13 Clues: Guess My Guest

My email's just a-buzzin' with questions! 

Y'all are way curious who next week's special guest is, aren't you?  I'm really excited.  And I HATE surprises...especially when I'm the one having to keep the secret.

So!  What I'm going to do is give you a few clues.  Guess my Guest in comments for a chance to win an autographed CD featuring my guest's work.  Everyone who guesses correctly has a chance to win.

 I'll give it a few days and will draw/announce on Monday.

Okay, here goes.

1)  With over 10,000 career recording sessions, my bassist guest is one of the most prolific in the history of music session recording.  Yes!  You have heard many of these songs.

2)  My guest's music career started in jazz guitar at the ripe old age of 14.

3)   During the 60's and 70's my guest was the number 1 call studio session bassist in LA/Hollywood with record, television and movie companies, and is one of the most recorded bassists to date.

4)  Television show theme songs my guest played bass for include: 

• Hawaii Five-O,
• Mission Impossible,
• M*A*S*H,
• The Cosby Show
• Kojak,
• Brady Bunch,
• Green Acres,
• Hogan's Heroes,
• The Love Boat
• Lost in Space,
• Wild, Wild West,
• Bonanza,
• Get Smart,
• and a whole bunch of others.

5)  My guest also played bass on the following movie scores: 

• Butch Cassidy & The Sundance Kid,
• Escape From the Planet of the Apes,
• Goodfellows,
• The Thief Who Came to Dinner,
• The Thomas Crown Affair,
• Top Gun,
• Ghost,
• The Poseidon Adventure,
• and hundreds of others.

6)  My guest is the bassist on the following Beach Boys hit songs: 

• Sloop John B,
• God Only Knows,
• Wouldn't It Be Nice,
• Caroline, No,
• Don't Talk
• Put Your Head On My Shoulder,
• I'm Waiting For The Day,
• Pet Sounds,
• Let's Go Away For Awhile,
• You Still Believe in Me,
• In My Room,
• and others.  (No, the Beach Boys did not record their own music.)

7)  My guest is the bassist on hit songs for these other artists as well:

• Richie Valens (La Bamba),
• Righteous Brothers (You've Lost That Lovin' Feeling)
• Sonny & Cher (The Beat Goes On),
• Barbara Streisand (The Way We Were),
• Nancy Sinatra (These Boots are Made for Walking),
• Frank & Nancy Sinatra (Something Stupid),
• Tina Turner (River Deep, Mountain High),
• Simon & Garfunkle (Homeward Bound, Scarborough Fair, Like a Rock),
• Diana Ross (Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Someday We'll Be Together)
• Glen Campbell (Wichita Lineman),
• Joe Cocker (Feelin' Alright)
• and many more

8) Some artists that have influenced me and have claimed to be directly influenced by my guest's bass instruction books are: 

• Stu Hamm (Joe Satriani & Steve Vai),
• Nathan East (Eric Clapton, Elton John, Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Fourplay and others),
• John Paul Jones (Led Zeppelin),
• the late Jaco Pastoius
• and Sting.

9)  Many bassists claim my guest at the top of their list of musical influences.

10)  The term "Electric Bass" was born from the title of my guest's 1969 bass instruction book.

11)  Among my guest's many awards are:

• Pittsburgh Jazz Society's Lifetime Achievement Award (Duquesne University, 2000)
• Excellence in Education, Musicianship Award, (Academy for the Performing Arts, 2008)
• Pioneer in Music (Women in Music Touchstone Awards)
• Hollywood Film Composers and Arrangers Society
• Most recently:  Lifetime Achievement Award (Bass Player Magazine, 2008)

12)  Yes!  My guest is a woman.  She . . .

• Grew up poor during the depression/WWII era,
• Was the child of musician parents
• As a single parent, raised three children of her own
• Often spent 12 - 14 hour days in the recording studio
• Through skill, talent and professionalism became the number 1 call studio bassist in LA/Hollywood
• Taught music for 50 years - Still teaches today!
• Wrote many bass instruction books
• Never smoked, drank or used drugs
• Made an indelible mark on music history
• Is a wonderful woman with a big heart for lowly amateurs like myself!
• Is known as "The First Lady of Bass"

13)  My guest really needs to be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame (my opinion, also shared by many others).

What is her name?  (psssst....It's okay to google if you need a little help.)

Comments

[Scott]

I know! I know!

Should I post the answer here?

SB

[Robin]

I have no idea but I'm definitely intrigued. She sounds AMAZING!

[after hours]

I have no idea but I will come back later today to see the answer.

[Mr. New Dilemma]

I would have to say Carol Kaye. I thought yesterday you might have been speaking of Mike Watt (he's extremely accomplished) but you let the cat out of the bag when you said she was "The First Lady of Bass".

[On a limb with Claudia]

Gosh, I have no idea - but I sure want to hear it! When is it? How do we listen? Do we listen?

boy, someone like that would really inspire me!

[Jen]

Carol Kaye

[Toni]

I would never be able to guess but I do want to say congrats on your interview and the chance at a lesson from your esteemed interviewee! You listed some of my fave songs, The Beat Goes On, River Deep, Mountain High, Something Stupid... and the list goes on.

Congrats again!

[Carol]

Scott: Yes! Get in the drawing, man!

Robin, After Hours, Claudia & Toni: Guess! Or google then guess.

ND & Jen: I'm impressed!

[Scott]

It is most definitely the incomparable Carol Kaye.

I just love her work on Pet Sounds. I remember seeing video clips on the making of it and it was just so cool to see her jam.

I didn't know about all of the movie and tv show themes - my respect for her has grown immensely.

Can't wait to read the interview.

SB

[Beamer]

I'm guessing Carol Kaye.

I'm impressed.

Beamer

[Jacqueline]

One tough cookie for sure! Congrats to her.

[Susan Helene Gottfried]

Now I'm even more into this, Carol. I'd have never had the courage to approach someone of this magnitude. But man, would I love to spend time with her!

Thanks for making that happen for me. At least a little bit.

[Susie Kleiner]

I agree it's Carol Kaye

[Ben Torrey]

Ah, that's what CK stands for in all your posts. Looked forward to the interview with Carol Kaye!