The Blue Things October 1965. A session drummer was used for the single sessions (in Nashville), as Larzalere had left and Day still had yet to join. Ray Walker, the bass singer from Elvis Presley's backing group The Jordanaires was used by producer Felton Jarvis to augment the group's vocal sound on "I Must Be Doing Something Wrong." and was the only non-Bluething vocal ever recorded. Once again, the single charted locally, but failed to chart outside of the Midwest. The following single, while repeating the chart action of the band's previous RCA single, at least gained the band some notoriety. The A-side,
Backing vocalist My Room" and "Surfer Girl". All five members would sing lead, although most often Brian Wilson or Mike Love would sing lead with guitarists Carl Wilson and Al Jardine and drummer Dennis Wilson singing background harmonies. The Beatles were also known for their close style of vocal harmonies – all Beatles members sang both lead and backing vocals at some point, especially John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who frequently supported each other with harmonies, often with fellow Beatle George Harrison joining in. Ringo Starr, while not as prominent in the role of backing singer as his three bandmates due to