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Boots Randolph, saxophonist and session musician of Yakkety Sax fame, has passed away at age 80.

And his session music work included the following:

As a session musician, he played on Elvis Presley’s “Return to Sender,” Roy Orbison’s “Oh, Pretty Woman,” Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Round the Christmas Tree” and “I’m Sorry,” REO Speedwagon’s “Little Queenie,” Al Hirt’s “Java” and other songs including ones by Buddy Holly and Johnny Cash.

Still, aging boomer that I am, I remember Yakkety Sax.

RIP, Boots.

-k-

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