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# The Most Famous Bass Player You’ve Never Heard Of [VIDEO]
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/the-most-woman-bass-player-youve-never-heard-of-video/
- Published: 2014-04-30T09:29:00.000Z
- Updated: 2014-04-30T09:29:00.000Z
- Description: 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]
- Author: Bruce Houghton
- Tags: DIY Advice & Tips, YouTube & Video, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:38

[![carol kaye](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201a3fcfc3844970b-115wi "carol kaye")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201a3fcfc3844970b-popup?ref=hypebot.com)

Carol Kaye played bass guitar on some of the most iconic hits of the 60's and 70's: [Joe Cocker](http://www.cocker.com/?ref=hypebot.com)’s “[Feelin’ Alright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feelin%27%5FAlright?ref=hypebot.com),” [The Beach Boys](http://thebeachboys.com/?ref=hypebot.com) hits “Help Me, Rhonda,” “Sloop John B,” and “California Girls,” the theme song to The Brady Bunch and [Nancy Sinatra](http://nancysinatra.com/?ref=hypebot.com)’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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