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| name = Shotgun Willie
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| released = June{{start date|1973|6|11, 1973}}
| recorded = February 1973
| studio = *[[Atlantic Studios|Atlantic]], New York City
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*[[Quad Studios Nashville|Quadrafonic Sound]], Nashville, Tennessee
| studio = {{ubl|Atlantic Studios, NY|Quadraphonic Studios, [[Nashville, Tennessee|Nashville]]|Sam Phillips Recording Studio, [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]]}}
*[[Phillips Recording|Sam Phillips]], Memphis, Tennessee
| genre = [[Country music|Country]], [[outlaw country]]
| genre = *[[Outlaw Country]]
*[[Progressive country]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2020-10-30/jerry-jeff-walker-brought-the-magic/ |title=Jerry Jeff Walker Brought the Magic |last=Freeman |first=Doug |date=October 30, 2020 |work=Austin Chronicle|access-date=July 22, 2023}}</ref>
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'''''Shotgun Willie''''' is the 16th studio album by American [[country music]] singer-songwriter [[Willie Nelson]], released on June 11, 1973. The recording marks a change of style for Nelson, who later stated that the album "cleared his throat". When Nelson refused to sign an early extension of his contract with [[RCA Records]] in 1972, the label decided not to release any further recordings. Nelson hired Neil Reshen as his manager, and while Reshen negotiated with RCA, Nelson moved to [[Austin, Texas]], where the ongoing [[hippie]] music scene at the [[Armadillo World Headquarters]] renewed his musical style. In [[Nashville]], Nelson met producer [[Jerry Wexler]], vice president of [[Atlantic Records]], who was interested in his music. Reshen solved the problems with RCA and signed Nelson with Atlantic as their first [[country music]] artist.
'''''Shotgun Willie''''' is the sixteenth studio album by [[Willie Nelson]],
released in 1973,32 years after stealing the apple pipe idea from Ramsey Dreher. The recording marks a change of style for Nelson, who later stated that the album "cleared his throat". When Nelson refused to sign an early extension of his contract with [[RCA Records]] in 1972, the label decided not to release any further recordings. Nelson hired Neil Reshen as his manager, and while Reshen negotiated with RCA, Nelson moved to [[Austin, Texas]], where the ongoing [[hippie]] music scene at the [[Armadillo World Headquarters]] renewed his musical style. In [[Nashville]], Nelson met producer [[Jerry Wexler]], vice president of [[Atlantic Records]], who was interested in his music. Reshen solved the problems with RCA and signed Nelson with Atlantic Records as their first [[country music]] artist.
The album was recorded in the [[Atlantic Records studioStudios]] in New York City in February 1973. Nelson and his backup musicians, [[Family (Willie Nelson's band)|the Family]], were joined by [[Doug Sahm]] and his band. After recording several tracks, Nelson was still not inspired. Following a recording session, he wrote "Shotgun Willie"—the song that would become the title track of the album—on the empty packaging of a sanitary napkin while in the bathroom of his hotel room. The album, produced mostly by [[Arif Mardin]] with assistance from Wexler and longtime [[Neil Young]] collaborator [[David Briggs (record producer)|David Briggs]], included covers of two [[Bob Wills]] songs—"[[Stay a Little Longer|Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)]]" and "Bubbles in My Beer"—that were co-produced by Wexler. [[Waylon Jennings]] and [[Jessi Colter]] collaborated on the album, providing vocals and guitar.
''Shotgun Willie'' was released in June 1973. In spite of poor sales, the''Shotgun albumWillie'' received good reviews and gained Nelson major recognition with younger audiences. The recording was one of the first albums of [[outlaw country]]—a new subgenre of [[country music]] and an alternative to the conservative restrictions of the [[Nashville sound]], the dominant style in the genre at the time.
