Shotgun Boogie
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"Shotgun Boogie" is a 1950 country and honky-tonk hit known for its upbeat, gun-themed lyrics and as one of Tennessee Ernie Ford’s signature songs.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shotgun Boogie canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| artist | Tennessee Ernie Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPeriod | early 1950s American popular music ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Nashville country sound ⓘ |
| chartSuccess | country hit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| culturalStatus | country music standard ⓘ |
| decade | 1950s ⓘ |
| describedAs |
gun-themed song
ⓘ
novelty-style country song ⓘ |
| era | post-World War II country music ⓘ |
| genre |
country
ⓘ
honky-tonk ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
country music listeners
ⓘ
honky-tonk dance crowds ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass
ⓘ
drums ⓘ fiddle ⓘ guitar ⓘ steel guitar ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
guns
ⓘ
hunting ⓘ rural life ⓘ |
| influenced | later gun-themed country songs ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Tennessee Ernie Ford discography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSignatureSongOf | Tennessee Ernie Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricCharacteristic |
first-person narrative
ⓘ
humorous gun references ⓘ |
| medium |
45 rpm single
ⓘ
78 rpm record ⓘ |
| notableFor |
catchy chorus
ⓘ
gun-related wordplay ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
honky-tonk bars
ⓘ
live concerts ⓘ radio shows ⓘ |
| performedBy | Tennessee Ernie Ford and band NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer | Tennessee Ernie Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | classic country era ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1950 ⓘ |
| style | honky-tonk instrumentation ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
boasting about shooting skills
ⓘ
romantic interest connected to hunting ⓘ |
| tempo | upbeat ⓘ |
| vocalist | Tennessee Ernie Ford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | boisterous ⓘ |
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