19. Carol Kaye
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Kaye’s illustrious career started in jazz and big band sounds before becoming one of the most in-demand pop/rock session bassist and guitarists around. In a career that covered more than a half-century, Kaye’s bass work was been featured alongside music giants like Phil Spector, Brian Wilson and Quincy Jones. A long-time teacher of the electric bass, Kaye played on Nancy Sinatra’s smash “These Boots Are Made For Walkin'” and contributed to the famed Mission: Impossible theme.