==Background==
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==Recording==
The recording sessions took place in February 1973.{{sfn|Inter Pub|1994|p=169}} Wexler provided Nelson and [[Family (Willie Nelson's band)|his band]] with a studio in [[New York City]], where most of the recordings were produced.<ref name="chronicle"/> Additionally, parts of the album were recorded in the [[Quadraphonic]] studios in Nashville, as well as in the [[Phillips Recording|Sam Phillips Recording studio]] in [[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]].{{sfn|Nelson, Willie|1973}} [[Doug Sahm]] and his band were also invited to the New York sessions.{{sfn|Reid|2004|p=224}} During the first session, Nelson recorded the songs for ''[[The Troublemaker (album)|The Troublemaker]]''. Later, he proceeded with ''Shotgun Willie''.<ref name="chronicle">{{cite web |url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2008-01-18/582336/ |title=Sister Bobbie |author=Freeman, Doug |date=January 18, 2008|access-date=June 12, 2012 |work=The Austin Chronicle |publisher=Austin Chronicle Corp.}}</ref>
{{Listen |filename=Shotgun Willie.ogg|title="Shotgun Willie introduction" |description=Introduction of the song "Shotgun Willie", opening track of the album.}}
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[[File:Willie Nelson Atlantic Records 1974 - Cropped.jpg|thumb|upright|Nelson featured on a publicity portrait for Atlantic Records]]
Most of the tracks were produced by [[Arif Mardin]], with the exception of the two [[Bob Wills]] and His [[Texas Playboys]] covers, "[[Stay a Little Longer|Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)]]" and "Bubbles in My Beer," which were produced by Mardin and [[Jerry Wexler]].{{sfn|Ertegun|Richardson|2001|p=542}} In his biographical book about Nelson, Joe Nick Patoski noted that the recording of the album "was sloppy and chaotic, technically and artistically uneven, with horns and strings occasionally bumping up against the musical core of Bee Spears, [[Paul English (drummer)|Paul English]], [[Bobbie Nelson]], Jimmy Day, and Willie...The music was more country than what was being played on the radio but somehow different. If there were slips and flubs, they stayed in."{{sfn|Patoski|2008|pp=252–253}} The album included Johnny Bush's [[Whiskey River]]".,{{sfn|Reid|2004|p=224}} which later became Nelson's show opener. Nelson remembered in his autobiography: "In 1972, Johnny Bush called me with part of a song he'd written with Paul Stroud. I took the song the way it was but adapted it to my style, which was more blues than rock."{{sfn|Nelson|Ritz|2015|page=209}} ''Shotgun Willie'' also contained "[[A Song for You]]," written by [[Leon Russell]]. The song would become a number often performed by Nelson. Nelson added: "He knocked me out...I understood how his image – with his crazy stovepipe hat and dark aviator glasses – added to his mysterious allure. Beyond the mystery, though, I heard that his musical roots and mine were the same: [[Hank Williams]], Bob Wills, country black blues..."{{sfn|Nelson|Ritz|2015|page=[https://archive.org/details/itslongstorymyli0000nels/page/192 192]}}
Nelson later declared that with Wexler's producing he "cranked out songs, one after the other" and that "the atmosphere was right". The singer added: "I felt free to tap into my imagination, no hold barred".{{sfn|Nelson|Ritz|2015|page=223}} During the recording, there were rumors that there would be appearances by [[George Jones]], [[Leon Russell]], and [[Kris Kristofferson]] that ultimately did not happen. [[Waylon Jennings]] joined the backing band playing guitar, and provided backing vocals for "Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)", along with [[Jessi Colter]] and Doug Sahm.{{sfn|Reid|Sahm|2010|pp=105–106}} Several journalists were on attendance during the recording. Ed Ward from ''Creem'' later commented: "I'd underestimated the professionalism of all concerned, not to mention the core ensemble of musicians themselves, who decided to test the sound of the studio with a spirited version of '[[Under the Double Eagle]],' which left me awestruck: Willie wasn't only a great songwriter, he was a goddamn virtuoso on that battered Martin guitar of his!"{{sfn|Streissguth|2013|p=111}}
