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Carol Kaye

Carol Kaye

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Born March 24, 1935 in Everett, Washington, United States

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Carol Kaye 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 50 years.

Kaye began playing guitar in her early teens and after some time as a guitar teacher, began to perform regularly on the Los Angeles jazz and big band circuit. She started session work in 1957, and through a connection at Gold Star Studios began working for producers Phil Spector and Brian Wilson. After a bassist failed to turn up to a session in 1963, she switched to that instrument, quickly making a name for herself as one of the most in-demand session players of the 1960s, playing on numerous hits. She moved into playing on film soundtracks in the late 1960s, particularly for Quincy Jones and Lalo Schifrin, and began to release a series of tutoring books such as How To Play The Electric Bass. Kaye became less active towards the end of the 1970s, but has continued her career and attracted praise from other musicians.

During the peak of her years of session work, she became part of a stable of Los Angeles-based musicians which went by a variety of informal names, but has since become known as "The Wrecking Crew". Her work with the group led to her prominent role in the 2008 documentary film titled The Wrecking Crew.

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The Beach Boys Poster

The Beach Boys Feature Film2024Self - The Wrecking Crew

The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds Poster

The Beach Boys: Making Pet Sounds Documentary2017Self

Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music Poster

Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music Mini-Series2016Self

Girl in a Band Poster

Girl in a Band Documentary2015Self - Guitarist

Autopsy: The Last Hours of Poster

Autopsy: The Last Hours of TV Series2014Self - Musician

Glen Campbell: The Rhinestone Cowboy Poster

Glen Campbell: The Rhinestone Cowboy Documentary2013Self - Session Musician

Carol Kaye: Pioneer and Session Legend Poster

Carol Kaye: Pioneer and Session Legend Documentary2011Self

Brian Wilson: Songwriting 1961-1969 Poster

Brian Wilson: Songwriting 1961-1969 Documentary2010Self - Bass, The Wrecking Crew

The Wrecking Crew! Poster

The Wrecking Crew! Documentary2008Self - Bass

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of 'Smile' Poster

Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of 'Smile' Documentary2004Self

Pet Stories Poster

Pet Stories Documentary2003Self - Bass, 'Pet Sounds'

Art That Shook the World TV Series2001Self

The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? Poster

The Incredibly Strange Creatures Who Stopped Living and Became Mixed-Up Zombies!!? Feature Film1964The Entertainer

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Smokey and the Bandit Poster

Smokey and the Bandit Feature Film1977

Wonder Woman Poster

Wonder Woman TV Series1975

The Paper Chase Poster

The Paper Chase Feature Film1973

The Way We Were Poster

The Way We Were Feature Film1973

M*A*S*H TV Series1972

One is a Lonely Number Poster

One is a Lonely Number Feature Film1972

Sanford and Son Poster

Sanford and Son TV Series1972

The Hot Rock Poster

The Hot Rock Feature Film1972

The Streets of San Francisco Poster

The Streets of San Francisco TV Series1972

Duel TV Movie1971

Escape from the Planet of the Apes Poster

Escape from the Planet of the Apes Feature Film1971

On Any Sunday Poster

On Any Sunday Documentary1971

Plaza Suite Poster

Plaza Suite Feature Film1971

Sometimes a Great Notion Poster

Sometimes a Great Notion Feature Film1971

Airport Feature Film1970

Beneath the Planet of the Apes Poster

Beneath the Planet of the Apes Feature Film1970

Sweet Charity Poster

Sweet Charity Feature Film1969

The Bill Cosby Show Poster

The Bill Cosby Show TV Series1969

The Undefeated Poster

The Undefeated Feature Film1969

Bullitt Feature Film1968

Hawaii Five-O Poster

Hawaii Five-O TV Series1968

The Shoes of the Fisherman Poster

The Shoes of the Fisherman Feature Film1968

The Split Poster

The Split Feature Film1968

The Thomas Crown Affair Poster

The Thomas Crown Affair Feature Film1968

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Poster

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner Feature Film1967

In the Heat of the Night Poster

In the Heat of the Night Feature Film1967

Mannix TV Series1967

Mission: Impossible Poster

Mission: Impossible TV Series1966

The Monkees Poster

The Monkees TV Series1966

Walk Don't Run Poster

Walk Don't Run Feature Film1966

Get Smart Poster

Get Smart TV Series1965

Hogan's Heroes Poster

Hogan's Heroes TV Series1965

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Poster

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! Feature Film1965

The F.B.I. Poster

The F.B.I. TV Series1965

The Slender Thread Poster

The Slender Thread Feature Film1965

The Pawnbroker Poster

The Pawnbroker Feature Film1964

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Girl in a Band Poster

Girl in a Band Documentary2015

Carol Kaye: Pioneer and Session Legend Poster

Carol Kaye: Pioneer and Session Legend Documentary2011

Pet Stories Poster

Pet Stories Documentary2003

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