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24-08-2021 07:00

Charlie Watts, the Rolling Stones drummer, died last week at the age of 80.

(Charlie Watts, penabuh drum Rolling Stones, meninggal dunia minggu lalu dalam usia 80 tahun.)

Watts was born in London, UK, in 1941, and he joined the band in January 1963. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, and Brian Jones were in the band, but they were not very experienced back then.

(Watts lahir di London, Inggris, di tahun 1941, dan dia bergabung dengan band ini pada bulan Januari 1963. Bersama Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, dan Brian Jones, saat itu mereka belum terlalu berpengalaman.)

With Watts, the band started to become more successful. Many people thought that Watts was one of the greatest and most talented drummers. It was interesting that he never went to a music school, and he learned to play drums by watching other drummers.

(Hadirnya Watts, membuat band menjadi lebih sukses. Banyak orang beranggapan bahwa Watts adalah salah seorang penabuh drum terbesar dan paling berbakat. Menarik diketahui bahwa dirinya tidak pernah belajar musik formal, dan dia belajar bermain drum dengan melihat penabuh drum lainnya.)

In the 1960s, the Rolling Stones became one of the biggest bands, and they were popular in all the world. A few weeks ago, the band announced that Watts would not be in the band´s US tour because he needed to recover from a surgery. It was not clear what exactly happened to him.

(Tahun 1960-an, Rolling Stones menjadi satu dari band terbesar, dan mereka popular di seluruh dunia. Beberapa minggu lalu, band mengumumkan bahwa Watts tidak akan bergabung dalam tur Amerika Serikat karena dirinya perlu pemulihan pasca operasi. Tidak dinyatakan dengan jelas apa yang sebenarnya terjadi padanya.)

Kata-kata sulit: experienced (berpengalaman), talented (berbakat), recover (pemulihan).

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