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Carol Kaye

1935 - Today

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Carol Kaye (née Smith; born March 24, 1935) is an American musician. She is one of the most prolific recorded bass guitarists in rock and pop music, playing on an estimated 10,000 recordings in a career spanning over 65 years.Kaye began playing guitar in her early teens and after some time as a guitar teacher, began to perform regularly on the Los Angeles jazz and big band circuit. She started session work in 1957, and through a connection at Gold Star Studios began working for producers Phil Spector and Brian Wilson. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carol Kaye has received more than 1,788,916 page views. Her biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Carol Kaye is the 1,581st most popular musician (down from 1,381st in 2019), the 7,883rd most popular biography from United States (down from 6,837th in 2019) and the 617th most popular American Musician.

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    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.52

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 18

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.18

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Carol Kaye ranks 1,581 out of 2,662. Before her are Mana, Steve Hillage, Alexei Lubimov, Otis Spann, Bill Black, and Bob Brookmeyer. After her are Terje Rypdal, Roy Ayers, Mike Dirnt, Steve Swallow, Henry Vestine, and Magic Slim.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1935, Carol Kaye ranks 370. Before her are Waldemar Baszanowski, Győző Forintos, Vicente Lucas, Larry Williams, Nancy Kovack, and Frank Robinson. After her are Andrew Viterbi, Alberto Mariotti, Bahaa Taher, Billy Whelan, Larry Kramer, and Assar Rönnlund.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carol Kaye ranks 7,883 out of 18,182. Before her are Robert Weinberg (1942), Robert L. Forward (1932), Frank Robinson (1935), James Crafts (1839), Ty Hardin (1930), and Christina Milian (1981). After her are Rufus Thomas (1917), David Ige (1957), Chanel Preston (1985), Lauren Shuler Donner (1949), Helen Ferguson (1901), and Buck Angel (1962).

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Among MUSICIANS In United States

Among musicians born in United States, Carol Kaye ranks 617. Before her are Earl Wild (1915), Doc Watson (1923), Joseph Williams (1960), Otis Spann (1924), Bill Black (1926), and Bob Brookmeyer (1929). After her are Roy Ayers (1940), Mike Dirnt (1972), Steve Swallow (1940), Henry Vestine (1944), Magic Slim (1937), and Mia Zapata (1965).

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