Shirley Watts, Widow of Drummer Charlie Watts, Dies At 84

Charlie Watts, the drummer of the Rolling Stones, with his wife Shirley, arrive on the third day of the Royal Ascot horse racing meeting at Ascot, England, Thursday, June, 17, 2010. Shirley Ann Watts, a former art student and prominent breeder of Arabian horses who met drummer Charlie Watts well before he joined the Rolling Stones and with him formed one of rock's most enduring marriages, has died at age 84. "Shirley died peacefully on Friday 16th December in Devon after a short illness surrounded by her family," her family announced Monday, Dec. 19, 2022. (AP Photo/Alastair Grant, File)

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By Associated Press

December 19, 2022 at 7:41 PM UTC

Updated on

December 19, 2022 at 10:08 PM UTC

(AP) -- Shirley Ann Watts, a former art student and prominent breeder of Arabian horses who met drummer Charlie Watts well before he joined the Rolling Stones and with him formed one of rock's most enduring marriages, has died. She was

84.