Not-so-good news from Nashville. Boots Randolph has been taken to the hospital in critical condition. Boots (80) was the first to ever play sax on recordings with Elvis, and the only one to ever play solo with him (you can hear the Master playing the ultimate sax solo on �Reconsider Baby�), in addition to recording on the soundtracks for 8 of his movies. Boots also played on such diverse recordings as Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman", Al Hirt's "Java", REO Speed wagon's "Little Queenie", and Brenda Lee's "Rockin' 'Round The Christmas Tree". In fact, he has a 30-year history of playing on records with her, including "I Want To Be Wanted" and "I'm Sorry". As a solo musician, he had a major hit with �Yakety Sax�. An array of other artists who have added the Yakety Sax touch to their recordings include Chet Atkins, Buddy Holly, Floyd Cramer, Alabama, Johnny Cash, Richie Cole, Pete Fountain, Tommy Newsom and Doc Severinsen. His unique style of sax coupled with tremendous popularity on Music City sessions in the sixties automatically made Randolph a major player in creating the now-famous "Nashville Sound". As soon as we hear more from Boots�s friends or family, we�ll update this news item.
Posted: 29th. June. 2007