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Carol Kaye

1935 - Today

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Carol Kaye (née Smith; born March 24, 1935) 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. Kaye began playing guitar in her early teens; after some time as a guitar teacher, she began to perform regularly on the Los Angeles jazz and big band circuit. She started session work in 1957, and through a connection at Gold Star Studios began working for producers Phil Spector and Brian Wilson. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Carol Kaye is the 1,657th most popular musician (down from 1,499th in 2024), the 8,697th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,559th in 2019) and the 618th most popular American Musician.

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Carol Kaye ranks 1,657 out of 3,175. Before her are Michael Franks, Eliane Elias, Cassandra Wilson, Trilok Gurtu, Toumani Diabaté, and Robert Cray. After her are Sam Rivers, Jim Root, Didier Lockwood, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Maxi Jazz, and Mikhail Krug.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Carol Kaye ranks 408. Before her are Jimmy Armfield, David Todd Wilkinson, Aly Lotfy Mahmoud, Rinchen Barsbold, Ben Vautier, and João Morais. After her are Norbert Blüm, Hermann Nuber, Bobby Timmons, Ramsey Lewis, Peter de Klerk, and Barry McGuire.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carol Kaye ranks 8,699 out of 20,380. Before her are William Barton Rogers (1804), Jacqueline Logan (1904), John Hodiak (1914), Sara Paretsky (1947), Charles Cyphers (1939), and Robert Cray (1953). After her are Jonathan Davis (1971), Duncan Gregg (1910), Penny Johnson Jerald (1961), Herman Groman (1882), Duane Jones (1937), and Lew Rockwell (1944).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Carol Kaye ranks 618. Before her are Bill Frisell (1951), Hubert Sumlin (1931), Buddy DeFranco (1923), Michael Franks (1944), Cassandra Wilson (1955), and Robert Cray (1953). After her are Sam Rivers (1977), Jim Root (1971), Bobby Timmons (1935), Ramsey Lewis (1935), Hal David (1921), and Jerry Cantrell (1966).

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