Shotgun Red is a puppet best known as a co-host for the television talk show Nashville Now, which aired from 1983–1993 on The Nashville Network (TNN). Often appearing alongside the show's host Ralph Emery, Shotgun Red was performed by Steve Hall, a musician, comedian and voice artist who was born in Sheldon, Iowa. Hall died on December 28, 2018 at the age of 64 in his hometown of Brainerd, Minnesota, where he was taking a trip to go ice fishing. He died of natural causes.