Walkers version was also featured in the 1985 madonna film desperately seeking susan. Walker and the all stars shotgun is a very fun and wellproduced album. Shotgun 1965 20th century masters the millennium collection. I dont think the people at bear family whom ive never even heard of before understand the legacy of junior walker and the millions of people that enjoyed his work. While 1965 saw the release of their signature hit shotgun, they remained active on the charts through to 1972, disbanding in 1979. Shotgun download on itunes shotgun play on spotify shotgun play on youtube shotgun. Chuck berry wrote those lyrics in 1957, but he sounds like hes talking about the 60s motown group junior walker and the all stars. I said buy yourself a shotgun now, were gonna break it down baby now.
Walkers record label, motown records, stated that he was born in 1942. If you can only have one jr walker, this is it, because no collection but this contains all these essentials. Dec 21, 2008 the 100 greatest soul songs of the 70s unforgettable soul music full playlist duration. Were gonna load it up baby now a then you shoot em fore he run now. Tell me again, how youre gonna go wrong with this disc. Walker stepped up the hipshaking funk for do the boomerang while. Junior walker s debut remains highly explosive decades after it first detonated. Okay, then i understand why you know nothing about the scorchingest dancefloor. Get all the lyrics to songs on shotgun and join the genius community of music scholars to learn the meaning behind the lyrics.
By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. Shoot em fore they run now do the jerk, baby do the dirty now hey put on your red dress and then you go downtown now i said, buy yourself a shotgun. Walker and the all stars greatest hits mingo slade. Watch the music video and discover trivia about this classic pop song now. The song is a rock and roll classic, featuring vocals alternating with the saxophone, which became the trademark sound of junior walker. Shotgun 1965 cleos mood, do the boomerang, shotgun, im a road runner, shake and fingerpop, shoot your shot, tune up, hot cha, monkey jump, tally ho. Junior walkers debut remains highly explosive decades after it first detonated. Print instantly, or sync to our free pc, web and mobile apps. They remained active on the charts through to 1972, disbanding in 1979. On april 11, 1981, walker was the musical guest on the season finale of saturday night live. Motowns skilled but mostly anonymous instrumentalists very rarely stepped out on their own. In his midteens, he formed his first instrumental group, the jumping jacks, adopting the stage name junior walker after a. The motown singles collection 19591971, shotgun hot cha, and shotgun. Discover top playlists and videos from your favorite artists on shazam.
Discovered beach music and hot cha at age 12 years. James graves, junior walker, victor thomas 3, willie woods. When fuquas labels were taken over by motowns berry gordy, jr. Here, junior develops into quite the showman, regularly raising the roof with his distinctive, shrieking sax. Het begint een beetje rustig, maar al snel komt deze funksoul op dreef en hebben we te maken met uiterst dansbare, groovy, funky nummers waarbij bezeten zang wordt afgewisseld met uitbundige saxofoonsolos. The excitement between the instruments and vocals is excillerating purchased another jr. Sheet music arranged for pianovocalguitar in g major. The definitive collection 2008 20th century masters the millennium collection. The 100 greatest soul songs of the 70s unforgettable soul music full playlist duration. On shotgun an opening gun blast grabs your attention. Walker and the all stars shotgun lp vinyl record music. June 14, 1931 november 23, 1995, known professionally as junior walker, was an american saxophonist and vocalist who recorded for motown during the 1960s. So what if, like many motown longplayers from the era, it is hastily assembled, and half of the songs sound exactly like the albums titular hit.
Detroit was the place to be for black musicians in the midsixties and junior walker was keen to join labelmates like the temptations, the four tops and the supremes in the charts. Solar music rights management, latinautor, cmrra, emi music publishing, and 4 music rights societies. Junior s gritty vocal alternates leads with his torrid tenor sax play. Thereafter, walker and his group continued to turn out similar songs filled with growling chants walker would increasingly add his own vocals to the quartets overall sound, vibratoladen. Junior walker biography, birth date, birth place and pictures. Motown anthems by various artists on itunes apple music. Shotgun is the all stars monument even before walker steps up to the mic the cartoon sleeve left and opening gunfire sound effect give some idea of the playful rockout thats about to follow, but then a trembling, vibrating drum fill believed to be the legendary motown house drummer benny benjamin, rather than the all stars. The seductive cleos mood and the syncopated cleos back reveal a musical, funky fascination with a fickle chick name cleo. He later recorded his own version of the song for the 1983 all starss album blow the house down. There was also a live album in 1967 briefly made available on a cd. Junior walker and the allstars had way more than a couple of remarkable recordings. Allstars into the charts with a string of classic 60s party jams that included shake and fingerpop, do tha boomerang, and the frat house classic shotgun.
They were one of the motown signature acts in the 1960s. Autry dewalt ii, 14 june 1931, blytheville, arkansas, usa, d. The best motown songs are timeless soul classics that capture everything it means to be in. The opening blast of shotgun literally starts things off with a bang. The definitive collection 2008 road runner 1966 shotgun 1965 motown legends. Originally the rhythm rockers, 1965 saw the release of their signature hit shotgun.
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