Alan White-Yes. R.I.P.

@goofyfoot: If you go down to the "Contributing Musicians" paragraph in the Wikipedia post, you will see the names Bobby Whitlock (organ and vocals), Carl Radle (bass), Jim Gordon (drums), Bobby Keys and Jim Price (horns), and Dave Mason (guitar, mostly acoustic) listed. Alan White and Mike Gibbins (Badfinger’s drummer) are credited with playing only percussion (tambourine, etc.), not drumset.

In interviews (and in his YouTube videos), Whitlock talks about the recording of the All Thinks Must Pass and Derek & The Dominos albums, opining that Jim Gordon is the best Rock ’n’ Roll drummer of them all. Bobby explains that while he and Keith Moon became close friends during his time in England, he didn’t care for Keith’s drumming style (or that of Ginger Baker and most other UK drummers, Ringo Starr one notable exception). Bobby prefers the "Southern" feel in drumming, heard in the playing of Gordon (though he was born and raised in Southern California), Roger Hawkins (of The Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals house band The Swampers), Levon Helm (The Band), David Kemper (T Bone Burnett), Chuck Blackwell and Jimmy Karstein of the Tulsa, Oklahoma musical community (Leon Russell, J.J. Cale, etc.), and other "feel" players.

One guy who liked Alan White’s drumming was John Lennon. But then he liked Yoko’s "songwriting" and "singing" too.

Just dropping in.

Since Sir George has been mentioned, I did take a look at my ATMP 

From the flip side of the orange colored front cover-Apple STCH 639 1970

Drums and Percussion:

Ringo Starr/Jim Gordon/ Alan White

One UK drummer rarely mentioned is the fantastic studio musician Bobby Graham, who can be heard on The Kinks’ early hits: "You Really Got Me", "All Day And All Of The Night", and "Tired Of Waiting For You". Graham was a very "muscular" drummer, but also possessed relatively-advanced technique. Listen to his double stroke rolls in his fills in "Tired".

Long-time Kinks drummer Mick Avory, like Ringo, did not know the rudiments necessary to play a double stroke roll, but like Ringo, had a charming and musical style which perfectly suited the Kinks’ music. I don’t hear much personality or unique style in the drumming of Alan White, but conceded others may.

I’ve long wondered if Ringo was hurt by none of the other Beatles hiring him to play on their solo albums.