Carol Kaye (Wrecking Crew, Sam Cooke, Beach Boys, Barbara Streisand)




Midnight Lightning show

Summary: Carol Kaye was a member of the “Wrecking Crew”, a group of top notch session musicians who played on many of the hit records of the 60s and 70s. Carol recorded with Sam Cooke, Simon and Garfunkel, Sonny and Cher, Ike and Tina Turner and so many more. Throughout her career, she was also a single mother of three children. In this episode we discuss her experiences playing in the LA jazz clubs in the 50s, how music was a lifeline, and how she balanced her demanding studio schedule with raising three child