Shotgun the Song

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"Shotgun" is a song by Junior Walker & the All-Stars, released as a single in 1965. It was written and composed by Walker and produced by Berry Gordy Jr. and Lawrence Horn.  It reached number one on the U.S. R&B Singles chart for four non-consecutive weeks and peaked at number four on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week ending 3 April 1965.

"Shotgun" uses only one chord throughout the entire song – A-flat seventh. Other songs featuring this same structure (or non-structure) are "Chain of Fools" and "Land of 1000 Dances".[3]

• Junior Walker – tenor saxophone, lead vocals

• Willie Woods – lead guitar, harmony vocals

• Eddie Willis – rhythm guitar

• Johnny Griffith – Hammond organ, shotgun effects

• Victor Thomas – keyboards

• James Jamerson – bass guitar

• Benny Benjamin – drums

• Note: It is difficult to find out with certainty who played drums on the song, as the musicians were not credited on the record. It is thought that perhaps Richard "Pistol" Allen or Larrie Londin played drums on the song.[4][5]

• Jack Ashford – tambourine

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