Carol Kaye, a prolific and revered bassist who played on thousands of songs in the 1960s including hits by the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel and ...

One of the most in-demand session players of the 1960s, Kaye was listed alongside the late record producer Thom Bell and the ...

The "pioneering bassist who shaped the sound of modern music" doesn't sound like she'll be attending the November awards ceremony.

Kaye’s credits include the bass lines on Simon & Garfunkel’s “Homeward Bound,” the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” and the ...

Jones later wrote in his 2001 autobiography, “The Fender bass player Carol Kaye could do anything and leave the men in the dust.” Aside from her incredible session career, Kaye has also taught ...

Thom Bell, Nicky Hopkins and Carol Kaye will be honored for Musical Excellence. Lenny Waronker, noted producer and DreamWorks/Warner Bros. Records executive, will receive the Ahmet Ertegun Award.

Among the unexpected names for this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction class was Carol Kaye, the peerless session bassist who played on some of the most important recordings of all time.

The late record producer Thom Bell, pianist Nicky Hopkins and bassist Carol Kaye will each get the Musical Excellence Award. The late Cocker, who sang at Woodstock and was best known for his cover ...

Everett-born session bassist Carol Kaye – a pioneering woman in the male-dominated world of studio musicians – will also be inducted with a “musical excellence award.” During the 1960s and ...