Prolific musician rejects Rock and Roll Hall of Fame invite. See why she’s boycotting.

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 collective named “The Wrecking Crew,” which included Los Angeles session musicians who worked with artists such as Frank Sinatra and The Monkees. A documentary chronicling their work was also released in 2008.

Carol Kaye's initial rejection post Photo credit: Carol Kaye's FacebookCarol Kaye

It’s not certain if this is the reason Kaye is rejecting going to the ceremony. However, the musician had some less-than-happy things to say about the nickname.

“I was never a ‘wrecker’ at all,” Kaye added. “That’s a terrible, insulting name. “I refuse to be part of a process that is something else rather than what I believe in, for others’ benefit and not reflecting on the truth,” she concluded. “We all enjoyed working with EACH OTHER.”

Even if she doesn’t appear at the ceremony set for Nov. 8 at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, Kaye will be formally inducted with a class that boasts names such as Outkast, Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, and Soundgarden.

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Murjani Rawls may be reached at mrawls@njadvancemedia.com