Overview

• Kaye announced on Facebook that she will not attend the Nov. 8 induction at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, rejecting both the Rock Hall awards show and the Denny Tedesco process
• She described the “Wrecking Crew” moniker as a “terrible insulting name,” arguing that session players should be recognized as a collective rather than individuals
• Her absence will not prevent her induction or the presentation of the Musical Excellence Award she earned for decades of session work
• Over her career, Kaye played bass lines on an estimated 10,000 recordings for artists including Frank Sinatra, the Beach Boys and Simon & Garfunkel under producers such as Motown, Phil Spector and Quincy Jones
• Originally a jazz guitarist in the 1950s, she switched to bass in 1963 and became a defining force in the sound of countless pop and rock hits