Stephen Kendall Gadd born April 9 1945 is an American drummer percussionist and session musician Gadd is one of the bestknown and highly regarded session and studio drummers in the industry recognized by his induction into the Modern Drummer Hall of Fame in 1984 Gadds performances on Paul Simons 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover and Late in the Evening and Steely Dans Aja are examples of his style He has worked with other popular musicians from many genres including Simon Garfunkel Paul McCartney James Taylor Harry Chapin Joe Cocker Bonnie Raitt Grover Washington Jr Michael Brecker Chick Corea Lee Ritenour Paul Desmond Kate Bush Chet Baker Al Di Meola Chuck Mangione Kenny Loggins Eric Clapton Pino Daniele Michel Petrucciani and Toshiki Kadomatsu Photo by Mike Park