Stylish drummer Charlie Watts kept the Rolling Stones together
“Don’t ever call me your drummer again,” Watts told Mick Jagger on one occasion: “you’re my f------ singer.”
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“Don’t ever call me your drummer again,” Watts told Mick Jagger on one occasion: “you’re my f------ singer.”
A 'LOCAL legend' is returning to his hometown for one night only to play a rock and roll gig.
The offences were committed in April 2020. Scott Bowen, representing Wall, said his client’s offending had been “unsophisticated”. His barrister asked for the defendant’s young age and lack of any previous convictions to be taken into account. Ben Waters, mitigating for Griffiths, said: “He is a man of a hitherto clean character and this is the first time he appears before a criminal court.” His lawyer added how the defendant had turned to dealing after building up a cannabis debt and had lost his job at the start of the Covid-19 outbreak. Mr Waters told the court: “...
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A three-day music festival celebrating and supporting local singers and bands is being held this coming weekend. The Raising Spirit Festival will take place in the walled garden of Came House at the Came Estate near Dorchester from June 18 to 20. The festival is the brainchild of Weymouth musician Ben Waters, who wishes to champion the world-class performers on our doorstep and help musicians who lost their income during the pandemic. He said: "2020 saw the hardest year ever for many people, particularly the people of Weymouth, Portland and Dorchester. "It's long overdue that we sho...