I took a lesson from Carol Kaye, in the late 1970’s. At the time, she told me that she was preparing to to sue Fender. Carol contended that the design of the Precision Bass caused her to have permanent back problems. Notice that she used smaller instruments, in her later years. If she proceeded with her litigation, I greatly doubt Fender would honor her with a signature model.
@@richardtharris Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Carol collaborate with Fender at some point on producing a lighter bass (Fender P-Lyte perhaps?)... Maybe that was the compromise?
I am very familiar with Carol Kaye’s contributions, along with The Wrecking Crew. I have great respect for her. However, this video spends too much time repeating her talents and contributions without hearing her side of the story. How does this video convey the “secrets” of famous musicians?
I think they were paid by the word. By the way she is still living as I am writing this. She has given many interviews if you want to hear her secrets in her own words.
I took private lessons from Carol. She had some amazing anecdotes about other famous artists. And would always stop the lesson recording tape during those. 😄
For that they would need to divulge the tracks and contributions being recognized for, which would pretty much ruin the illusion that our favorite records were made by who we thought they were, and that would invite other questions. Session players know the role they serve
It's beyond reason why Carol is not in the R&R hall of fame. Charlie Christian is for guitar so should Carol for both guitar and bass. There should also be a movie about her incredible contribution. Over 10000 studio sessions during her legacy. Love this lady
Not sure what you mean by "horrible narration". I would call it a success story. She became a celebrity not only for musicians, but for anybody interested in music rather than in the personality of the glam stars in the front. Carol has received awards and - more important - became a role model for talented, diligent, but also humble artists. I think her story will survive that of many starlets and show performers. So will the story of all those other people staying in the background that brought rock'n roll to live with her in the 1960s, 1970s and beyond.
I understand and agree...too much repetition all the way. Saying the same thing in different ways. Terrible. Surely there are examples, clips of her bass lines for example. Name the songs she influenced....so much more you could do to show off her work. Excellent musician...imagine if she had started her own band back then.
I just love they way she and Hal Blaine locked down a great tight feeling and sound on Midnight Confessions and Lovin' Ways. (both Grassroots songs) I know Joe Osborne was also on some others but I believe it is Carole on those two.
She came up with the walking bass line in Nancy Sinatra’s Boots We’re Made For Walking, I think I remember (obviously just one of thousands with The Wrecking Crew)
Chuck Berghofer came up with the walking bass line, however this detail shouldn’t keep Carol Kaye out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. By the way. Ms Kaye played the guitar on Richie Valens’ La Bamba.
Not to take anything away from Ms Kaye here at all. I've admired her work for years and she is/was an iconic unsung musician...Fender needs to come up with a Carol Kaye signature Precision Bass! At 8:00...isn't that her with Leo Fender? However, at 3:53....Hey! That's Muhammed Ali! What is he singing there?
Hey, I've met Carol many years ago and she deserves much more than this bit that reads like some AI half ass reading off a teleprompter documentary, just saying.
This sounds like artificial "intelligence" narrative. Many statements are repeated and should get an award from the Department of Redundancy Department. Most stories about the birth of Rock and Roll mention its roots in blues, country and gospel. The "Motown sound" which will remain timeless was the product of bringing session musicians from the local jazz clubs. Carol and others provided that in Los Angeles. Those of us who love Rock music owe a substantial debt to great jazz musicians like Carol who transformed simple tunes into 20th century classics. Thank you Carol.
Imagine also the talent of Glen Campbell, who was a remarkable guitar player, even though he couldn't read music like Carol Kaye. The only reason his guitar talents are known is because he became a pop country vocal superstar. The only other country guitar talents overlapping his era were Chet Atkins and Alvin Lee. If not for Campbell's singing ability, he would have remained an unsung session artist like kaye.
Carol Kaye was a great player and teacher. Unfortunately she made claims that she played on recordings previously attributed to James Jamerson. Some of those claims proved true, but some of them were pretty embarrassing and I guess the matter has diisappeared from sight. Carol took a pretty hard hit to the head in a 1976 car accident that may believed affected her memory.
Who were her studio engineer’s? And the producers? And writers. I know she wrote and was great, but there is no need to exaggerate. Just sounds like pandering flattery.
Session musicians, were they paid well? Or not? The most songs played, by far! I immediately noticed her in a photo of sessions for Pet Sounds, working with Brian Wilson. Love her catseye glasses!
The amount of hits she played on, creating memorable parts and then, being a woman in a male dominated field? She should be way more celebrated and given her rightful place in music royalty.
It's AI. You get some of the craziest errors with this stuff. This story, while interesting, basically repeated the same facts about a dozen times. I wonder how ways they could come up with to say the same things over and over.
