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"The Shotgun Boogie" | |
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Single by Tennessee Ernie Ford | |
Written | 1949 |
Released | January 1950 |
Recorded | 1949 |
Genre | Western swing, rockabilly |
Songwriter(s) | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
Producer(s) | Lee Gillette |
"The Shotgun Boogie" is a 1950 song by Tennessee Ernie Ford. "The Shotgun Boogie" was Tennessee Ernie Ford's most successful release on the Country & Western charts, staying on the charts for a total of twenty-five weeks, and at number one for fourteen weeks.[1] Ford, a hunter himself, wrote the song. Jazz bandleader Cab Calloway covered the song.