associated_acts years_active birth_place background instrument birth_date article_title name occupation
the , ritchie valens , frank sinatra , nancy sinatra , beach glen campbell , leon russell , sonny & cher , boys joe cocker , barbra streisand , ray charles , frank , zappa , ike & tina turner , johnny mathis , phil simon & garfunkel , the righteous brothers , the marketts spector , herb alpert , the buckinghams , paul revere & , the raiders , gary lewis & the playboys , the the monkees , buffalo springfield , howard roberts , joe pass doors 1950s -- present everett , washington non_vocal_instrumentalist electric bass guitar , guitar 24 march 1935 carol kaye
 carol kaye session musician , teacher
carol kaye

carol kaye -lrb- born march 24 , 1935 -rrb- is an american musician , known as one of the most prolific and widely heard bass guitarists , playing on an estimated 10,000 recording sessions in a 55-year career .
as a session musician , kaye was the bassist on many phil spector and brian wilson productions in the 1960s and 1970s .
she played guitar on ritchie valens ' `` la bamba '' and is credited with the bass tracks on several simon & garfunkel hits and many film scores by quincy jones and lalo schifrin .
one of the most popular albums carol contributed to was the beach boys ' `` pet sounds '' .
