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Steve Gadd

1945 - Today

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Stephen Kendall Gadd (born April 9, 1945) is an American drummer, percussionist, 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Steve Gadd has received more than 1,648,826 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Steve Gadd is the 643rd most popular musician (down from 639th in 2019), the 3,302nd most popular biography from United States (up from 3,317th in 2019) and the 193rd most popular American Musician.

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  • 1.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.43

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.84

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.95

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Steve Gadd ranks 643 out of 3,175. Before him are Walter Gieseking, Victor Young, Vladimir Sofronitsky, Ian Hill, Rachid Taha, and Joe Pass. After him are Moondog, Mikhail Pletnev, Gerry Mulligan, David Knopfler, Tony Banks, and Gerd Albrecht.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Steve Gadd ranks 215. Before him are Driss Jettou, George Dzundza, Jandira Martini, Stanisław Ryłko, Bianca Jagger, and Leonid Popov. After him are Richard Long, John Leslie, Wilfried Van Moer, Edwin Catmull, Eric Woolfson, and Ferdi Tayfur.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Gadd ranks 3,302 out of 20,380. Before him are Jean Smart (1951), Marlon Jackson (1957), Alvin Hansen (1887), Judith Resnik (1949), Henry Armstrong (1912), and Susanne Langer (1895). After him are Moondog (1916), Raymond Franz (1922), Barbara Babcock (1937), Fred Brooks (1931), John Gavin (1931), and Tracey Adams (1958).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Steve Gadd ranks 193. Before him are Jelly Roll Morton (1890), Clifford Brown (1930), Ron Carter (1937), Joan Jett (1958), Victor Young (1900), and Joe Pass (1929). After him are Moondog (1916), Gerry Mulligan (1927), Marcus Miller (1959), Kenny G (1956), Dick Dale (1937), and Michael Stipe (1960).

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