Prolific musician rejects Rock and Roll Hall of Fame invite. See why she’s boycotting.
By: Murjani Rawls | Published: 2025-06-22 09:00:00 | Source: www.nj.com
Bassist Carol Kaye has stated she will be boycotting this year’s Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. The musician, 90, who is regarded as the most recorded bassist of all time, spanning over 10,000 sessions on songs such as The Beach Boys “Good Vibrations” (1996) and Ritchie Valens’ version of “La Bamba” (1958) stated she would decline the invitation in a now-deleted Facebook post.
“People have been asking: NO I won’t be there,” Kaye wrote. “I am declining the RRHOF awards show (and Denny Tedesco process)” — a reference to the director of the 2008 documentary — “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 was included in a talented…