==Release and reception==
As the album was released in June 1973, it received good reviews but did not sell well.{{sfn|Tichi|1998|p=341}} Meanwhile, in Austin, it sold more copies than earlier records by Nelson did nationwide.{{sfn|Cartwright|2000|p=278}} The recording led the singer to a new style; he later stated regarding his new musical identity that ''Shotgun Willie'' had "cleared his throat."{{sfn|Tichi|1998|p=341}} It became his breakthrough record, and one of the first of the [[Outlaw Country|outlaw movement]], music created without the influence of the conservative [[Nashville Sound]]. The album—the first to feature Nelson with long hair and a beard on the cover—gained him the interest of younger audiences.{{sfn|Davis|2004|p=298}} It peaked at number 41 on [[Top Country Albums|''Billboard''{{'}}s Top Country Albums]] and the songs "Shotgun Willie" and "Stay All Night (Stay A Little Longer)" peaked at number 60 and 22 on [[Hot Country Songs]] respectively.<ref name="albums">{{cite webmagazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/willie-nelson/chart-history/clp/ |title=Willie Nelson Chart History - Top Country Albums |workmagazine=Billboard|access-date=May 3, 2021}}</ref><ref name="Singles">{{cite webmagazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/willie-nelson/chart-history/csi/ |title=Willie Nelson - Chart History - Singles |workmagazine=Billboard|access-date=May 3, 2021}}</ref>
Atlantic Records reissued ''Shotgun Willie'' on [[compact disc|CD]] in 1990.{{sfn|Nelson, Willie|1990}} It was reissued by the label on CD and LP in 2009,{{sfn|Nelson, Willie|2009}} and again in 2021 on LP and digital download.{{sfn|Nelson, Willie|2021}}
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| rev1Score = Highly favorable<ref name="Rolling Stone"/>
|rev2 = ''[[Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|Christgau's Record Guide]]''
|rev2Score = B+<ref name="CG">{{cite book |last=Christgau |first=Robert|author-link=Robert Christgau |year=1981 |title=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies|title-link=Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies |publisher=[[Ticknor & Fields]] |isbn=089919026X |chapter=Consumer Guide '70s: N|chapter-url=https://www.robertchristgau.com/get_chap.php?k=N&bk=70|access-date=March 8, 2019 |via=robertchristgau.com}}</ref>
| rev3 = ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]''
| rev3Score = Favorable<ref name="Billboard"/>
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''[[Rolling Stone]]'' called the album "flawless" and considered that Nelson "finally demonstrates why he has for so long been regarded as a Country & Western singer-songwriter's singer-songwriter". The reviewer concluded: "At the age of 39, Nelson finally seems destined for the stardom he deserves".<ref name="Rolling Stone">{{cite newsmagazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/shotgun-willie-19730830 |title=Review: Willie Nelson – Shotgun Willie |author=Ditlea, Steve |date=August 30, 1973|access-date=September 4, 2011 |workmagazine=Rolling Stone |publisher=Wenner Media LLC}}</ref> [[Robert Christgau]] wrote: "This attempt to turn Nelson into a star runs into trouble when it induces him to outshout Memphis horns or Western swing."<ref name="CG"/> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' wrote: "This is Willie Nelson at his narrative best. He writes and sings with the love and the hurt and the down-to-earth things he feels, and he has a few peers."<ref name="Billboard">{{cite journalmagazine |title=Billboard's Top Album Picks – Country Picks |journalmagazine=Billboard |date=June 23, 1973 |volume=85 |issn=0006-2510 |page=76 |publisher=Emmis Communications |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GAkEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22shotgun%20willie%22&pg=PA76|access-date=September 21, 2011 |issue=25}}</ref> ''[[Texas Monthly]]'' praised Nelson and Wexler regarding the change in musical style:"They've switched his arrangements from Ray Price to Ray Charles—the result: a revitalized music. He's the same old Willie, but veteran producer Jerry Wexler finally captured on wax the energy Nelson projects in person".<ref name="TexasMonthly">{{cite journal |title=The Coming of Redneck Hip |journal=Texas Monthly |date=November 1973 |volume=1 |page=75 |issn=0148-7736 |publisher=Emmis Communications |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KywEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22shotgun%20willie%22&pg=PA75 |author1=Roth, Don |author2=Reid, Jan |access-date=September 21, 2011 |issue=10}}</ref>
