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Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts sits next to Mick Jagger on the Stones' tour of WA in 1973 (main image), talks to WA cricket legend Justin Langer during a visit to the WACA in 2014 (top right) and plays drums at a surprise gig at the Ellington Jazz Club during that same visit (bottom right).

Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts sits next to Mick Jagger on the Stones' tour of WA in 1973 (main image), talks to WA cricket legend Justin Langer during a visit to the WACA in 2014 (top right) and plays drums at a surprise gig at the Ellington Jazz Club during that same visit (bottom right). Credit: The West Australian

Charlie Watts death: Photographs of Watts and The Rolling Stones visiting Perth over the years

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