Ricky Fataar (born 5 September 1952) is a South African musician of Malay descent[1] who has performed as both a drummer and a guitarist.

On the band's next album, Holland, released a year later, both musicians recorded, and provided backing vocals, including the hit single "Sail On, Sailor", on which Chaplin sang as lead vocalist.

It featured a live version of the previously unreleased Chaplin/Fataar/Love collaboration "We Got Love", which was originally intended to be released on the Holland album, but was removed from the running order to make way for single "Sail On, Sailor".

In March 2019, Big Noise's Al Gomes and Connie Watrous presented a plaque from Roger Williams University to Fataar in Providence, RI at a sold-out Bonnie Raitt/James Taylor concert.

The concert was the first-ever appearance of Fataar as an official member of the band, essentially changing the Beach Boys' live and recording line-up into a multi-cultural group.

[4] In 1978, Fataar starred in All You Need Is Cash, a mockumentary film known more commonly as The Rutles, a spoof on the real life history of the Beatles, which was a follow-up to a Saturday Night Live television sketch.

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Fataar emigrated to Australia in 1978 where he recorded with and co-produced albums for Tim Finn, played the drums on the Split Enz song "Message To My Girl", and also worked with Crowded House, Jenny Morris, Peter Blakeley, and Wendy Matthews as well as various other artists.

In 1985, he teamed up with Tim Finn once again, appearing in the Australian film The Coca-Cola Kid where they play in a band performing a jingle in the studio.