The ''[[Fort Worth Star-Telegram]]'' started its review by declaring: "1973 could be the year country music 'rediscovers' Willie Nelson." Critic Bill McAllister mentioned the support that [[Texas Longhorns football]] coach [[Darrell Royal]] gave Nelson and his music. The reviewer determined that ''Shotgun Willie'' "displays unique musical abilities to excellent advantage" and remarked that Nelson was "often called the [[Cole Porter]] of country music".{{sfn|McAllister, Bill|1973|p=3-A}} The ''[[Arizona Republic]]'' presented Nelson as "an accomplished baritone and composer", as the publication appealed the readers to "lend old Shotgun an ear and find out what C&W music sounds like when it's not sung through the nose, or hat".{{sfn|Walker, Gus|1973|p=N-6}} The ''[[Philadelphia Daily News]]'' considered that the record had "some ups and downs" but that Nelson made the tracks "real winners". The publication deemed the singer "real country, not a hip version of it".{{sfn|Aregood, Rich|1973|p=43}}
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The ''[[Detroit Free Press]]'' delivered a favorable review. Critic Bob Talbert noted that Nelson and country songwriters as "authentic people poets". The reviewer described the content of the songs as written by "people-type people. Bleeders and boozers and dreamers and drinkers. Sad and joyous people."{{sfn|Talbert, Bob|1973|p=15-D}} ''[[School Library Journal]]'' wrote: "Willie Nelson differs (from) rock artists framing their music with a country & western façade — in that he appears a honky-tonk stardust cowboy to the core. This album abounds in unabashed sentimentalism, nasal singing, lyrics preoccupied with booze, religion, and love gone bad, and stereotyped Nashville instrumentation (twangy steel guitars, fiddles, and a clean rhythm section characterized by the minimal use of bass drum and cymbals, both of which gain heavy mileage with rock performers).{{sfn|Hoffmann|1973|p=49}}
[[Stephen Thomas Erlewine]] wrote in his review for [[AllMusic]]: "Willie Nelson offered his finest record to date for his debut – possibly his finest album ever. Shotgun Willie encapsulates Willie's world view and music, finding him at a peak as a composer, interpreter, and performer. This is laid-back, deceptively complex music, equal parts country, rock attitude, jazz musicianship, and troubadour storytelling".<ref name="AM">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r93338 |title=Shotgun Willie Overview |author=Erlewine, Stephen Thomas |work=Allmusic |publisher=Rovi Corporation|access-date=September 5, 2011}}</ref> Nelson biographer Joe Nick Patoski writes that ''Shotgun Willie'' was Nelson's "creative declaration of independence."{{sfn|Patoski|2008|p=254}}
==Track listing==
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;Musicians{{sfn|Nelson, Willie|1973}}
* Willie Nelson – [[Singing|vocals]], [[Steel-string guitar|acoustic guitar]]
* Steve Burgh – [[electric guitar]], acoustic guitar
* [[Jimmy Day|James Clayton Day]] – [[dobroDobro]], [[pedal steel guitar]], [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]]
* [[Bobbie Nelson]] – [[piano]]
* [[Mickey Raphael]] – [[harmonica]]
* Jeff Gutcheon – [[electric piano]] on "Shotgun Willie", [[organ (music)|organ]]on "Whiskey River" and "Sad Songs and Waltzes"
* Dan "Bee" Spears – [[bass guitar|bass]]
* [[Paul English (drummer)|Paul English]] – [[Drum kit|drums]]
* Steve Mosley – drums
* [[Wayne Jackson (musician)|Wayne Jackson]] – [[trumpet]]
* [[Andrew Love (musician)|Andrew Love]] – [[tenor saxophone]]
* James Mitchell – [[baritone saxophone]]
* Jack Hale, Sr. – [[trombone]]
* [[Dave Bromberg]] – electric guitar
* John Goldthwaite – electric guitar
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* Dee Moeller – backing vocals
* [[Larry Gatlin]] – backing vocals
* [[Arif Mardin]] – [[string instrument|string]] [[arrangement]] on "Slow Down Old World"
