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The tunes are similar, and both feature the "yakety" saxophone sound. Randolph first recorded "Yakety Sax" that year for RCA Victor, but it did not become a hit until he re-recorded it for Monument Records in 1963; this version reached number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
Boots Randolph's Yakety Sax: 79 1963 Yakety Sax! — 1964 Hip Boots! — The Yakin' Sax Man — 1965 Boots Randolph Plays More Yakety Sax! 118 Plays 12 Monstrous Sax Hits! — 1966 Boots with Strings A: 36 The Fantastic Boots Randolph — 1967 Boots Randolph with the Knightsbridge Strings & Voices: 189 King of Yakety — 1968 Sunday Sax: 76 The ...
Chet, Floyd & Boots is a studio album by American guitarist Chet Atkins, pianist Floyd Cramer and saxophone player Boots Randolph.Boots had a novelty hit with Yakety Sax which Chet covered, playing the saxophone lead on guitar, as Yakety Axe - which also became a hit.
Curtis Ousley (born Curtis Montgomery; February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), [1] known professionally as King Curtis, was an American saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, jazz, and rock and roll.
"Yakety Sax" by Boots Randolph and James Rich are also omitted. Also the beginning of the eggie in a basket scene the jukebox played "The Girl From Ipanema."
That said, to Americans anyway, this music is almost synonymous with Benny Hill. It's a bit like Sousa's "Liberty Bell," which few people could identify by name but, once heard, is immediately recognized as the "Monty Python" TV theme. To many people, "Yakety Sax" is "that crazy music they play at the end of every Benny Hill show."
His rendition of "Yakety Sax" by Boots Randolph earned Atkins a hit on the country singles charts. A mix of traditional fingerpicking, country-flavored pop and traditional country, the album peaked at number 4 on the Billboard Country charts. More of That Guitar Country and "Yakety Axe" were nominated for four 1965 Grammy awards but did not win ...
Atkins originally recorded "Yakety Axe", a parody of Boots' Randolph's "Yakety Sax", on his 1965 album More of That Guitar Country. This new recording features lyrics and a new arrangement that were composed by Merle Travis. Atkins also previously recorded "I'll See You in My Dreams" on an album with Travis.