Bassist Carol Kaye tells AP she’s declining Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction — permanently – Washington Examiner
Carol Kaye,a celebrated bassist known for her contributions to numerous iconic songs from teh 1960s,has announced her decision to decline induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame permanently. At 90 years old, Kaye expressed her feelings in an email to the Associated Press, stating she had formally notified the Hall of her decision. Her choice follows a recent social media post where she indicated her refusal to attend the awards ceremony, emphasizing that the induction does not honor the work of studio musicians from the 1960s, a period when she played on hits for artists like the Beach Boys and Simon & Garfunkel. Kaye, who was part of the renowned studio musician group known as “The Wrecking Crew,” also criticized the label, arguing it is derogatory and does not represent her contributions accurately. Her decision comes ahead of a planned induction alongside other renowned artists like Joe Cocker and Cyndi Lauper, marking another notable rejection in the history of the Hall of Fame.
Bassist Carol Kaye tells AP she’s declining Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction — permanently
NEW YORK (AP) — Carol Kaye, a prolific and revered bassist who played on thousands of songs in the 1960s including hits by the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel and Barbra Streisand, told The Associated Press on Friday that she wants no part of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
“I’ve declined the rrhof. Permanently,” the 90-year-old Kaye said in an email to the AP. She said she has sent a letter to the Hall saying the same thing.
Her remarks come two days after a Facebook post — since deleted — in which she said “NO I won’t be there. I am declining the RRHOF awards show.”
Kaye was set to be inducted in November in a class that also includes Joe Cocker, Chubby Checker and Cyndi Lauper.
She said in her deleted post that she was “turning it down because it wasn’t something that reflects the work that Studio Musicians do and did in the golden era of the 1960s Recording Hits.”
Kaye’s credits include the bass lines on Simon & Garfunkel’s “Homeward Bound,” the Beach Boys’ “Good Vibrations” and the Monkees’ “I’m a Believer.”
Along with drummer Hal Blaine and guitarist Tommy Tedesco, she was part of a core of heavily used studio musicians that Blaine later dubbed “The Wrecking Crew.”
Kaye hated the name, and suggested in her Facebook post that her association with it was part of the reason for declining induction.
“I was never a ‘wrecker’ at all,” she wrote, “that’s a terrible insulting name.”
Kaye’s inductee page on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame website makes no mention of the moniker.
Hall representatives had no immediate comment.
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Many artists have been inducted in their absence or after their death, and in 2006 the Sex Pistols became Hall of Famers despite rejecting their induction.
In 2022, Dolly Parton initially declined her induction, saying someone more associated with rock ‘n’ roll should get the honor. But she was convinced to change her mind and embrace the honor.
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