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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Andrew Dalton and Hillel Italie

Bassist Carol Kaye tells AP she's declining Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction, 'Permanently'

Music Carol Kaye Rock Hall - (Copyright 2017 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Carol Kaye, a prolific and revered bassist who played on thousands of songs in the 1960s including hits by the Beach Boys, Simon & Garfunkel and Barbra Streisand, told The Associated Press on Friday that she wants no part of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

“I’ve declined the rrhof. Permanently," the 90-year-old Kaye said in an email to the AP. She said she has sent a letter to the Hall saying the same thing.

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