Rick Buckler, the drummer for the Jam, has died at 69. The rocker “passed away peacefully on Monday evening in Woking [England] after a short illness,” his family said in a statement, per the BBC. His loved ones were by his side.

Rick Buckler, the drummer for the British rock band The Jam, has died. He was 69. In a statement shared with the BBC, Buckler's family called him a "loving husband, father and grandfather" who was "devoted to many" and will be "greatly missed."

Paul Weller and Bruce Foxton of the Jam mourn drummer Rick Buckler, who died Monday at 69 after a short illness. 'We went far beyond our dreams,' Weller writes.