The Charlie Watts Collection Long before I ever met Charlie Watts, I was captivated by him and anything he did, said, or played. Why did this small, grey-haired gentleman sitting quietly behind the massive spectacle of the Rolling Stones command more attention and admiration than the entire rest of the production combined? How could one seemingly random hi-hat bark or China cymbal crash completely define a song—way above and beyond the contributions of the most flamboyant rock singer and the greatest riffmaster of all time? I had the extreme good fortune to work with Charlie Watts pretty regularly over the last 18 years. He was a collector of rare drums owned and used by his favorite jazz drummers. I’m a vintage drum dealer who specializes in rare and celebrity-owned drums. It was inevitable that our paths would cross. Not long after Elvin Jones passed in 2004, I began working with […]

October 2021 Issue