ar ▁line up ▁also ▁included ▁jazz ▁pian ist ▁Car la ▁B ley . ▁Gary ▁also ▁worked ▁with ▁Dr . ▁John ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁singer ▁Doug ▁F ie ger ▁asked ▁him ▁to ▁join ▁a ▁group ▁with ▁guitar ist ▁Bert on ▁A ver re . ▁ ▁The ▁three ▁were ▁subsequently ▁joined ▁by ▁bass ist ▁Pres c ott ▁N iles . ▁F ie ger ▁and ▁A ver re ▁brought ▁in ▁a ▁t une ▁they ' d ▁written ▁about ▁Sh ar ona ▁Al per in , ▁a ▁te en age ▁girl ▁F ie ger ▁was ▁obs essed ▁with . ▁ ▁Despite ▁his ▁initial ▁res erv ations ▁about ▁the ▁song , ▁Gary ▁came ▁up ▁with ▁a ▁beat ▁to ▁match ▁" My ▁Sh ar ona " ' s ▁st utter ing ▁style . ▁He ▁later ▁said ▁he ▁approached ▁the ▁song ▁like ▁a ▁sur f ▁st omp . ▁As ▁he ▁explained , ▁drum mers ▁in ▁sur f ▁bands ▁often ▁play ▁songs ▁using ▁no ▁c ym b als , ▁just ▁kick ▁drum , ▁sn are ▁drum , ▁and ▁t oms . ▁He ▁also ▁borrow ed ▁from ▁the ▁drum ▁part ▁to ▁" Go ing ▁to ▁a ▁Go ▁Go " ▁by ▁Sm o key ▁Robinson ▁and ▁the ▁Mira cles . ▁The ▁final ▁ing red ient , ▁he ▁said , ▁was ▁the ▁drum ▁rud iment ▁called ▁a ▁fl am , ▁in ▁which ▁one ▁drum st ick ▁strik es ▁the ▁drum ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁other ▁does ; ▁the ▁fl am ▁registers