Session bassist and guitarist Carol Kaye was born on this day in 1935. As a member of the famous "Wrecking Crew" (a group of elite LA-based session players), she played on hundreds of hit records, including The Beach Boys’ "Sloop John B," which was released on March 21, 1966 and remained on the Billboard Hot 100 for 11 weeks, peaking at #3. When I started playing bass about 25 years ago, I learned from several of Carol’s instruction tapes.
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Aw :-) this (/anything Beach Boys) is one of the reasons I marvel at the diverse music of our particular times — how blessed we were, and are! And indeed, thanks also to session musicians and collaborators all!
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Seems like the world of music just keeps getting bigger. Or maybe it’s me. No, I’m big enough…. Seriously, there are some mighty fine musicians out there, and there always have been.
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Great one, John
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Thanks, John!
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I’ve read where she gets confused on the sessions she played on…that is a lot of sessions!
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The lady has quite the portfolio and has been a huge influence on a lot of bass players, many of whom probably don’t know of her. Betcha didn’t know she played on this…
There might be others that could handle it technically, but I doubt there are many who could make it feel like it does…
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Oh man…I would have never guessed on that one! I’ve read where she played on over 10,000 sessions…that is crazy John
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Love this song but bever knew a girl was so involved. I always learn something new here.
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Amazing, isn’t it?
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I love this song ~ it’s a bit different from their usual happy happy stuff!
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It’s an old folk song from the Bahamas. I’ve heard it for a long time. My aunt used to play it…
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There was a great docu-movie about session players and back up singers, can’t recall the name right now.
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I’ll keep my eyes out. There are a few YouTube vids that cover the same subject that are good.
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I agree with Beth hooray for the session musicians and singers the unsung heroes !
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Unsung is right. Too often they get no recognition, especially the members of string ensembles or horn sections.
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Yes I have often thought that đŸ’œ
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I’m a huge fan of the session players and their important role
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They work their rear ends off, sometimes doing several sessions in different studios on the same day, some working seven days a week. They’re really amazing.
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