Friends of the Family have thanked the many members of ElvisMatters who prayed for Boots Randolph, his wife of almost 60 years Dee Randolph, son Randy Randolph and daughter Linda O’Neal, and four grandchildren. A memorial service for the legendary saxophonist was held Friday at the Anderson-Garrett Funeral Home, 350l Old Clarksville Highway in Joelton. In lieu of flowers, the family requested that donations be made to: The Boots Randolph Scholarship Fund /Blair School of Music, U.S. Bank, 600 South Main Street, Goodlettsville, TN 37072; or to: Forest Grove United Methodist Church, 7982 Whites Creek Pike, Joelton, TN 37080.

Among the many reactions to Boots’s death, this one stands out. Bob Moore remembered Boots. Randolph as someone who would pitch in where needed. At the same time, he said, “If you didn’t watch out, Boots would become the star, it didn’t matter who he was playing with. I’ve always said that, as the bass player, I have the best seat in the house,” Moore explained. “I stood right behind Elvis and I stood right behind Tammy. No matter who I was playing with, I’d look out at the crowd and could always tell by the looks on people’s faces when Boots would take his turn at the center of the stage. He knocked them out every time. And when he would step back to the side, they would still be watching him.”

This picture, mailed to Elvismatters by Keith Alverson, shows Boots in concert, August 2002, with Scotty Moore and Jerry Scheff.

Source Elvismatters

Posted:  12th. July 2007