Latest about Carol Kaye
“I was in my sixth year as a studio guitarist when one day the bass player didn’t show up. The producer asked me...” How Carol Kaye became a session bass icon
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 recordings
"I thought, 'Wait a minute – we never practiced this…'" Jimi Hendrix bassist Billy Cox remembers Woodstock
From the archive: Billy Cox on Hendrix, Band of Gypsys, his influences and that Woodstock show
10 things you didn’t know about Carol Kaye
She played for Elvis, Sinatra, Spector, the Beach Boys - but just how did she do it?
Carol Kaye played a Fender Precision Bass on most of her classic sessions – but she preferred the Music Man StingRay
The session bass legend was recruited by Music Man to demo the first-ever StingRay in 1978, and recorded a fusion track especially for the occasion
James Jamerson or Carol Kaye: who played what? Uncovering the truth behind the Motown mystery
Academic and bassist Brian F. Wright details his research into Motown's contested history
Carol Kaye: "You want an instrument that gets all the sounds, not just rock and pop"
How the history of popular music changed in 1963 when A-list studio guitarist Carol Kaye was asked to fill in on bass
Bass legend Carol Kaye: “98% of bass parts cut in Hollywood in the '60s were done with a pick on flatwound strings”
The studio ace and Wrecking Crew member talks bass sounds and some of her favorite sessions
