Chet, Floyd & Boots
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. Cramer was a regular session musician at the Nashville studios, playing with a multitude of artists including Elvis Presley and Brenda Lee, helping to define the "Nashville Sound" that Atkins had also helped develop. The trio briefly toured together.
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| Released | 1971 | |||
| Recorded | Nashville, Tennessee | |||
| Genre | Country | |||
| Length | 21:49 | |||
| Label | RCA Camden | |||
| Producer | Ethel Gabriel | |||
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Chet, Floyd & Boots was originally released on RCA's budget label, RCA Camden. The album was later reissued on the Pickwick label and re-released on compact disc in 1992 on RCA Camden.
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Track listing
Side one
- "Hot Mocking Bird" – 2:07 (Chet)
- "Piano Rock Roll" – 2:11 (Floyd)
- "Big Daddy" (John D. Loudermilk) – 2:03 (Boots)
- "Oh, Lonesome Me" (Don Gibson) – 2:17 (Chet)
- "Georgia on My Mind" (Stuart Gorrell, Hoagy Carmichael) – 3:41 (Floyd)
Side two
- "Yakety Sax" (Randolph, James Rich) – 1:57 (Boots)
- "From Nashville with Love" (John D. Loudermilk) – 2:41 (Chet)
- "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi) – 2:35 (Floyd)
- "Temptation" – 2:20 (Boots)
See also
References
- "Chet Floyd & Boots > Review". Allmusic. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2011.
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