Ca. Dave Brubeck Quartet played and out door concert in the Senior Quad, Morello went off on the Castilian Drums solo, changed my life, experience of a lifetime.

What excellent stories, Thank You ...

It's all so sweet and touching.

Wonderful. Appreciated. We'd love to see that book!

Really enjoyed hearing you reminisce, sir. Thank you. I've been celebrating Charlie's life through listening to a lot of Stones recordings, both live and in the studio. Such an amazing body of work. And he was such a good sport with the Stones, falling in line with all their trappings and foibles, personnel changes. Never forgetting what he was there to do. I will miss him. No offense, but it's is truly amazing (ironic?) that Keith outlived him!

Thanks for these great stories Steve.

Thanks, Steve. Charlie Watts was an interesting human and musician. I only witnessed the Stones play live once. it was an amazing experience. As a drummer, I watched Charlie's unusual technique and appreciated its sonic results. Unconventional technique yielded epic results...I still can't explain it. Perhaps that is why I am a conventional drummer and Charlie was not.

Thank you so much for your recollections of your friendship with Charlie Watts. I really appreciate that you’ve taken the time to share some of your memories with all of us. Well done Steve👏🏻👏🏻😊

What a wonderful tribute to a man I've spent my whole life listening to - I'm sad that he's gone, but what a life & what a wonderful legacy he leaves behind. I'll spend the rest of my life listening to him too. Thank you so much for sharing this!

Charlie didnt miss a show in my lifetime! Glad I got to see him in 2015. Nice to hear that he was a genuinely nice person. RIP ❤

Great stories about a great man.

It was a tough ticket and very tight act. It was a different kind of show! The crowd in boulder really had a bucket list feel to it, in a happy to be alive time? START ME UP - best open!

A heartening tribute, Steve! You know, drummers really are a world-wide family! As a teenager in Britain in the 1960s I hero worshipped Joe Morello. (Met him 3 times.) I had no idea he was financially in need. So the news that Charlie was such a help to Joe & Jean was great news. God bless all 3 of 'em!! They ALL brought such joy. (At a clinic Joe introduced Jean as "the best thing that's ever happened to me"!) As it says in the Good Book: "And there were giants in the land in those days." So true.

I have always like Charlie,I saw pictures of him,when I was a kid,(i,m 55 yrs old now)before I ever heard him play,and from that first picture,I liked him,his cool,smooth,sophisticated,style,suave,classy,impeccable appearance,like James Bond but so much better,like Steve said,the best dressed man on the planet,and the coolest,smoothest drummer,he made his drumming look effortless,unbelievable,so awesome,true class,thankyou so much Steve for this tribute,it means so much to me to hear what a true gentleman he really was,and to hear your kind words..

thank you sir for sharing these amazing stories! Charlie still is one of my main influences. grtz. from Holland

Thank you Steve Maxwell for always being there for us drummers no matter how famous 🤙

Loved the tribute and hearing the stories. It makes me sad to know that a man who was there for me, groovin in the pocket and giving me so many great moments in all my 57 years is really gone now. Will miss him. RIP my man.

Stories mean so much! Thanks for sharing them. Finish the book!

😎👍a fitting tribute Steve... Rest easy Charlie, thank you for the music, stories & great memories!

Excellent tribute Steve! I hope someday we shall meet. Thank you. 👍

Wonderful stories, the best Charlie tribute I've heard, thanks for that :)

Thank you Steve

A book of Charlie's collection, as you mentioned, would be fabulous!

Fantastic, Thanks Steve. Best wishes, Lance. ( UK ).

Fantastic stories, Thank You 🙏

A lovely tribute.

Thanks for such a wonderful loving video of your fond memories of a great inspiration, gentleman and example of a human being.

Vernon from Massachusetts here Steve. Thanks for sharing your stories. I really enjoyed them.

Why is it we don't find out some of the really great things about people until after they are gone? The story of Charlie telling the Vic Firth Stick company to send the money for his sticks to Joe Morello really got to me.

Thank you !!! Touching human tribute to a class act

such a class act! No one like Charlie eva

Thank you Steve, and Thank you Charlie.

Damnit. I always thought he’d be a great guy to meet but you always wonder if famous people might be an asshole if you actually met them. Seems he was just as nice and down to earth as he seemed. Rest in peace Charlie. And thanks for the music.

Thank your for sharing these stories. I loved every word.

Thank you 🙏🏼 awesome person to person stories

Steve, you should finish the book. This video is invaluable, thank you.

Great stories about Charlie!! Thank you for sharing them with us Steve!!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻❤️

Great stories. Thank you so much.

Very nice of you to share such wonderfull and fun stories. Thank you !

Thanks Steve

Lovely! Thank you very very much!

What a wonderful set of memories...thank you for this.

wonderful wonderful tribute

Fantastic! Thanks for sharing these stories.

Thank for your heartfelt words about a beautiful musician and person.

Thanks so much for this Steve.

Wow i had no idea,Thankyou for sharing that.

Thanks... Charlie❤ without its sinuosity the stones would not have been rolling

I enjoyed your tribute very much. Lovely stories from you. Thank you

Thanks so much for a treasure trove of drum history!

Enjoyable indeed!