Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts sadly passed away yesterday, aged 80.
Fans of the iconic band have been in mourning since news of his death broke, but an outpouring of fond memories have been shared in tribute to one of the most famed figures in rock history.
And here at Lanarkshire Live, we thought we'd pay our own tribute to Charlie, reminiscing of a great night for the region.
It was in 1964 and thousands gathered in Hamilton to catch a glimpse of Watts and the rest of the Stones before they took to the Chantinghall Hotel stage.
An army of rans rolled into the town and the clamour just to catch a glimpse of the rockstars was unprecedented, with locals part of a buzz they'd never felt before.
Watts' London publicist, Bernard Doherty, announced his passing in a statement yesterday - it read: 'It is with immense sadness that we announce the death of our beloved Charlie Watts.
'He passed away peacefully in a London hospital earlier today surrounded by his family.
"Charlie was a cherished husband, father and grandfather and also, as a member of The Rolling Stones, one of the greatest drummers of his generation.
'We kindly request that the privacy of his family, band members and close friends is respected at this difficult time."
The sad news follows Charlie's absence from the band's No Filter tour, which he pulled out of a few weeks ago.
Stones members Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood all shared messages of support following the announcement.
After seven decades of albums and touring, there are plenty of memories of the band to pick from for fans, new and old.
And 57 years ago, Lanarkshire fans certainly had a memory they'd never forget.
While 2000 people crammed into the ballroom at the Chantinghall Hotel on May 18, 1964, another 1000 mobbed the streets outside as the result of a forgery scam.
As fan fury raged, police were forced to call in reinforcements from Motherwell and Wishaw.
Youngsters who succumbed to the heat or hysteria tried to recover in a make-shift ambulance room in the hotel’s foyer, while in the ballroom a few scraps broke out.
Outside, there was anger as the doors closed at 10.30pm - just half-an-hour later, the crowd inside surged forward when the Stones graced the stage.
From behind their mesh-encased stage, struggling to make themselves heard over the screams, they played for about 50 minutes.
To mark the 50th anniversary of the gig, the Hamilton Advertiser spoke to some of the people that were there on the night.
In 2014, superfan Mick Prater said: “I couldn’t get in.
"I didn’t get a ticket, I was playing football with the cubs, but I went along and stood outside.
"I saw the car with them going in and Mick Jagger was wearing a striped t-shirt, I’ve never forgotten it. I was only 10 and my mum asked me where I had been when I got back.
“I was right up against the door, it was blasting out. From the moment I heard them, it changed my life forever, it’s like chemistry.
“I think they had booked them when they were still a pub band but by the time the gig came around they had a couple of number one songs.
“One of the bouncers later told me he was speaking to Brian Jones, and when he dropped his cigarette out all the girls jumped on it. A lot of lassies fainted. Mick Jagger still talks about it and says it’s one of the gigs he remembers.
“They’re brilliant musicians. Mick and Keith have fallen out over the years but they keep coming back together. Their gigs are amazing, they call it the Stones family, it’s like an event.”
Watts was beloved by music fans for his stylish playing on classic Stones' tracks including Jumpin’ Jack Flash, Honky Tonk Women and Brown Sugar.
Here's how the Hamilton Advertiser reported the night The Rolling Stones hit town in 1964...
The temperature at Chantinghall Hotel reached fever height on Monday night.
Inside, 2000 frenzied Rolling Stones fans sweated it out in a condensation-filled ballroom – outside a thousand more, all ticket-holders, clamoured to get in.
Because of the issue of forged tickets, well over 3000 young people swooped down on the hotel, but at 10.30pm — after hours of travelling and waiting — the locked-out fans, including bus loads from Dumfries, had to be turned away.
Amid jeers, promoter Ronnie Kirkwood of Wellhall Road told them: “There has been a serious forged ticket system operated, and there’s nothing I can do about it. You’ll get your money back if you write to me.”
The angry fans surged forward demanding entry, or their money back there and then, and even their bus-hire money, but a police force, which included reinforcements from Motherwell and Wishaw, linked arms and kept them at bay.
But by the time the Stones arrived — little more than an hour before midnight — the hotel foyer looked like an ambulance room. Fainting, hysterical and weeping girls — perspiration visible on their faces and clothes — were being carried out of the warm ballroom in a continuous stream.
Even some of the boys passed out in the heat. Ambulance men and nurses were kept busy treating cases until after midnight.
Inside the ballroom a nine-foot-high bandstand protected by an eight-foot-high steel mesh was waiting to receive the fabulous cavemen-like pop stars.
Their 50-minute appearance was a howling success. As the crowd went wild watching the frantic jerking of the long-haired youths and listening to their equally frantic rhythm and blues music, five bouncers had a full-time job keeping over-eager, screaming fans from scaling the steel barrier. They even resorted to throwing buckets and jugs of water.
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