▁as ▁a ▁single ▁beat , ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁particularly ▁full ▁sound . ▁Gary ' s ▁immediately ▁recogn is able ▁kick - and - sn are - d rum ▁intro ▁helped ▁prop el ▁the ▁power - pop ▁anth em ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁US ▁charts . ▁ ▁The ▁Kn ack ' s ▁debut ▁album ▁Get ▁the ▁Kn ack ▁sold ▁ 6 ▁million ▁copies . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁break up ▁of ▁the ▁Kn ack ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Gary ▁became ▁an ▁in - dem and ▁drum mer ▁for ▁studio ▁work ▁and ▁live ▁performance ▁with ▁mus icians ▁including ▁Bob ▁D yl an , ▁George ▁Harrison , ▁Stephen ▁St ills , ▁Rod ▁Stewart , ▁B ette ▁Mid ler , ▁Harry ▁Nil sson , ▁Rob by ▁Krie ger , ▁Jack ▁Bruce , ▁M ick ▁Taylor , ▁Ch erie ▁C urr ie , ▁Sp encer ▁Davis , ▁Em m ett ▁Chap man , ▁and ▁Sh ery l ▁Crow . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁with ▁bl ues ▁master s ▁Albert ▁King ▁and ▁John ▁Lee ▁Hook er . ▁ ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁drum mer , ▁he ▁achieved ▁recognition ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁producer , ▁recording ▁new ▁albums ▁with ▁the ▁Vent ures ▁and ▁co - produ cing ▁( with ▁Alan ▁Douglas ) ▁a ▁series ▁of ▁sem inal ▁arch ival ▁record ings ▁of ▁Jim i ▁Hend rix ▁including ▁the ▁Blues ▁compilation . ▁ ▁Gary ▁died ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 5 5 ▁at ▁the ▁T arz ana ▁Regional ▁Medical ▁Center ▁in ▁T