What cymbal creates like a crescendo type shSHSHS sound, as heard at the very opening here in Ringo Starr’s “It Don’t Come Easy”? And, how is this sound created? Does the drummer play a drumroll on the cymbal? Listen Here
Yep, basically a roll on the cymbal using mallets.
Follow-up question: how does Ringo play the piano with ski gloves on?
When you’re a Starr, feats like that come easy. 