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The Most Famous Bass Player You’ve Never Heard Of [VIDEO]

Carol Kaye played bass guitar on some of the most iconic hits of the 60's and 70's: Joe Cocker’s “Feelin’ Alright,” The Beach Boys hits “Help Me, Rhonda,” “Sloop John B,” and. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2014/04/the-most-woman-bass-player-youve-never-heard-of-video.html]

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Carol Kaye played bass guitar on some of the most iconic hits of the 60's and 70's: Joe Cocker’s “Feelin’ Alright,” The Beach Boys hits “Help Me, Rhonda,” “Sloop John B,” and “California Girls,” the theme song to The Brady Bunch and Nancy Sinatra’s “These Boots Are Made for Walkin‘” are among the 10,000+ studio sessions she performed on.

This short footage from an unreleased documentary offers a portrait of a person who loved her craft and enjoys her quiet place in rock history:

A longer interview:

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