@michaelwills1926 Los Angeles has an incredible history, and that's coming from a NY born living in Texas, having family from Anaheim. What a ride it must have been
Carol Kaye did NOT...write the bass line for Good Vibrations. Brian Wilson, who was a bassist himself, wrote it AND Ray Pohlman is the bassist who played on the final version you hear on the record. Carol played the song during some earlier sessions but was NOT the bassist you hear on the record, Ray Pohlman is! So don't go buying any 'Good Vibrations guitar pics' from Carol, as they're all bogus! *Yes, she has sold NUMEROUS bass pics she claimed were "The One" she used on the recording that she never played on, over the years. Nice person. A real peach. 🙄
Carol was beyond great, but this presentation has no depth to it. It takes 3 or 4 minutes of generic information and turns it into a 17 minute video. The text sounds like it was composed by AI.
A great pioneer, a great musician, and a great woman.....one of the most repetitive,uninformative docs I have ever watched. Basically the same paragraph repeated 10-15 time in different words.
This was a horrible video. There were a lot of repeated talking points, a mention of only four or five songs she played on, and there needed to be samples of a few seconds (to avoid copyright issues) of those songs. I was looking forward to seeing this video and was deeply disappointed. Carol Kaye deserves better.
I don't understand why, when you mention an artist, you don't mention what song-songs she was on. There's an absence of specific facts. That is why I checked this site out.
She is a National Treasure.
Carol Kaye. If you are interested in music, -she is not unknown, she is a star.
I Love You Carol Kaye. What a gift you gave us and we didn't even know. NOW WE DO! Thank you Carol!!!!!
Fender needs a Carol Kaye signature bass.
Y E S !
Why? Is business not good?
I took a lesson from Carol Kaye, in the late 1970’s. At the time, she told me that she was preparing to to sue Fender. Carol contended that the design of the Precision Bass caused her to have permanent back problems. Notice that she used smaller instruments, in her later years. If she proceeded with her litigation, I greatly doubt Fender would honor her with a signature model.
@@richardtharris Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Carol collaborate with Fender at some point on producing a lighter bass (Fender P-Lyte perhaps?)... Maybe that was the compromise?
Carol is one of the many mostly unsung greats of guitar. Long time fan. Studio musicians are the best of the best records we all grew up with.
Yah, 15(?) yr old kid named Jimmy Page..
Carol was one of the best musicians that ever lived.
IS
I am very familiar with Carol Kaye’s contributions, along with The Wrecking Crew. I have great respect for her. However, this video spends too much time repeating her talents and contributions without hearing her side of the story. How does this video convey the “secrets” of famous musicians?
The title is just to seduce you to see this video.
Agreed. The repetition of the dialogue and pictures becomes unbearable about halfway through. Much respect for her work, not so much for this video.
He only repeats the same thing over and over again. Hard to watch.
@@CKS64 AI generated. People need to double-check these things before posting.
I think they were paid by the word. By the way she is still living as I am writing this. She has given many interviews if you want to hear her secrets in her own words.
If you enjoyed this, check out "The Wrecking Crew" , a documentary about the set of studio musicians she worked with.
Headin there now..thanx gene!
She was a member of the Wrecking Crew, which this video oddly fails to mention ..:`
That documentary is a must! 😎
The shot of her and a young Tommy Tedesco is awesome. So good they showed it twice.
Love that girl! And those vintage instruments aren't too bad either...
She is a fascinating musician.
Pioneer. Mad respect for her. She held it down with the best male musicians of The Wrecking Crew"
I took private lessons from Carol. She had some amazing anecdotes about other famous artists. And would always stop the lesson recording tape during those. 😄
Carol Kaye should be in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame…like her fellow “ Wrecking Crew” members, Earl Palmer and Hal Blaine. TK
For that they would need to divulge the tracks and contributions being recognized for, which would pretty much ruin the illusion that our favorite records were made by who we thought they were, and that would invite other questions. Session players know the role they serve
Dude, the Crew are timeless. Who cares about some fkn museum?!
@@michaelwills1926 They have already been divulged. Hal Blaine and Carol both have published books which lists many of them.
Honored to see myself jamming with Carol at the 13:40 mark! She’s my teacher and mentor 🙏🫶
Bravo Marco!
the writer falied to mention she was a charter member of the Wrecking Crew and you can see her perform on that Documentary.
Brilliant musician , a woman who broke down barriers
It's beyond reason why Carol is not in the R&R hall of fame. Charlie Christian is for guitar so should Carol for both guitar and bass. There should also be a movie about her incredible contribution. Over 10000 studio sessions during her legacy. Love this lady
What an amazing musician. I've watched a live interview that was amazing. Great stories about the Wrecking Crew. Wonderful Glen Campbell stories.
