16 months after the death of the famous drummer. Watts met wife Shirley Ann Shephard before the band hit the big time, and they married in 1964. He still denied it for the first couple of days, and then he owned up and that was all right. They were a couple for over half a century: Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts (80) and his wife Shirley. The Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts has revealed the secret to his 54 year marriage. The couple smiled together at an event for the dog. “So they kept it secret for about three weeks, the press released it. Rolling Stones drummer and music icon Charlie Watts attended one last charity event with Shirley Ann Shephard, his wife of 57 years.
“He didn’t want the band to know because he was scared of Andrew and all that,” said former Rolling Stones bassist Bill Wyman in the Watts biography Charlie’s Good Tonight by Paul Sexton (quote via Variety).
Charlie kept their marriage hidden from his band, who were angered when they eventually discovered the truth. The two met in 1961 as students studying at the Royal College of Art. Watts says the reason for her death was that she was transported by road only three days after delivering a colt at a clinic in Warsaw. His wife Shirley, who has always distanced herself from his colleagues and their wives, points out to Charlie. Grey Amra died on 2 April from a twisted large colon. Known as a devoted couple, and especially so in the world of rock and roll, Charlie and Shirley were the mark of stability. Drummer of The Rolling Stones, Charlie Watts and his wife Shirley Ann Shepherd, attend Georgia May Jaggers christening at Saint Andrews church, Richmond in 1992. Its difficult to see when youre in it, he says. Reunited now forever with her beloved Charlie.” “She will be also sadly missed by her sisters Jackie and Jill, and her brother Stephen. “Shirley died peacefully on Friday December 16 in Devon after a short illness surrounded by her family. “It is with great sadness that Seraphina, Charlotte and Barry announce the death of their much-loved mother, grandmother and mother-in law Shirley Watts,” the statement reads.
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