Christine here: I have been reading the L.A. Weekly for years. Like many publications during this Recession/Depression, it's getting a little slim and deciding what articles to publish based on how much paper advertisers are supporting must be a nightmare! Truly, so much great journalism by great writers has come out of the L.A. Weekly, which is still free.
Link now to the article (excerpt below) on bass player of studio fame Carol Kaye by Jessica Hopper...
Thursday, Feb 18 2010
"You may not know Carol Kaye's name, but you know her work. You've probably heard at least a few dozen examples, and all the words, too. She spent the '60s as the most requested session bassist in L.A., playing on many of the tracks and albums that form the American pop canon: the Beach Boys' Pet Sounds, Ray Charles, Sam Cooke, the Righteous Brothers' "You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling, "La Bamba," "These Boots Are Made for Walkin," Joe Cocker's "Feelin' Alright," the Doors' "Light My Fire," "I Am A Rock," "Wichita Lineman," the majority of Phil Spector's "Wall of Sound"–era productions, as well as most of the Monkees discography. ...
Carol Kaye is said to be the most recorded bassist in history, with a purported 10,000-plus tracks to her credit."
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