But to drummers, it’s known for one thing: Steve Gadd’s timeless drum intro. Dr. Gadd’s graceful playing on the intro/verse groove is almost a cross-section of him as a player - complete dynamic ...

Drum legend Steve Gadd has good reason to sound like an especially proud father when asked if he can cite some favorite records on which he has performed. “No,” replied the man who ranks as ...

An eight-minute epic filled with hand/foot triplets, a classic Gadd feel and a sublime solo derived from ratamacues. Steve told Rhythm magazine in 2010 that his drum track for 'Aja' was in the bag ...

At the age of three Steve ... set of drums in and we played together, and then he played my little drums. He was great." After college and Vietnam-era compulsory military service, Gadd slotted ...

Steve Gadd played drums on memorable hits like “The Hustle” and “50 ways to leave your lover.” Gadd’s immense talent was apparent early. He jammed with Dizzy Gillespie at age 11.

Steve Gadd, b. Rochester, New York, April 9, 1945. Uncle, a drummer in the army, encouraged him. Drum lessons from age seven; sat in with Dizzy Gillespie at 11. Studied music at Eastman College, ...

Legendary US drummer Steve Gadd, who contributed the iconic drum intro to Paul Simon’s classic song, Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover, and who has played and recorded with everyone from Frank ...