"Shotgun" by Jr. Walker & the All Stars
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"Shotgun" by Jr. Walker & the All Stars is a 1965 Motown R&B hit known for its driving saxophone riff, danceable groove, and enduring popularity as a soul classic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| "Shotgun" by Jr. Walker & the All Stars canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7288004 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Shotgun" by Jr. Walker & the All Stars Context triple: [The Funk Brothers, playedOnHit, "Shotgun" by Jr. Walker & the All Stars]
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A.
“Mustang Sally” by Wilson Pickett
“Mustang Sally” by Wilson Pickett is a classic 1966 soul and R&B hit, renowned for its driving groove, powerful vocals, and enduring popularity as a staple of American popular music.
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B.
The Notorious B.I.G. track "Machine Gun Funk"
"Machine Gun Funk" is a hard-hitting, jazz-inflected gangsta rap track from The Notorious B.I.G.’s debut album *Ready to Die*, known for its gritty storytelling and classic East Coast production.
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C.
Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire"
Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" is a landmark 1957 rock and roll song renowned for its frenetic piano, exuberant vocals, and enduring influence on popular music.
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D.
Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions
Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions was a 1960s jug band from Palo Alto, California, best known as a precursor to the Grateful Dead and for featuring several of its future members.
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E.
“Patches” by Clarence Carter
“Patches” by Clarence Carter is a 1970 soul song and storytelling ballad about a poor Southern boy’s struggle and perseverance, best known as one of the singer’s signature hits.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: "Shotgun" by Jr. Walker & the All Stars Target entity description: "Shotgun" by Jr. Walker & the All Stars is a 1965 Motown R&B hit known for its driving saxophone riff, danceable groove, and enduring popularity as a soul classic.
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A.
“Mustang Sally” by Wilson Pickett
“Mustang Sally” by Wilson Pickett is a classic 1966 soul and R&B hit, renowned for its driving groove, powerful vocals, and enduring popularity as a staple of American popular music.
-
B.
The Notorious B.I.G. track "Machine Gun Funk"
"Machine Gun Funk" is a hard-hitting, jazz-inflected gangsta rap track from The Notorious B.I.G.’s debut album *Ready to Die*, known for its gritty storytelling and classic East Coast production.
-
C.
Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire"
Jerry Lee Lewis's "Great Balls of Fire" is a landmark 1957 rock and roll song renowned for its frenetic piano, exuberant vocals, and enduring influence on popular music.
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D.
Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions
Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions was a 1960s jug band from Palo Alto, California, best known as a precursor to the Grateful Dead and for featuring several of its future members.
-
E.
“Patches” by Clarence Carter
“Patches” by Clarence Carter is a 1970 soul song and storytelling ballad about a poor Southern boy’s struggle and perseverance, best known as one of the singer’s signature hits.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
single
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedDance | Shotgun dance ⓘ |
| chartPerformance |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit
ⓘ
U.S. R&B chart hit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| culturalStatus | enduring R&B standard ⓘ |
| decadeOfRelease | 1960s ⓘ |
| era | classic Motown era ⓘ |
| genre |
Motown
ⓘ
R&B ⓘ soul ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
bass guitar
ⓘ
drums ⓘ electric guitar ⓘ keyboards ⓘ tenor saxophone ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
call-and-response vocals
ⓘ
danceable groove ⓘ horn-driven arrangement ⓘ prominent saxophone riff ⓘ |
| hasTheme | party and dance ⓘ |
| influenced | later soul and R&B artists ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyIncludedIn | oldies and classic soul playlists ⓘ |
| isRecognizedAs |
Motown classic
ⓘ
soul classic ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| leadArtist | Jr. Walker & the All Stars ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3 minutes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dance-oriented rhythm
ⓘ
driving saxophone riff ⓘ enduring popularity ⓘ |
| originalMedium | 7-inch vinyl single ⓘ |
| partOf |
Motown catalog
ⓘ
linked to:
Motown
|
| performer | Jr. Walker & the All Stars ⓘ |
| producer | Motown production team ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Motown
ⓘ
Soul Records ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| rhythmicFeel | backbeat-driven groove ⓘ |
| saxophonist | Junior Walker ⓘ |
| style | up-tempo ⓘ |
| tempo | fast ⓘ |
| title | Shotgun ⓘ |
| vocalist | Junior Walker ⓘ |
| vocalStyle | gritty, shouted vocals ⓘ |
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Subject: "Shotgun" by Jr. Walker & the All Stars Description of subject: "Shotgun" by Jr. Walker & the All Stars is a 1965 Motown R&B hit known for its driving saxophone riff, danceable groove, and enduring popularity as a soul classic.
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