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Carol Kaye (née Smith; born March 24, 1935) is an American musician. She is one of the most prolific recorded bass guitarists in rock and pop music, playing on an estimated 10,000 recordings in a career spanning over 65 years.
Learn about Carol Kaye, the first lady of bass, who played on over 10,000 sessions and taught electric bass to thousands of musicians. Watch videos, listen to interviews, read her autobiography and more.
- The Beach Boys - Sloop John B (1966) A lot of people don’t think this fits with Pet Sounds. But really, what does fit with Pet Sounds? “A lot of people don’t think this fits with Pet Sounds.
- Nancy Sinatra - These Boots Are Made For Walkin' (1966) You needed a strong bottom end on a song like this. Boy, what a hit, huh? “It sure is a famous song.
- Sam Cooke - Summertime (1957) “I played the guitar on this song. Bumps Blackwell had come into a club and saw me playing bebop jazz, and he asked me to play on a record he was producing.
- Ray Charles - America The Beautiful (1972) As a bass player, I knew I had to keep it simple. This wasn’t a song where I was supposed to call attention to the part or move the music.
Learn about Carol Kaye's career as a guitarist, bassist, educator and author. She played on hundreds of hit records, movies and TV shows, and influenced many famous musicians.
Jul 24, 2023 · If you’ve ever wondered what connects Frank Zappa to Frank Sinatra, Burt Bacharach to The Beach Boys, the answer is Carol Kaye. The session legend tells the story behind her career and legendary bass.
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Feb 8, 2018 · Between her 1957 studio debut and her 70s burnout, Kaye became, quite simply, the most recorded bassist in history, her sprawling session resume taking in more than 10,000 tracks, most of them stone-cold classics.
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