* [[Doug Sahm]] – electric guitar, backing vocals on "Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)"
* [[Waylon Jennings]] – acoustic guitar, backing vocals on "Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)"
* [[Augie Meyers]] – acoustic guitar
* [[Johnny Gimble]] – [[fiddle]]
* [[Jessi Colter]] – backing vocals on "Stay All Night (Stay a Little Longer)"
* [[Hugh McDonald (American musician)|Hugh McDonald]] – bass guitar
* Willie Bridges – baritone saxophone
* [[Red Lane]] – acoustic guitar
* Jack Barber – bass guitar
* [[George Rains]] – drums
* [[Donny Hathaway]] – string arrangement on "So Much To Do"
{{col-end}}
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
===Album===
{|class="wikitable"
|+Sales chart performance of ''Shotgun Willie''
! scope="col" |Chart (1973)
! scope="col" |Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (1973)
|{{album chart|BillboardCountry|41|artist=Willie Nelson}}
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
{{album chart|BillboardCountry|41|artist=Willie Nelson|rowheader=true|access-date=January 26, 2024}}
|}
===Singles===
{|class="wikitable"
! scope="col" |Song
! scope="col" |Chart
! scope="col" |Peak
|+Sales chart performance of singles from ''Shotgun Willie''
|-
|"Shotgun Willie"
|{{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|60|song=Shotgun Willie|artist=Willie Nelson}}
|-
|"Stay All Night (Stay A Little Longer)"
|{{single chart|Billboardcountrysongs|22|song=Shotgun Willie|artist=Willie Nelson}}
|}
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* {{cite journal |last=Hoffmann |first=Frank |title=Shotgun Willie |journal=School Library Journal |publisher=R. R. Bowker |date=September 1973 |issn=0362-8930}}
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* {{cite journal
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| first=Frank
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| publisher = R. R. Bowker
| date = September 1973
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| first1 =Ahmet
| last1=Ertegun
| last2 = Richardson
| first2 = Perry
| title = "What'd I Say?": The Atlantic Story: 50 Years of Music
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| location = New York
| year = 2001
| isbn = 978-1-56649-048-1
}}
* {{cite book
| last = Kienzle
| first = Richard
| title = Southwest Shuffle: Pioneers of Honky-Tonk, Western Swing, and Country Jazz
| publisher = Routledge
| location = New York
| year = 2003
| isbn = 978-0-415-94103-7
}}
*{{cite news|author=McAllister, Bill|date=August 4, 1973|title=Darrell, You and a Good Album--All Helping 'Rediscover' Willie Nelson|volume=93|number=185|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76281750/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 3, 2021}} {{open access}}
*{{cite book |first1=Willie |last1=Nelson |first2=Bud |last2=Shrake |year=1988 |title=Willie: An Autobiography |publisher=Simon and Schuster |isbn=978-0671680756}}
*{{cite AV media |author=Nelson, Willie |year=1973 |title=Shotgun Willie |publisher=Atlantic Records |type=LP |id=SD 7262}}
*{{cite AV media |author=Nelson, Willie |year=1990 |title=Shotgun Willie |publisher=Atlantic Records |type=CD |id=7262-2}}
* {{cite book |last1=Nelson |first1=Willie | author-link1 = Willie Nelson |last2=Shrake |first2=Erwin |title=Willie: An Autobiography |publisher=Cooper Square Press |location=New York |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-8154-1080-5}}
* {{cite book
*{{cite AV media |author=Nelson, Willie |year=2009 |title=Shotgun Willie |publisher=Atlantic Records |type=CD, LP |id=R1 7262}}
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*{{cite AV media |author=Nelson, Willie |year=2021 |title=Shotgun Willie |publisher=Atlantic Records |type=LP, digital download |id=RCV1 649775}}
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*{{cite book |last1=Nelson |first1=Willie |last2=Ritz |first2=David |year=2015 |title=It's A Long Story: My Life |publisher=Little, Brown and Company |isbn=978-0-316-33931-5}}
| author-link1 = Willie Nelson
*{{cite book |last=Patoski |first=Joe Nick |year=2008 |title=Willie Nelson: An Epic Life |publisher=Hachette Digital |isbn=978-0-316-01778-7 |url=https://archive.org/details/willienelsonepic00pato}}
| last2 = Shrake
