What nationality is Carol Kaye?

American
Carol Kaye/Nationality

Who played bass on Bernadette?

James Jamerson
James Jamerson: “Bernadette” Isolated Bass.

Who is the best female bass guitar player?

Here are our Top 25 best female bassists of all time.

• 9: Laura Kennedy (Bush Tetras)
• 8: Gail Ann Dorsey.
• 7: Kim Gordon (Sonic Youth)
• 6: Rhonda Smith (Prince, Jeff Beck)
• 5: Tina Weymouth (Talking Heads, Tom Tom Club)
• 4: Tal Wilkenfeld.
• 3: Meshell Ndegeocello.
• 2: Esperanza Spalding.

Did Carol Kaye play bass with a pick?

Kaye primarily uses a pick, or plectrum, on both guitar and bass, rather than plucking the strings with her fingers. She put a piece of felt between the strings behind the bridge on her bass to enhance the sound and reduce unwanted overtones and undertones.

Who was the only female musician to perform on the Pet Sounds album?

As she often was in real life, that blonde bassist Carol Kaye is the lone woman in the studio, and the only female member of an informal, unheralded lineup of talent — drummers, guitarists, percussionists, piano, and horn players — that you hear on the Beach Boys’ legendary Pet Sounds.

Who was the bass player for The Who?

John Entwistle
The Who/Bassists

Why is the bass player always on the left?

Bass player is always stage right for us. We put his bass amp on the stage left side of the drums. The theory being it gives the low bass waveforms some space.

Did Pet Sounds influence the Beatles?

Paul has also acknowledged Pet Sounds as the primary impetus behind The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album. “It was an amazing feeling knowing they loved Pet Sounds so much that they were inspired by it to make their next album.”

Who is the best female bass player of all time?

25: Joan Armatrading Another gifted singer-songwriter who’s less recognized as a multi-instrumentalist, Armatrading played a bit of bass on her classic-era albums (along with her usual guitar and keyboards). Her 2018 album, Not Too Far Away, is filled with the kind of lyrical basslines that she used to hire top-flight session guys to play.

When did Carol Kaye start playing the bass?

In 1963, when a bass player failed to show for a session at Capitol Records in Hollywood, she was asked to fill in on the instrument.

Who was the bass player for the Temptations in 1966?

Bass line of the 1966 Temptations song “Get Ready” as played by James Jamerson. Jamerson is noted for expanding the musical style and role of bass-playing in the popular music of the time, which (in 1950s and ’60s R&B, rock and roll, and country) largely consisted of root notes, fifths and simple repetitive patterns.

When did James Jamerson first appear on a Motown record?

The first time he was credited on a major Motown release was in 1971 for his performance on Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On. He was noted as “the incomparable James Jamerson” on the record’s sleeve. Jamerson was the subject of a book by Allan Slutsky in 1989 titled Standing in the Shadows of Motown.