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Title: Charlie's Drumming
Post by Starbuck on Jul 4^th, 2025 at 2:42am

Been thinking about drummers lately and what makes a good one. Specifically, what made Ringo and Charlie in a class by themselves. Keltner does a good job at explaining why Charlie's drumming and Keith's guitar played off each other so well.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bY4KK6mTxYw

Title: Re: Charlie's Drumming
Post by Egon on Jul 4^th, 2025 at 6:21am

nice

Title: Re: Charlie's Drumming
Post by Kilroy on Nov 17^th, 2025 at 8:31pm

Charlie was the heart beat of the Stones for a long time, thank god for my vinyl Stones collection!

Title: Re: Charlie's Drumming
Post by The Wick on Nov 17^th, 2025 at 9:47pm

Who am I to question one of the greatest drummers of all time, but not sure I agree. Maybe sometimes, but other times, he swung like no other rock'n'roll drummer. When you listen to Beast of Burden or Hand of Fate, or any number of other songs, he creates this flowing smoothness out of an instrument that is hit hard. I don't hear him playing that stuff straight at all. Steve Jordan always talks about Charlie's swing, even on something like Neighbors.