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  • Jun 3, 1927
    Saxophone player Boots Randolph is born in Paducah, Kentucky. He becomes a member of Nashville's A-Team of studio players in the 1960s, earning a minor pop hit with "Yakety Sax," and backing such performers as Brenda Lee and Elvis Presley
    Jan 23, 1964
    Johnny Cash sings "Understand Your Man," "Ring Of Fire" and "I Walk The Line" on ABC's "The Jimmy Dean Show." Guest Grandpa Jones offers "Mountain Dew" and "Are You From Dixie (Cause I'm From Dixie Too)." Jones, Dean, Boots Randolph and Molly Bee team on "Too Old To Cut The Mustard"
    Mar 5, 1964
    Hank Williams Jr., Boots Randolph, Jimmy Dean and Dorothy Collins perform "If You've Got The Money I've Got The Time" on ABC-TV's "The Jimmy Dean Show." Bocephus does solo versions of "Long Gone Lonesome Blues" and "Hey, Good Lookin'"; Dean covers "No Letter Today"
    Dec 17, 1964
    Jimmy Dean sings "(Ghost) Riders In The Sky" and "White Christmas" on ABC's "The Jimmy Dean Show." His guests include Molly Bee and Boots Randolph, who plays "I Can't Stop Loving You"
    May 6, 1965
    Elton Britt, Boots Randolph and Pearl Bailey are showcased in the ABC series "The Jimmy Dean Show"
    Dec 3, 1965
    Don Gibson performs "Sea Of Heartbreak" on an episode of ABC-TV's "The Jimmy Dean Show" shot at New York's Carnegie Hall. Floyd Cramer plays "Last Date" and joins Chet Atkins and Boots Randolph on a version of "Yakety Axe." Dean covers "Nine Pound Hammer"
    Mar 11, 1966
    Nashville sax player Boots Randolph honks through "You Don't Know Me" and "Yakety Sax" during ABC's broadcast of "The Jimmy Dean Show." Dean covers "True Love's A Blessing"
    Jun 18, 1966
    Billy Walker, Lorne Greene and Boots Randolph headline a country show at the historic Hollywood Bowl. The bill also features Justin Tubb, Stonewall Jackson, Pat Buttram, Joe & Rose Lee Maphis, Warner Mack, Billy Mize, Skeets McDonald, Tex Williams, Marion Worth, Billy Wallace and Bonnie Guitar
    Feb 7, 1967
    Nashville saxophone player Boots Randolph picks up his first gold album from the RIAA for "Yakety Sax"
    Mar 11, 1967
    The CBS variety series "The Jackie Gleason Show" delivers a country episode with appearances by Roy Acuff & His Smoky Mountain Boys, The Collins Kids, Roy Clark, Homer & Jethro, Boots Randolph, Buck Owens and Sue Thompson

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