Actor Hugh Grant at least partly caused "Yakety Sax" playing in the background of a UK news broadcast. He tweeted the song request at an anti-Brexit activist known for playing loud music in protest.

We’re frequently reminded of the “special relationship” America shares with Britain, a concept that takes on another meaning in a political context versus that of popular culture. But the two often ...

There's a saying that is very popular on the World Wide Web: "Yakety Sax makes everything funny, no matter how tragic." For those of you who don't know, "Yakety Sax" is the theme song to the old ...

Boots Randolph, a versatile saxophonist best remembered for his 1963 recording of “Yakety Sax,” whose zany melody spiced the girl-chasing comedy sketches of TV star Benny Hill, has died. He was 80.

Versatile saxophonist Boots Randolph, who backed artists like Elvis Presley but was best known as the man behind the zany theme song to The Benny Hill Show, has died. Randolph, 80, died in a Nashville ...

Boots Randolph, a saxophone player best known for the 1963 hit "Yakety Sax," died Tuesday. By Associated Press Boots Randolph, a saxophone player best known for the 1963 hit “Yakety Sax,” died Tuesday ...

Country music legend Dolly Parton gave the U.K.'s Glastonbury Festival an unforgettable performance on Sunday night -- on a lot of levels. "It felt as if every single one of the event’s 200,000 ...

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Boots Randolph, a saxophone player best known for the 1963 hit "Yakety Sax," died Tuesday. He was 80. Randolph suffered a cerebral hemorrhage June 25 and had been hospitalized in a ...

Boots Randolph, a saxophone player best known for the 1963 hit "Yakety Sax," died today (July 3) in Nashville. He was 80. By Billboard Staff Boots Randolph, a saxophone player best known for the 1963 ...