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.

Chet, Floyd & Boots
Studio album by Chet Atkins, Floyd Cramer and Boots Randolph
Released	1971
Recorded	Nashville, Tennessee
Genre	Country
Length	21:49
Label	RCA Camden
Producer	Ethel Gabriel
Chet Atkins chronology
For the Good Times (1971) Chet, Floyd & Boots (1971) Identified! (1971)
Chet Atkins Collaborations chronology
Strung Up (1971) Chet Floyd & Boots (1971) Identified! (1971)

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.

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Track listing

Side one

1. "Hot Mocking Bird" – 2:07 (Chet)
2. "Piano Rock Roll" – 2:11 (Floyd)
3. "Big Daddy" (John D. Loudermilk) – 2:03 (Boots)
4. "Oh, Lonesome Me" (Don Gibson) – 2:17 (Chet)
5. "Georgia on My Mind" (Stuart Gorrell, Hoagy Carmichael) – 3:41 (Floyd)

Side two

1. "Yakety Sax" (Randolph, James Rich) – 1:57 (Boots)
2. "From Nashville with Love" (John D. Loudermilk) – 2:41 (Chet)
3. "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" (Vince Guaraldi) – 2:35 (Floyd)
4. "Temptation" – 2:20 (Boots)

Personnel

• Chet Atkins – guitar
• Floyd Cramer – piano
• Boots Randolph – saxophone

Production

• Ethel Gabriel – producer
• Bob Simpson – remastering

See also

• The Nashville A-Team

References

1. "Chet Floyd & Boots > Review". Allmusic. Archived from the original on July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 2, 2011.