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historic reign. >> queen elizabeth ii was born into the royal family. she was never destined to be queen. so when the duke and duchess of york announced the birth of their first child on april 21st, 1926, no one could have guessed their little daughter, elizabeth alexandria barry would one day rule great britain. all of that was to change however when elizabeths uncle prince edward add indicated his right to rule to marry american divorce say. took the throne becoming king george sixth...

Pictures of tina turner. she sways down the streets of singing, and thats the image that i will always have in my mind of tina turner. this woman with the heels, long legs, dresses, and this wild hair, she gave permission to so many other entertainers to be exactly like she was, and to go beyond that. we were just talking with chris witherspoon, the music critic, just a few minutes ago, and he was commenting on the scope and the range that this woman had in terms of her appeal. because she did s...

Can you believe that? >> i do actually. >> she taught mic jagger how to dance. why not? she had that kind of sassiness about her, and it came out of a lot of pain and turmoil, this woman who came from the daughter of sharecroppers in rural tennessee, and someone that, when you look at on the face of it, you might think that how would she be someone who could rise to the kind of fame and recognition and glory that became the identity of tina turner. it was because of the spirit that was all about...

She was also obviously an incredible dancer and she -- its hard to say this in a way that doesnt sound tasteless. she embraced her sexuality in a way that a lot of artists hadnt to that point. on one of the tours that anthony talked about, the rolling stores made a film of that tour, the 1969 tour called "give me shelter". in it, thats footage of mick jagger watching footage of tina turner and he basically says something like, isnt it great that theres finally a female performer whos acting like...

That group, its so obvious as "the new york times" said this morning that led zeppelin just came straight out of what jeff beck was doing there. the guy, just a legend of all legends. if you pick up a guitar, play rock music, this guy influenced you. >> i would be interested for your take on it. this is a guy, maybe not a household name to everybody, but if you talk to musicians, hes the guy. talk to eric clapton, keith richards, all the people you do know. jeff beck was the guy they looked up t...

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You you are just the drummer according to "the new york post." at which poim point charlie watts socked mic jagger in the kisser boom. ainsley: keith richards wrote in his book charlie watts has always been the bed i lie on musically. he was so talented. steve: the beat goes on. one of the most dangerous bands in the world. brian: next to paul shaffer. that was david lettermans band who by the way the tunnel 2 towers concert which was amazing. the house band was paul shaffers band from snl. it w...

Mic jagger is projecting and peacocking to 80,000 people in wembley stadium. charlies expressionless, keeping the beat as if he was in the basement of a jazz club somewhere, so truly one of the greats, the long time, nearly 60 years with the rolling stones. the great charlie watts died yesterday at 80 years old. >> and rhythm sections of rock n roll bands often overlooked. they are the foundation musically of any rock band. personality wise, like you said, people called the gentleman drummer. th...

Theres really no way to overstate his influence not only on the stones but on the history of the music we love. >> yeah, this is a great song choice. this is early stones "get off my cloud," charlie watts, he was 80 years old. we got word weeks ago he wouldnt be out on the fall tour. knew he wasnt in good health. he was so influential hearing from paul mccartney, and elton john and ringo starr, and the funny thing about me always was to me and most people, he really was an understated jazz drumm...

Helped reach global stardom ♪ never stop ♪ never stop ♪ jillian: watts joined the band in 1963, playing for nearly 60 years a few weeks ago he announced he would not tour with the stons due to undefined health issue. the stones released a statement saying watts passed away peacefully surrounded by family. he was 80 years old. ainsley: he said he wasnt part of no filter tour because he haddage emergency procedure last month. steve: they were just great. i saw them a couple of times. ainsley...