Question: In which year did this American musician, who was a major part of the "Nashville sound", release his saxophone hit Inspired by King Curtis's saxophone solo?

Context articles: Nothing Has Been Proved
What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
King Curtis
Boots Randolph
Sweet Virginia
I Cried a Tear
Chet, Floyd &amp; Boots
Frederick Hemke
Between the Earth &amp; Sky
Alto Reed

"Nothing Has Been Proved" is a song and a single release by British singer Dusty Springfield, written and produced by Pet Shop Boys.
 The song was the second collaboration between Springfield and Pet Shop Boys, following their UK #2 and US #2 hit duet "What Have I Done to Deserve This?
" in 1987.
 "Nothing Has Been Proved" prominently features an orchestral arrangement by Angelo Badalamenti and a soprano saxophone solo by Courtney Pine.
 Marshall Jefferson provided a dance mix which appeared on the 12" and CD singles.
"What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)" is a 1968 song that was a 1969 hit single by Jr.
 Walker & The All Stars.
 The single was one of Jr.
 Walker's most successful releases, becoming a hit on both the R&B and pop singles charts.
 "What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)," written by Johnny Bristol, Harvey Fuqua, and Vernon Bullock, made it into the top five on the Hot 100, and became Jr.
 Walker's second number one on the R&B charts.
 The song was also a hit in the UK in 1969, reaching number 13 on the UK Singles Chart.
 It remained in the chart for 12 weeks.
 The song was voted "Top US Soul Record of 1969" and has sold over a million copies.
 Its extended intro and saxophone solo have influenced the works of David Sanborn, Clarence Clemons and Bobby Keys.
Curtis Ousley (February 7, 1934 – August 13, 1971), who performed under the stage name King Curtis, was an American saxophone virtuoso known for rhythm and blues, rock and roll, soul, blues, funk and soul jazz.
 Variously a bandleader, band member, and session musician, he was also a musical director and record producer.
 Adept at tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone, he was best known for his distinctive riffs and solos such as on "Yakety Yak", which later became the inspiration for Boots Randolph's "Yakety Sax" and his own "Memphis Soul Stew".
Homer Louis "Boots" Randolph III (June 3, 1927 – July 3, 2007) was an American musician best known for his 1963 saxophone hit "Yakety Sax" (which became Benny Hill's signature tune).
 Randolph was a major part of the "Nashville sound" for most of his professional career.
"Sweet Virginia" is the sixth track on the Rolling Stones' 1972 double album "Exile On Main St.".
 Recorded between 1971 and '72, "Sweet Virginia" is a slow country inspired song, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.
 The song features a harmonica solo by Jagger, and a saxophone solo by Bobby Keys.
 Charlie Watts plays a country shuffle rhythm.
 An alternate version without the backing singers was released on bootlegs.
"I Cried a Tear" is a song by American singer LaVern Baker.
 It peaked at number two on the Billboard R&B chart in 1959 and also peaked at number six on the pop chart.
 This single is Baker's biggest chart hit.
 King Curtis played the saxophone in this record.
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.
Fred Hemke, DMA "(né" Frederick Leroy Hemke, Jr.; born July 11, 1935 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American virtuoso classical saxophonist and influential former professor of saxophone at Northwestern University.
 Hemke helped raise the popularity of classical saxophone, particularly among leading American composers and helped raise the recognition of classical saxophone in solo, chamber, and major orchestral repertoire.
 For a half century, from 1962 to 2012, Hemke was a full-time faculty music educator at Northwestern University's Bienen School of Music.
 In 2002, Hemke was named Associate Dean Emeritus of the School of Music.
 Hemke retired from Northwestern University in 2012.
 From the start of his career in the early 1960s, building on the achievements of earlier influential American teachers of classical saxophone — including those of Larry Teal, Joseph Allard, Cecil Leeson, Sigurd Raschèr, and Vincent Abato — Hemke, and a handful of peer American saxophonists — including Eugene Rousseau and Donald Sinta — helped build American saxophone repertoire through composers that included Muczynski, Creston, Stein, Heiden, and Karlins.
 Journalist and author Michael Segell, in his 2005 book, "The Devil's Horn," called Hemke "The Dean of Saxophone Education in America."
Between the Earth & Sky is a follow-up release to the breakout album "Secrets and Sins" by Canadian singer, Luba and her band.
 The album helped Luba win a second Juno Award for "Female Vocalist of the Year", and was also her first album to go platinum in Canada.
 Various musical artists appear on "Between the Earth & Sky", including a saxophone solo by jazz musician Kenny G on the hit single "How Many" (produced by Narada Michael Walden).
 Other popular singles on the album include "Strength In Numbers," "Act of Mercy" and "Innocent (With an Explanation)."
Born in Detroit, Michigan as Thomas Neal Cartmell and a 1966 graduate of Lake Shore High School in St. Clair Shores, Michigan, Alto Reed is an American saxophonist best known as a long-time member of Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band.
 His most recognizable performances include the iconic saxophone introduction to "Turn the Page" and the saxophone solo in "Old Time Rock and Roll".
 Reed has also recorded the soundtracks for two of Jeff Daniels' films, and has performed with many bands and musicians, such as Foghat, Grand Funk Railroad, Little Feat, Otis Rush, Enchantment, Jamie Oldaker, George Terry, Dave Mason, Spencer Davis, Tico Torres, Dan Aykroyd, James Belushi, The Blues Brothers, The Ventures, George Thorogood, Robin Gibb and in Romania with the band Holograf.