A truly great musician. The horrible narration doesn't do her justice.
Not sure what you mean by "horrible narration". I would call it a success story. She became a celebrity not only for musicians, but for anybody interested in music rather than in the personality of the glam stars in the front. Carol has received awards and - more important - became a role model for talented, diligent, but also humble artists. I think her story will survive that of many starlets and show performers. So will the story of all those other people staying in the background that brought rock'n roll to live with her in the 1960s, 1970s and beyond.
I understand and agree...too much repetition all the way. Saying the same thing in different ways. Terrible. Surely there are examples, clips of her bass lines for example. Name the songs she influenced....so much more you could do to show off her work. Excellent musician...imagine if she had started her own band back then.
Not even close! I'd much rather hear than play than the jabbering. Her music speaks loud and fkn clear! 😎
My thoughts exactly! She is a person, and at 89? Not a subject to be discussed, but enjoyed, as she herself enjoyed - music.
@@haf999 Me thinks you missed the point.
everyone has heard her play thousands of time--she's so wonderful!
An absolute Legend!
Almost all the albums that came out in the 60s and incredable inspiration.
Nice she’s finally getting recognition
You must have missed the Wrecking Crew doco years ago.
@@holboroman I’ve seen it 3 times. Great documentary
@@johnurban7333 Me too. I have seen it twice, maybe a third but I can't be certain of that. Cheers.
An awesome overview of Carol's career. She definitly created music history!
Quite a looker back in the day.
I just love they way she and Hal Blaine locked down a great tight feeling and sound on Midnight Confessions and Lovin' Ways. (both Grassroots songs) I know Joe Osborne was also on some others but I believe it is Carole on those two.
Absolutely brilliant musician!
Carol is one one my favorite bassists!
A Beautiful Person Making Beautiful Music. T.Y.
A good part of why I picked up bass in the first place was because of Carol Kaye and her iconic lines in the songs that were on the radio.
She came up with the walking bass line in Nancy Sinatra’s Boots We’re Made For Walking, I think I remember (obviously just one of thousands with The Wrecking Crew)
And the very beginning of Wichita Lineman.
Chuck Berghofer came up with the walking bass line, however this detail shouldn’t keep Carol Kaye out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. By the way. Ms Kaye played the guitar on Richie Valens’ La Bamba.
@@MrDowntownLA I stand corrected………thanks for the clarification, Chuck ✌️
A great musician .
Good history overview of a great musician. Video suffered from a lack of examples of her playing but is otherwise good.
Narrator keeps repeating the same things over and over. Never heard any secrets tho.
AI Channel.
One of my top 3 Bass Heros. ( Might even be # 1 )
Everyone has herd her, the fewest know her. A legend!
A member of the Wrecking Crew.....
Not to take anything away from Ms Kaye here at all. I've admired her work for years and she is/was an iconic unsung musician...Fender needs to come up with a Carol Kaye signature Precision Bass!
At 8:00...isn't that her with Leo Fender?
However, at 3:53....Hey! That's Muhammed Ali! What is he singing there?
It was Brian Wilson that wrote the Bass Part for Good Vibrations. Also, there are two Basses on that track.
Yes. One is electric, and the other is a string bass - like you’d find in an orchestra.
I’ve heard her say that she made modifications to it, especially the high notes she is picking.
A true unsung hero
Hey, I've met Carol many years ago and she deserves much more than this bit that reads like some AI half ass reading off a teleprompter documentary, just saying.
This sounds like artificial "intelligence" narrative. Many statements are repeated and should get an award from the Department of Redundancy Department. Most stories about the birth of Rock and Roll mention its roots in blues, country and gospel. The "Motown sound" which will remain timeless was the product of bringing session musicians from the local jazz clubs. Carol and others provided that in Los Angeles. Those of us who love Rock music owe a substantial debt to great jazz musicians like Carol who transformed simple tunes into 20th century classics. Thank you Carol.
"Department of Redundancy Department." Very clever!
Imagine also the talent of Glen Campbell, who was a remarkable guitar player, even though he couldn't read music like Carol Kaye. The only reason his guitar talents are known is because he became a pop country vocal superstar. The only other country guitar talents overlapping his era were Chet Atkins and Alvin Lee. If not for Campbell's singing ability, he would have remained an unsung session artist like kaye.
She was a beautiful soul.
Was?? You don’t think she still is?
So like how come no discography?
C L I C K B A I T😢
Koolest Kat, straight outta LA: Carol K!! 😎
8:45 Who's the guitar player with the cigarette?
