Junior Walker was a saxophonist and singer who released a number of hits on the Motown label with his band, Jr. Walker & the All Stars.
The band’s first charting single, ‘Shotgun,’ made it to #4 on the Hot 100 in 1965. Walker wasn’t supposed to sing on the track, but sat in on vocals when the original singer didn’t show up for the session. He assumed the vocal would be re-recorded later, but producer Berry Gordy Jr. decided to go with his performance.
The song was a big success, topping the R&B chart in addition to reaching the Top 5 of the pop chart, and it was followed by 20 more singles that landed on both charts over the next seven years.
The band’s second-biggest hit was ‘What Does It Take (To Win Your Love),’ a soul track that also reached #4. A much different track than ‘Shotgun,’ that one was eventually covered by Kenny G.
Walker’s other claim to fame is playing the saxophone solo on Foreigner’s hit song ‘Urgent,’ from their 1981 album 4.
He died of cancer in 1995 at just 64 years old.
I said, shotgun!
Shoot ’em ‘fore they run, now
Do the jerk, baby
Do the dirty now
Hey!
[Verse 1]
Put on your red dress
And then you go downtown, now
I said, buy yourself a shotgun, now
We’re going to break it down, baby, now
We’re going to load it up, baby, now
Then you shoot ’em ‘fore they run, now
[Chorus]
I said, shotgun!
Shoot ’em ‘fore they run, now
Do the jerk, baby
Do the dirty now
Hey
[Chorus]
I said, shotgun!
Shoot ’em ‘fore they run, now
Do the jerk, baby
Do the dirty now
Hey
[Verse 2]
Put on your high heel shoes
I said we’re going down here listen to ’em play the blues
We’re gonna dig potatoes
We’re gonna pick tomatoes
[Chorus]
I said, shotgun!
Shoot ’em ‘fore they run, now
Do the jerk, baby
Do the dirty now
Hey
[Outro]
I said it’s twine time
I said it’s twine time
I said it’s twine time
Hey, what did I say?
Meet Me In Montauk 
Not familiar with him, but always liked that sax solo in “Urgent.”🎷