The Shotgun Boogie

"The Shotgun Boogie"
Single by Tennessee Ernie Ford
Written1949
ReleasedJanuary 1950
Recorded1949
GenreWestern 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.

  1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 125.