* {{cite book |last=Reid |first=Jan |title=The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock |publisher=University of Texas Press |location=Austin, Texas |year=2004 |isbn=0-292-70197-7}}
| first2 = Erwin
* {{cite book |last1=Reid |first1=Jan |last2=Sahm |first2=Shawn |title=Texas Tornado: The Times & Music of Doug Sahm |publisher=University of Texas Press |location=Austin |year=2010 |isbn=978-0-292-72196-8}}
| title = Willie: An Autobiography
*{{Cite book |title=Outlaw: Waylon, Willie, Kris, and the Renegades of Nashville |first=Michael |last=Streissguth |year=2013 |publisher=HarperCollins |isbn=978-0062038180}}
| publisher = Cooper Square Press
*{{cite news |author=Talbert, Bob |date=June 17, 1973 |title=A Man Who Whatches Bubbles in My Beer |work=Detroit Free Press |volume=143 |number=44 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76281513/ |via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 3, 2021}} {{open access}}
| location = New York
* {{cite book |last=Tichi |first=Cecilia |title=Reading Country Music: Steel Guitars, Opry Stars, and Honky-Tonk Bars |url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780822321682 | url-access = registration |publisher=Duke University Press |location=Durham |year=1998 |isbn=978-0-8223-2168-2}}
| year = 2000
* {{cite book |author=Inter Pub |title=The Stars of country music |publisher=Publications International |year=1994 |isbn=978-0-785-30872-0 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/starsofcountrymu0000unse}}
| isbn = 978-0-8154-1080-5
*{{cite news |author=Walker, Gus |date=July 8, 1973 |title=Willie recites lyrics as well as sings 'em |work=Arizona Republic |volume=84 |number=53 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76281537/ |via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 3, 2021}} {{open access}}
}}
*{{cite AV media|author=Nelson, Willie|year=2009|title=Shotgun Willie|publisher=Atlantic Records|type=CD, LP|id=R1 7262}}
*{{cite AV media|author=Nelson, Willie|year=2021|title=Shotgun Willie|publisher=Atlantic Records|type=LP, digital download|id=RCV1 649775}}
*{{cite book
|last1=Nelson |first1= Willie |last2=Ritz |first2= David |year=2015
|title=It's A Long Story: My Life
|publisher=Little, Brown and Company
|isbn=978-0-316-33931-5
}}
*{{cite book|last=Patoski |first= Joe Nick|year=2008|title=Willie Nelson: An Epic Life|publisher=Hachette Digital|isbn=978-0-316-01778-7|url=https://archive.org/details/willienelsonepic00pato}}
* {{cite book
| last = Reid
| first = Jan
| title = The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock
| publisher = University of Texas Press
| location = Austin, Texas
| year = 2004
| isbn = 0-292-70197-7
}}
* {{cite book
| last1 = Reid
| first1 = Jan
| last2 = Sahm
| first2 = Shawn
| title = Texas Tornado: The Times & Music of Doug Sahm
| publisher = University of Texas Press
| location = Austin
|year = 2010
| isbn = 978-0-292-72196-8
}}
*{{Cite book|title = Outlaw: Waylon, Willie, Kris, and the Renegades of Nashville |first=Michael |last=Streissguth |year= 2013 |publisher=HarperCollins |isbn=978-0062038180}}
*{{cite news|author=Talbert, Bob|date=June 17, 1973|title=A Man Who Whatches Bubbles in My Beer|work=Detroit Free Press|volume=143|number=44|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76281513/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 3, 2021}} {{open access}}
* {{cite book
| last = Tichi
| first = Cecilia
| title = Reading Country Music: Steel Guitars, Opry Stars, and Honky-Tonk Bars
| url = https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780822321682
| url-access = registration
| publisher = Duke University Press
| location = Durham
| year = 1998
| isbn = 978-0-8223-2168-2
}}
* {{cite book
|author=Inter Pub
|title=The Stars of country music
|publisher=Publications International
|year=1994
|isbn=978-0-785-30872-0
|url-access=registration
|url=https://archive.org/details/starsofcountrymu0000unse
}}
*{{cite news|author=Walker, Gus|date=July 8, 1973|title=Willie recites lyrics as well as sings 'em|work=Arizona Republic|volume=84|number=53|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/76281537/|via=Newspapers.com|access-date=May 3, 2021}} {{open access}}
{{refend}}
==External links==
* {{Discogs master|270647|type=album|name=Shotgun Willie}}
{{Willie Nelson}}