reporter: if the rolling stones are the world s greatest rock n roll band, charlie watts is surely the greatest rock n roll drummer. the 80-year-old kept the beat with mick and keith nearly 50 years, dropped out of the tour this month after undergoing surgery he died today in a london hospital surrounded by family, according to a spokesperson paul mccartney, a member of that other famous british band taking a moment to remember watts. charlie was a rock. a fantastic drummer. steady as a rock reporter: often impeccably dressed in bespoke suits watts was soft spoken, letting his bandmates take the spotlight want to say hello hello. he speaks reporter: but he was at the heart of the rolling stones bassist ronnie wood called him the engine. watts got his first drum set when he was 14 years old, developing a passion for jazz