The Shotgun Boogie | |
Type: | single |
Artist: | Tennessee Ernie Ford |
Written: | 1949 |
Released: | January 1950 |
Recorded: | 1949 |
Genre: | Western swing, rockabilly |
Producer: | 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.