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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 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", 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 1,474,983 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Steve Gadd is the 641st most popular musician (down from 625th in 2019), the 3,325th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,233rd in 2019) and the 200th most popular American Musician.

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  • 53.13

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.01

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.71

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Steve Gadd ranks 641 out of 2,662. Before him are Max Roach, Benny Golson, Felix Blumenfeld, Alan Wilson, Louis Prima, and Gaspara Stampa. After him are Mordechai Gebirtig, McCoy Tyner, Ruggiero Ricci, Ron Carter, Vanessa-Mae, and Bill Bruford.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Steve Gadd ranks 195. Before him are Eric Roth, Baghdadi Mahmudi, Panagiotis Pikrammenos, Bob Peck, Chandrika Kumaratunga, and Pirri. After him are Pat Riley, Barbara Kruger, Golden State Killer, Neophyte of Bulgaria, Joanna Cassidy, and Marianne Sägebrecht.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Steve Gadd ranks 3,325 out of 18,182. Before him are Harlan Ellison (1934), Claire Trevor (1910), Jason Alexander (1959), Annette O'Toole (1952), Louis Prima (1910), and Jeff Fahey (1952). After him are Carmen Dell'Orefice (1931), Jean Acker (1893), Meg Foster (1948), Saul Perlmutter (1959), Anne Archer (1947), and Dan Castellaneta (1957).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Steve Gadd ranks 200. Before him are Ric Ocasek (1949), Suzanne Vega (1959), Max Roach (1924), Benny Golson (1929), Alan Wilson (1943), and Louis Prima (1910). After him are McCoy Tyner (1938), Ruggiero Ricci (1918), Ron Carter (1937), Clarence Clemons (1942), Smokey Robinson (1940), and Jimmy Smith (1925).

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