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Shotgun Cover at Körnerpark by Motown Lovers
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"Shotgun" was Junior Walker & The All Stars first hit.
This one chord song was written by Walker and produced by Motown boss Berry Gordy.
The lyrics mention The Mashed Potato, The Jerk and Twine Time. All were popular dance moves in the mid-1960`s.

The studio line-up:
Junior Walker (real name Autry DeWalt Mixon Jr.): Tenor saxophone, lead vocals
Willie Woods: Guitar, Harmony vocals
Victor Thomas: Organ
Benny Benjamin (or maybe Richard "Pistol" Allen): Drums
James Jamerson: Bass
Jack Ashford: Tambourine
Eddie Willis: Guitar

Released in 1965, this classic Motown Soul song went on to top the R&B charts and reach number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. "Shotgun" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame 37 years later athough Junior Walker was no longer alive. He died of cancer in 1995.

The English Rock band Foreigner used Junior Walker to play the rip-roaring sax solo on their 1981 hit "Urgent".

Eddie Willis mentions the guitar intro to the song in the film: Standing In The Shadows Of Motown. According to Eddie, the sound at the beginning of the recording was him kicking his amplifier and: "What happened next was a whole lotta funk!"

This Motown Lover's cover version features:
KG and special guest Silvia Christoph on vocals
John C. Barry: bass/vocals
Jason Levis: drums
Ron Spielman and Rob Satorious: guitars
Ben "King" Perkoff and Willie Pollock: saxophones

Here is a version of Shotgun with a young and enthusiastic Jimmy Hendrix in the backing band: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvklBbYgnsk

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Jimi Hendrix 1965 Night Train Television Show
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