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The Charlie Watts Orchestra: Ronnie Scott's, London

Richard Williams, The Times, 20 November 1985

YOU AND I probably dreamt of opening the batting for England or commanding the footplate of the Flying Scotsman. Charlie Watts yearned for the driving-seat of a swinging big band, and a career behind the drums with the Rolling Stones has given him the means to realize his fantasy.

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