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Steve Gadd

Biography

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, Paul McCartney, and David Gilmour.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

11,361 releases · 867 albums · active 1968–2026

  • Performance · 20,559
  • Other credits · 497
  • Production · 97
  • Engineering · 3

Studios: A&R Studios · Electric Lady Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Mediasound

Frequent collaborators

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