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Steve Gadd

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Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American drummer, and session musician. Gadd is one of the best-known and most highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry, recognized by his induction into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1984. Gadd's performances on Paul Simon's "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" (1976) and "Late in the Evening" (1980), Herbie Mann's "Hi-jack" (1975) and Steely Dan's "Aja" (1977) are examples of his style. He has worked with other popular musicians from many genres including Van McCoy, Simon & Garfunkel, James Taylor, Chick Corea, Chuck Mangione, Randy Crawford, Eric Clapton, Michel Petrucciani, and David Gilmour. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Steve Gadd is the 745th most popular musician (down from 643rd in 2019), the 4,078th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,302nd in 2019) and the 234th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Steve Gadd ranks 745 out of 3,175. Before him are Alex Turner, Desmond Child, Lev Oborin, Tim Buckley, Johnny Horton, and Tim Rice. After him are Brian Bennett, Ingrid Haebler, Lang Lang, Max Cavalera, McCoy Tyner, and Chrissie Hynde.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Steve Gadd ranks 244. Before him are Eric Woolfson, Bianca Jagger, Barry Bostwick, Richard Long, Maryla Rodowicz, and Gabriela Andersen-Schiess. After him are Joanna Cassidy, Thilo Sarrazin, Leonard Adleman, Eric Roth, Shulamith Firestone, and Sam Webb.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Gadd ranks 4,078 out of 20,380. Before him are Richard Cheese (1965), Anne Francis (1930), Edwin Moses (1955), Sandra Dee (1942), Daniel Bryan (1981), and William L. Shirer (1904). After him are Jeff Fahey (1952), Max Baer (1909), James Mangold (1963), Lucia Berlin (1936), Miley Cyrus (1992), and Harold Robbins (1916).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Steve Gadd ranks 234. Before him are Mick Mars (1951), Ma Rainey (1886), Stewart Copeland (1952), Desmond Child (1953), Tim Buckley (1947), and Johnny Horton (1925). After him are McCoy Tyner (1938), Chrissie Hynde (1951), Jack Sherman (1956), Ahmad Jamal (1930), Link Wray (1929), and Kenny Clarke (1914).

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