The Shotgun Boogie

"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 on the chart, and at number one for fourteen weeks.^[1] Ford, a hunter himself, wrote the song.

Cover versions

The song has been covered by many other artists, including Shakin' Stevens, Johnny Horton, Rosemary Clooney^[2], and Hank Thompson.

References

↑ Whitburn, Joel (2004). The Billboard Book Of Top 40 Country Hits: 1944-2006, Second edition. Record Research. p. 125.
↑ B-Site of Beautiful Brown Eyes from 1951, listed at Rate Your Music

Preceded by "The Golden Rocket" by Hank Snow	Best Selling Retail (Country & Western) Records January 20, 1951	Succeeded by "There's Been a Change in Me" by Eddy Arnold

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

[2] B-Site of Beautiful Brown Eyes from 1951, listed at Rate Your Music

Tennessee Ernie Ford
Albums	Hymns (1956) Ernie Sings & Glen Picks (1975)
Singles	"Mule Train" "I'll Never Be Free" "The Shotgun Boogie" "The Ballad of Davy Crockett" "Sixteen Tons" "You Don't Have to Be a Baby to Cry" "Dark as a Dungeon"