As an actor in the 1970s, Reed co-starred with Burt Reynolds in several movies, including all three of the ‘Smokey and the Bandit’ films for which he also composed the sound track. Elvis Presley and Johnny Cash both recorded songs written by Reed. Songwriter Shel Silverstein wrote most of the songs performed by Old Dogs on the album of the same. 'When Youre Hot, Youre Hot' was Jerry Reeds first US Country Number One Billboard chart hit. Reed was an associate of Atkins, and the latter is on record as saying that Reed helped him work out the fingering for Yakety Axe.Īs well as being acknowledged as one of the best country guitar players, Reed was an actor, composer and singer. Um, thats Boots - not Booty K The tune, Yakety Sax authorship is attributed to the late James Spider Rich, a guitarist who co-wrote with Boots. Chet Atkins bestowed the title of 'Certified Guitar Player' on Reed after Reed coached him on the finger picking parts on Atkins 'Yakety Axe'. Every serious guitar player needs an easy-to-use and. This is where a chromatic tuner would come in handy. All you have to do is tune your low E string to a D note and tune your A string down to a G note. To play this one you’ll first need to tune your guitar to D-G-D-G-B-E. 11 years old, who wrote the book ‘Brave Heart.
In October, Dire Straits play in front of just 700 people at the Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle. A track I played frequently was Jerry Reed’s version of Yakety Axe. Fingerstyle Guitar, Guitar Tabs Main Theme. Mark writes and records the score for Last Exit To Brooklyn and plays on Sweet Dreams and Yakety Axe on Chet Atkins’s Pickin’ the Hits album (re-issued in 1997).
CHET ATKINS WROTE YAKETY AXE TV
Randolph and Atkins sometimes played the tune as a duet during joint TV appearances.įor a short while in the early 1990s I produced a country music record show for a small hospital radio station. Explain your version of song meaning, find more of Chet Atkins lyrics. In 1965, Atkins recorded a guitar version of the tune which he called Yakety Axe. Original lyrics of Yakety Axe song by Chet Atkins. Yakety Sax was Randolph’s updating of a piece originally composed by James Q ‘Spider’ Rich and references a saxophone solo on a 1958 Coasters recording of the Lieber and Stoller song ‘Yakety Yak’.Īnother musician who worked alongside Randolph on recordings by Elvis and other Nashville based stars is the country guitarist Chet Atkins. Hits featuring Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Brenda Lee and REO Speed Wagon all benefited from his distinctive saxophone style. In addition to the sessions Atkins produced for numerous RCA artists, Randolph also. British saxophonist Peter Hughes was responsible for the version used on Hill’s show.īoots Randolph was a Nashville based session musician who played on recordings by many country and rock artistes during the 60s and later. 4 on the country charts in 1965 with a guitar version he renamed Yakety Axe. Originally recorded in 1963 by its composer, Boots Randolph, the raucous nature of the saxophone notes and the insistent rhythm were an ideal accompaniment to the jerky motion of Hill’s many pursuers. City folks go around turnin' up their noses and. If people keep a grinnin' I figure I'm a winnin' my good old yakety sound. If you are old enough to remember the Benny Hill show, after it transferred to Thames Television in 1969, you will know the tune that accompanied the closing chase sequence. Money don't matter as long as I scatter a little bit of happiness around.
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