Ain't that the truth. Glen Campbell started out the same way and even he isn't in the HOF. Amazing life story that is right up there with the Swampers.
You are correct, Rick. I live 10 minutes from that cesspool and I've only been there once, when a great Cleveland band (Pere Ubu) played the atrium. It's strictly for those assholes in New York. Jan Wenner is desperate to maintain a semblance of relevance.
Because the hall of fame is a celebration more of people who are well known just amongst your average music fan... rather than people who are more interested in music theory, production and the technical aspects... shes great though and should be. Forget the hall of fame I say it's a joke
It's a crime, she doesn't get the recognition she deserves. A WOMAN at in that time period ,playing jazz clubs at 14!! She STILL remembers her bass parts!!
@@musicworship4520 come on. Sexism?? There are many nameless Session Musicians that got no credit. Of those, very few were probably women. A note doesn’t have sex to it. You either play it good or not. Carol Kaye.
In the 60's and 70's, you couldn't listen to AM radio for 10 minutes without hearing either Carol Kaye or Joe Osborn. And not a single person outside the business knew.
It was the Wrecking Crew (as a whole) that the public didn't know about :) They were all awesome players, I'd love to see a film about them. At least we have the documentary 'The Wrecking crew'
@@Moodymongul The "Wrecking Crew" wasn't the only group of highly talented Session Musicians in the country by far. However, being in LA, where many of the best Rock groups also got their start, often made them the "go-to" musicians for studio work. It was the place to be!
@@b3j8 I hope we see more documentaries on the session scene then :) They were some great characters and sublime players/musicians/artists. Often derided (to the point they hid they're occupation sometimes - in the music scene). Unsung heroes that need more exposure (imho)
Speaking of not going ten minutes without hearing her, once in the nineties I had the good fortune to have a lesson with her, and I took her out to dinner after (all platonic, just two musician friends). The restaurant had an “oldies” station on, and I swear that for the entire time our the meal took, for every song played either *she* had played the bass part or had been down the hall in the next studio when it was recorded, or had a funny story about how it came to be. What a joy to be with her! Then we went to the Baked Potato and had us some fine jazz!
Carol Kaye deserves the Presidential Medal of Freedom, especially going all these years without receiving recognition. So do all of the Wrecking Crew, the Swampers, Funk Brothers and....These were the authors of the Soundtracks of our Lives.....
Just pointing out the reality of most people in this country. Until that documentary "Standing In The Shadows of Motown" came out (and thank goodness it did), few people who loved Motown ever realized who the actual stars were who created the GREATNESS of that company.
@@billroberts7881 Exactly. I was surprised to learn that they played on every Motown song. The way they were treated was terrible. I was heartbroken when I heard how they had to buy scalped tickets to the Motown 25 ceremony.
@@billroberts7881 Muscle Shoals is another great documentary. It's about Fame studios in Alabama. Twenty Feet From Stardom is a doc about background singers. Darlene Love and Merry Clayton are prominently featured in it. Very eye opening.
Whats dope is she is just a sick musician ...its not a sex thing . She earned it , no hand outs, just respect. I'm sure the engineers and producers where thrilled to work with such a talent and inspiration "one of the guy's" because she was. Modern women need to be like this lady.
I've been playing bass for 58 years. I've listened to the Beach Boys, Sonny and Cher, Glenn Campbell and more. I listened to all kinds of music and I had a bunch of influences only to find out all of those I listened to and emulated were HER. She was my biggest influence by far.
Actually, James Jamerson tops her!! She's not on as many hits as you would think... The "Wrecking Crew" had like 4+ main bassists. She's just one of many. Joe Osborn probably played on most of those hits.
seriously, never heard of her until now. she was/is great!! a foundation musician for so many favorite songs that most people will never know. but i'm glad that i do now.
The general listening public had no clue who she was or her past. but musicians from top tier to amateur, we have known who this classy lady and her great bass was for decades. About time she gets time in the spotlight. Love you Carol, you are an inspiration to many.
Oh my goodness. I love Carol. And if she’s not in the R&R Hall of from then it’s a shame, because this lady’s a legend who was there almost when it started. As a bassist myself seeing this video with Carol just send chills up my spine. As a child and teenager growing up in the sixties and seventies all of those shows that she played bass was some of my favorite shows growing up. When I started playing bass I was mostly into Jameson and Babbitt at Motown. Never knowing that a young lady was creating all of those awesome beautiful bass lines on those classic songs. And of she’s right, gender don’t matter because a great musician depends on putting the work in. I hope there’s a documentary on Ms. Kaye because she’s a living legend. 4-Sure. Peace Out. 👍🏾🎼
Carole Kaye , YOU ARE MUSIC 🎵 TO MY EARS !! YOU CREATED THE MISSION IMPOSSIBLE TUNE ?? YOU ARE TOPS 🤙 THANKYOU ! FOR ALL YOUR WONDERFUL TUNES & MELODIES 👍😎 YOU ARE DEFINITELY SPECIAL ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
I grew up on her music....All of it... Including all of the TV shows.....All the tracks..rock/soul... She's....I m at of loss of words for Her body of Work....She should have been in the Hall of Fame 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
I can't love this compilation enough!!! I double on bass and had the good fortune to get to attend a seminar Carol gave at TrueTone Music in Santa Monica several years ago. Standing room only crowd packed to the rafters, and I could count the female bassists (myself included, and some of them may have been tagging along with their partners) on one hand. Life changing experience!
Happy Birthday Carol Kaye born on March 24, 1935. She 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. - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carol_Kaye
Awesome 👌 ❤ Just found out about her today. A photo of her and her Bass on Facebook. Came here to see if I could hear her play. Seems like I have heard her play and I didn't know until now. What an amazing Bassist. I better go practice practice practice
Every so often I'll hear something I remember from my childhood and it sounds like the bass line is being played with a pick. I look it up, and sure enough it's almost always Carol.
Jesus, Carol Kaye is a cool cat. I can just imagine all the legends she's jammed with over the decades that owe a great debt to making their envisioned piece a reality. Full of righteous pono.
The bass ties everything together and is so important, I have known of carol since I was a teenager and Im 57 now, the thing is I don't know how I got to know of her as a bassist.
I'm 45 years old so when I was a kid I caught the tail end of the seventies and early '80s when she was probably still cutting some of that stuff new. since then from the influence and inspiration of my mother who loved all kinds of funky old music and had lots of records I myself have a huge record collection of all kinds of music but lots of '70s funky stuff. I have a lot of the records that were flashing across the screen and until now I had no idea no one similar thing between all those records this super funky bass was all the same person and she is an amazing awesome bass player. I'm so shocked and amazed finding this out because like I can totally hear the similarity and so many different old songs and tracks it I can totally hear it now that yeah that makes sense why it sounded so similar I just thought that was the sound of the seventies and all the instruments and the players had it figured out and it was just groovy back then but it turns out one ladies responsible for all that so awesome. she needs to be on Mount funkmore!!!!! ☮️❤️🎵🌍🤗🏁
She s Really is rock and roll OG!!!!! I grew up with all those tunes. She deserves the Hall of Fame!!!! If it wasn't for her work the HOF would be freaking Empty!!!!!!!
