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Steve Gadd

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…

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Occupation
Musician
Born
Stephen Kendall Gadd (1945-04-09) April 9, 1945 (age 81) Irondequoit, New York, U.S.
Genres
Jazz fusion · jazz · soul jazz · R&B · rock
Instruments
Drums, percussion
Labels
Challenge, BFM
Years active
1968–present

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related to Discography · 32
Steve Gadd → As, BFM, Blicher Hemmer Gadd, C-Nut, Challenge, Chick Corea, Chinese Butterfly, Christian McBride, Chuck Mangione, Dreyfus, Electric Bird, Feels So Good, Gaddabout, Gadditude, Gates Music, Live, Mad Hatter, Michel Petrucciani, NYC, Pit
related to Awards and honors · 16
Steve Gadd → Award, Berklee College, Best Contemporary Instrumental Album, Best Instrumental Jazz Album, Blicher Hemmer Gadd, Doctor, Eastman School, Grammy Award, Honorary Doctor, Music, October, Omara, Rochester, Steve Gadd Band, University, Way Back Home
related to Equipment · 13
Steve Gadd → Beato, Earthworks, Gadd, He, Latin Percussion, Remo, Steve Gadd Commemorative, The, Vic Firth, Yamaha, Yamaha Recording Custom, Yamaha Steve Gadd, Zildjian
related to External links · 13
Steve Gadd → BehindTheDrums, Blicher Hemmer Gadd, BlicherHemmerGadd, Discogs, Drummerworld, Gadd, Interview, NAMM Oral History Collection, Official, OnlineDrummer, POSTSteve Gadd, Rochester, Steve Gadd Interview
Genres · 6
Steve Gadd → jazz, Jazz fusion, pop, R&B, rock, soul jazz
Born · 1
Steve Gadd → Stephen Kendall Gadd (1945-04-09) April 9, 1945 (age 81) Irondequoit, New York, U.S.
Instruments · 1
Steve Gadd → Drums, percussion
Labels · 1
Steve Gadd → Challenge, BFM
Occupation · 1
Steve Gadd → Musician
Website · 1
Steve Gadd → Dr. Steve Gadd

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Steve GaddInstrumentsDrums, percussion1.00infobox
Steve GaddLabelsChallenge, BFM1.00infobox
Steve GaddOccupationMusician1.00infobox
Steve GaddWebsiteDr. Steve Gadd1.00infobox
Steve GaddYears active1968–present1.00infobox

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