Homer "Boots" Randolph
Homer Louis "Boots" Randolph III (June 3, 1927 – July 3, 2007) was an American musician best known for his 1963 saxophone hit "Yakety Sax" (which became Benny Hill's signature tune). Randolph was a major part of the "Nashville sound" for most of his professional career. |
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | NA 9701 | 2/26/1957 | Baby how long-1, 2 | Jimmy Donley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10011 | 11/21/1957 | Born to be a loser-1 | Jimmy Donley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10012 | 11/21/1957 | Please baby come home | Jimmy Donley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10013 | 11/21/1957 | Child love | Jimmy Donley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10014 | 11/29/1957 | Rock-a-bye baby blues | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10015 | 11/29/1957 | Rock the bop | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10241 | 4/26/1958 | Everyone but one | Terry Noland | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10242 | 4/26/1958 | One sweet kiss | Terry Noland | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10243 | 4/26/1958 | Crazy dream | Terry Noland | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10351 | 8/10/1958 | Shir-Lee | Don Guess | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10352 | 8/10/1958 | Let me be your love | Don Guess | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10353 | 8/10/1958 | Good good feeling | Don Guess | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10354 | 8/10/1958 | Just a little lovin' baby | Don Guess | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10355 | 8/10/1958 | Sugar drop | Terry Noland | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10356 | 8/10/1958 | Guess I'm gonna fall | Terry Noland | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10357 | 8/10/1958 | There was a fungus among us | Terry Noland | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10365 | 8/12/1958 | I'm alone-1 | Jimmy Donley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10366 | 8/12/1958 | Radio, jukebox and T.V.-2 | Jimmy Donley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10420 | 10/19/1958 | Rockin' around the Christmas tree-1, 4 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10421 | 10/19/1958 | Bill Bailey won't you please come home-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10422 | 10/19/1958 | Heading home-1, 2, 4 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10423 | 10/19/1958 | Let's jump the broomstick-1, 4 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10549 | 1/4/1959 | The stroll | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10550 | 1/4/1959 | Rock-a-bye your baby with a Dixie melody-1,2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10551 | 1/4/1959 | Pretty baby-1, 2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10576 | 1/26/1959 | St. Louis blues-1, 2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10577 | 1/26/1959 | Pennies from heaven-2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10578 | 1/26/1959 | Baby face | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10579 | 1/26/1959 | Ballin' the jack-1, 2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10580 | 1/26/1959 | Just because-1, 2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10581 | 1/26/1959 | Side by side-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10582 | 1/26/1959 | A good man is hard to find-1,2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10583 | 1/26/1959 | Some of these days | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10584 | 1/26/1959 | Back in your own backyard-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10585 | 1/26/1959 | Toot toot tootsie goodbye-1,2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10804 | 7/30/1959 | Give me my freedom | Jimmy Donley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10805 | 7/30/1959 | Now I know | Jimmy Donley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10806 | 7/30/1959 | I can't love you | Jimmy Donley | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10826 | 8/13/1959 | Sweet nothin's | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10827 | 8/13/1959 | (If I'm dreaming) Just let me | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 10828 | 8/13/1959 | Weep no more my baby | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11051 | 3/27/1960 | That's all you gotta do | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11052 | 3/27/1960 | I want to be wanted (Per tutta la vita) | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11053 | 3/28/1960 | Just a little-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11054 | 3/28/1960 | Build a big fence | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11055 | 3/28/1960 | Be my love again-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11056 | 3/28/1960 | I'm sorry-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11057 | 3/28/1960 | Dynamite-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11058 | 3/28/1960 | Love and learn | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11059 | 3/28/1960 | Wee Wee Willie | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11060 | 3/28/1960 | Jambalaya (On the bayou) | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11226 | 8/16/1960 | Do I worry? (Yes I do) | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11227 | 8/16/1960 | Emotions | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11228 | 8/16/1960 | I want to be wanted | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11238 | 8/18/1960 | Crazy talk-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11239 | 8/18/1960 | The big chance-1, 2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11241 | 8/19/1960 | I'm learning about love-1, 2, 3 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11246 | 8/31/1960 | Walking to New Orleans-1, 2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11247 | 8/31/1960 | Hallelujah, I love him so-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11248 | 8/31/1960 | I'm in the mood for love-1, 2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11387 | 1/8/1961 | Around the world-1, 2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11392 | 1/9/1961 | Just another lie-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11394 | 1/9/1961 | Cry-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11552 | 5/21/1961 | Dum dum-1,2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11554 | 5/21/1961 | Speak to me pretty-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11688 | 8/30/1961 | Break it to me gently-3 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11689 | 8/30/1961 | Fool number one-3 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11690 | 8/30/1961 | Anybody but me-1, 3 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11691 | 8/30/1961 | So deep-2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11708 | 9/13/1961 | Instant man | Ronnie Self | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11709 | 9/13/1961 | Some things you can't change | Ronnie Self | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 11710 | 9/13/1961 | Moon burn | Ronnie Self | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 12078 | 5/17/1962 | White silver sands-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 12079 | 5/17/1962 | Organ grinder's swing-1,3 ; (I hadn't anyone till you) | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 12085 | 5/21/1962 | It's a lonesome old town (when you're not around)-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 12106 | 6/8/1962 | Trouble | The Kalin Twins | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 12107 | 6/8/1962 | It's just terrible | The Kalin Twins | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 12108 | 6/8/1962 | A picture of you | The Kalin Twins | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 12264 | 12/9/1962 | All by myself-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 12265 | 12/9/1962 | It's all right with me-1,2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 12267 | 12/9/1962 | Lover-1, 2 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 13877 | 1/13/1966 | The good life-1 | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 13880 | 1/14/1966 | Remember when (we made these memories) | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 13881 | 1/14/1966 | Bye bye blues | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 13882 | 1/14/1966 | September in the rain | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 13883 | 1/14/1966 | A taste of honey | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 13887 | 1/15/1966 | The shadow of your smile | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 13888 | 1/15/1966 | Softly as I leave you | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 13889 | 1/15/1966 | What a difference a day made | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 13900 | 1/20/1966 | What you gonna do | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 13901 | 1/20/1966 | It's another world | Brenda Lee | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 14305 | 10/17/1966 | I remember when | Pete Fountain | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 14306 | 10/17/1966 | Louie, Louie | Pete Fountain | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 14307 | 10/17/1966 | The old French Quarter | Pete Fountain | instrumentalist, saxophone | |||
| Decca | NA 14308 | 10/17/1966 | I've got you under my skin | Pete Fountain | instrumentalist, saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Randolph, Homer "Boots"," accessed April 28, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208327.
Randolph, Homer "Boots". (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/208327.
"Randolph, Homer "Boots"." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 28 April 2024.
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External Sources
Wikipedia: Boots Randolph
Discogs: Homer "Boots" Randolph
Allmusic: Homer "Boots" Randolph
IMDb: Homer "Boots" Randolph
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Randolph, Boots - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n85098429
Wikidata: Boots Randolph - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q781767
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/274327447
MusicBrainz: Boots Randolph - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/7b10ba94-21c3-4abb-802c-fe4984817504
ISNI: 0000 0001 1570 3954 - http://www.isni.org/isni/0000000115703954
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