You showed Sam Cook, for Little Richard.
Carol Kaye was a great player and teacher. Unfortunately she made claims that she played on recordings previously attributed to James Jamerson. Some of those claims proved true, but some of them were pretty embarrassing and I guess the matter has diisappeared from sight. Carol took a pretty hard hit to the head in a 1976 car accident that may believed affected her memory.
Listen to the Escape from the Planet of the Apes soundtrack
She is the central musician on the track
Who were her studio engineer’s? And the producers? And writers. I know she wrote and was great, but there is no need to exaggerate. Just sounds like pandering flattery.
Session musicians, were they paid well? Or not?
The most songs played, by far! I immediately noticed her in a photo of sessions for Pet Sounds, working with Brian Wilson. Love her catseye glasses!
Amazing.
The amount of hits she played on, creating memorable parts and then, being a woman in a male dominated field? She should be way more celebrated and given her rightful place in music royalty.
1:51 "rock and roll were starting to take over"... was that individually, or did they join forces together, or what??
It's AI. You get some of the craziest errors with this stuff. This story, while interesting, basically repeated the same facts about a dozen times. I wonder how ways they could come up with to say the same things over and over.
Yes AI drivel about a great musician. Full of synonyms, repeated matter of fact ideas and general statements. Hard to listen to till the end.
@@rockyou2be I couldn't.. barely made it half-way through.. 🤯
There’s no doubt she was a key player in the wrecking crew but she wasn’t a solo act!
Genius.
Guitar and bass, correct?
This video would be 5 minutes shorter if repeated parts had been omitted.
I love Carol, but she did not write the bass line for "I Was Made To Love Her".
That shouldn’t have been that tedious, and it could have been a lot shorter as well.
She made a fortune I'm not sympathetic and she worked hr ass off to get it 😊
Please, no AI narration.
Wheres her movie? Sorry but it shoud be Scarlet J.
Is this AI generated? Some of the pictures don't match who they're mentioning/labeling.
Once again, the title is pure clickbait, in other words, an outright lie.
Maybe Kristin Stewart ?
Fil Henley did a very complimentary piece on her a few years ago and she was very nasty to him. I lost all respect for her.
A podcast about the most soulful music and player with no music and narrated by a soulless AI robot. Things going downhill fast friends.
The Rock Hall will be nothing to me until they put Carol/The Wrecking Crew in the Hall. A disgrace!
High class stripclubs... in the 1950s is Los Angeles. I want to know of these classy places of entertainment
LA wasn’t always a sht hole
@michaelwills1926 Los Angeles has an incredible history, and that's coming from a NY born living in Texas, having family from Anaheim. What a ride it must have been
4:32 Nancy Wilson?
Carol Kaye did NOT...write the bass line for Good Vibrations. Brian Wilson, who was a bassist himself, wrote it AND Ray Pohlman is the bassist who played on the final version you hear on the record. Carol played the song during some earlier sessions but was NOT the bassist you hear on the record, Ray Pohlman is! So don't go buying any 'Good Vibrations guitar pics' from Carol, as they're all bogus! *Yes, she has sold NUMEROUS bass pics she claimed were "The One" she used on the recording that she never played on, over the years. Nice person. A real peach. 🙄
Carol was beyond great, but this presentation has no depth to it. It takes 3 or 4 minutes of generic information and turns it into a 17 minute video. The text sounds like it was composed by AI.
So, when is she gonna, "Expose The Deepest Great Musicians Secrets"?
Watch five minutes, then you’ve heard it all. He just keeps saying the same things over again. There are much better videos on Carole Kaye out there.
A great pioneer, a great musician, and a great woman.....one of the most repetitive,uninformative docs I have ever watched. Basically the same paragraph repeated 10-15 time in different words.
This was a horrible video. There were a lot of repeated talking points, a mention of only four or five songs she played on, and there needed to be samples of a few seconds (to avoid copyright issues) of those songs. I was looking forward to seeing this video and was deeply disappointed. Carol Kaye deserves better.
I don't understand why, when you mention an artist, you don't mention what song-songs she was on. There's an absence of specific facts. That is why I checked this site out.
SHAME ON HER. SHE SHOULDN'T HAVE EXPOSED THEM LIKE THAT. 😂 🤣 😂
Carol has always hated the name “The wrecking Crew”. It was made up by drummer Hal Blaine. And this narrator SUCKS.
You’re correct, I’ve heard her say that and for some reason Blaine was not very kind to her in his final interviews.
Many of the songs she took credit for were actually played by other bass players namely James Jamerson for one.
Bass legend James Jamerson worked primarily with Motown.