NEW YORK (AP) 鈥 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.
鈥淚鈥檝e 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 鈥 since deleted 鈥 in which she said 鈥淣O I won't be there. I am declining the RRHOF awards show.鈥
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 鈥渢urning it down because it wasn鈥檛 something that reflects the work that Studio Musicians do and did in the golden era of the 1960s Recording Hits.鈥
Kaye's credits include the bass lines on Simon & Garfunkel鈥檚 鈥淗omeward Bound,鈥 the Beach Boys鈥 鈥淕ood Vibrations鈥 and the Monkees鈥 鈥淚鈥檓 a Believer."
Along with drummer and guitarist Tommy Tedesco, she was part of a core of heavily used studio musicians that Blaine later dubbed 鈥淭he Wrecking Crew.鈥
Kaye hated the name, and suggested in her Facebook post that her association with it was part of the reason for declining induction.
鈥淚 was never a 鈥榳recker鈥 at all,鈥 she wrote, "that鈥檚 a terrible insulting name.鈥
on the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame website makes no mention of the moniker.
Hall representatives had no immediate comment.
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, , saying someone more associated with rock 鈥榥鈥 roll should get the honor. But she was convinced to change her mind and .
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Dalton reported from Los Angeles.
