Steve Gadd

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American musician bandleader drummer human session musician

Steve Gadd is a highly influential American drummer renowned for his innovative session work, distinctive groove, and contributions to jazz, rock, and pop music.

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instanceOf American musician ⓘ
bandleader ⓘ
drummer ⓘ
human ⓘ
session musician ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1960s ⓘ
associatedAct Chick Corea NERFINISHED ⓘ
Eric Clapton NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ
Paul Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ
Steely Dan NERFINISHED ⓘ
Stuff (band) NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Gaddabouts NERFINISHED ⓘ
The Steve Gadd Band NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardReceived Modern Drummer Hall of Fame induction NERFINISHED ⓘ
Percussive Arts Society Hall of Fame induction NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1945-04-09 ⓘ
familyName Gadd NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre fusion ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
pop ⓘ
rock ⓘ
givenName Stephen NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDiscographyEntry album "70 Strong" NERFINISHED ⓘ
album "Gaddabout" NERFINISHED ⓘ
album "Steve Gadd Band" NERFINISHED ⓘ
influenced Carter Beauford NERFINISHED ⓘ
Dave Weckl NERFINISHED ⓘ
Steve Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ
Vinnie Colaiuta NERFINISHED ⓘ
countless contemporary drummers ⓘ
instrument drum kit ⓘ
percussion ⓘ
knownFor distinctive groove and feel ⓘ
innovative studio drumming ⓘ
precise ghost notes and hi-hat work ⓘ
use of linear drumming patterns ⓘ
militaryRole army band drummer ⓘ
militaryService United States Army ⓘ
name Steve Gadd NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableTechnique drum pattern combining snare, hi-hat, and bass drum in "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" ⓘ
notableWork drum pattern on "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover" ⓘ
drumming on "Aja" by Steely Dan ⓘ
drumming on "Late in the Evening" by Paul Simon ⓘ
drumming on "Nite Sprite" by Chick Corea ⓘ
occupation bandleader ⓘ
composer ⓘ
drummer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Rochester, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
residence United States of America ⓘ

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Dave Weckl → associatedAct → Steve Gadd ⓘ
Hourglass → contributor → Steve Gadd ⓘ
She Was Too Good to Me → featuresMusician → Steve Gadd ⓘ
Covers → hasContributor → Steve Gadd ⓘ
50 Ways to Leave Your Lover → hasDrummer → Steve Gadd ⓘ
Before This World → hasGuestMusician → Steve Gadd ⓘ
Return to Forever → hasMember → Steve Gadd ⓘ
Buddy Rich → influenced → Steve Gadd ⓘ
Three Quartets (1981) → performer → Steve Gadd ⓘ
subject surface form: Three Quartets