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TIL that bassist Carol Kaye recorded over 10,000 sessions in her 50 year span as a musician, including recording for artists Quincy Jones, Henry Mancini, Phil Spector, Ray Charles, The Beach Boys, Andy Williams, The Lettermen, Tina Turner, Herb Alpert, The Supremes, and The Monkees.

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