Yakety Axe - Chet Atkins - Instrumental Guitar Cover by Kjell Christensen

Guitar used: Gretsch G6121, Chet Atkins Western RI 1955 Model Leather Binding

Guitarist Chet Atkins recorded a version of Yakety Sax in 1965 called Yakety Axe. Atkins' version used a similar tempo and showcased his country guitar picking style in place of a saxophone. The title change referred to the colloquial term for an electric guitar as an axe. In 1990 he collaborated with Mark Knopfler on the album Nec  and Neck, where he recorded a slower-tempo version, with verses composed by Merle Travis that he recited rhythmically to the music. The original version of Yakety Axe was Atkins' highest charting piece on Hot Country Songs, reaching number 4; it also went to number 98 on the Billboard Hot 100. Atkins and Randolph, who both worked together on Elvis Presley recording sessions in the 1960s, occasionally merged their two versions of Yakety Sax/Axe in joint TV appearances, with each musician trading off a verse.
"Yakety Sax" is a pop novelty instrumental jointly composed by James Q. "Spider" Rich and Boots Randolph. Saxophonist Randolph popularized the selection in his 1963 recording, which reached number 35 on the rock charts. UK comedian Benny Hill later made it more widely known as the closing theme music of The Benny Hill Show. The piece is considered Randolph's signature work.

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