who played the guitar solo on my sharona
My Sharona The characteristic riff of "My Sharona" was created by the band's lead guitarist, Berton Averre, years before he joined the Knack. Averre subsequently played the riff, as well as a drum groove, for Doug Fieger, the group's lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist, who greatly admired it and promised to include it in a composition, although he did not have any ideas for the lyrics.[citation needed]