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Homer Louis "Boots" Randolph III (June 3, 1927 [1] – July 3, 2007) was an American musician best known for his 1963 saxophone hit "Yakety Sax", which became the signature tune of The Benny Hill Show.
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.
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.
Atkins's biggest hit single came in 1965, with "Yakety Axe", an adaptation of "Yakety Sax", by his friend, the saxophonist Boots Randolph. He rarely performed in those days and eventually hired other RCA producers, such as Bob Ferguson and Felton Jarvis, to lessen his workload. [9]
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 ...
Sartin, Hutchinson) Turkey In The Straw (Trad. Arr. Sartin, Hutchinson) Yakety Sax (Boots Randolph, James "Q." Spider Rich. Arr. Sartin, Hutchinson) Benji Kirkpatrick - Wallbreaker (Kirkpatrick) Jon Boden - Beating The Bounds (Boden)
"Yakety Sax" (Boots Randolph, James Rich) "The Lord's Prayer" (Albert Hay Malotte) Personnel. Glen Campbell – vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar;
Boots Randolph - "Yakety Sax" (Theme from The Benny Hill Show) The Refreshments - "Yahoos and Triangles" (Theme from King of the Hill; The Rembrandts - "I'll Be There For You" (Theme from Friends) Remy Zero - "Save Me" (Theme from Smallville) Sonny Rhodes - "Ballad of Serenity" (Theme from Firefly)