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.

Rick Buckler, the drummer for the English rock band The Jam, has died. Buckler passed away “peacefully” surrounded by family in Woking, U.K. on Monday, Feb. 17 following an unspecified “short illness,