Shirley Ann Shepherd Biography – Shirley Ann Shepherd Wiki
Shirley Ann Shepherd is an English national famously known for being the widow of Charlie Watts was an English musician who was the drummer for the rock band The Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021. Watts being one of the band’s core members, performed on all of their studio albums. Watts cited jazz as a major influence on his drumming style. He died at a London hospital on August 24, 2021, at the age of 80. Watts met Shirley when she was a sculpture student at the Royal College of Art, in 1964.
Watts first trained as a graphic artist, then developed an interest in jazz at a tender age, and joined the band Blues Incorporated. He also began playing drums in London’s rhythm and blues clubs, where he met Brian Jones, Mick Jagger, and Keith Richards. In January 1963, he left Blues Incorporated and joined the Rolling Stones as a drummer, while doubling as designer of their record sleeves and tour stages. His first public appearance as a permanent member was in February 1963, and he remained with the group until his death in August 2021. Watts, Jagger, and Richards are the only members to have been featured on all of the band’s albums.
Aside from his career with the Rolling Stones, he toured with his own group, the Charlie Watts Quintet, and appeared in London at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club with the Charlie Watts Tentet.
Shirley Ann Shepherd Age
She was born on September 11, 1938, in the United Kingdom
Shirley Ann Shepherd Husband
She got married to her late husband Charlie Watts on October 14, 1964. The two met during Watt’s first rehearsal with Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated, where he worked as a drummer while working a day job at an advertising agency. By the time they were meeting, it was before the band became successful. The couple had one daughter and lived near Dolton, a rural village in west Devon to avoid publicity related to Watts being a celebrity.
Shirley Ann Shepherd Children
The couple had one daughter, Seraphina, born in March 1968, who in turn gave birth to Watts’s only grandchild, a girl named Charlotte.
Charlie Watts Death
Watts died at a London hospital on Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at the age of 80, with his family around him. His bandmates Jagger and Richards paid tribute to him. Many other classic rock celebrities also paid tribute to Watts following his death, including Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Elton John, Pete Townshend, Bryan Adams, Queen drummer Roger Taylor, Liam Gallagher, Kenney Jones, and Chad Smith.
