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The Grateful Dead frequently played and eventually recorded a version of the tale which focuses on the fictionalized hours after the death of "Billy DeLyon", when Billy's wife Delia tracks down Stagger Lee in a local saloon and "she shot him in the balls" in revenge for Billy's death.
In the course of an argument, Billy snatched Lee’s Stetson hat from his head, whereupon Lee first struck and then shot him. Billy died of his wound shortly thereafter, and Lee was sentenced to a twenty-five-year prison term.
Aug 31, 2006 · Grateful Dead "Stagger Lee : Trust these hippie stalwarts to noodle away for eight-and-a-half minutes and invoke none of the power blues masters can in one-third the time. Found on:...
Feb 9, 2021 · “William Lyons, 25, a levee hand, was shot in the abdomen yesterday evening at 10 o’clock in the saloon of Bill Curtis, at Eleventh and Morgan Streets, by Lee Sheldon, a carriage driver. Lyons...
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Feb 27, 2020 · By 1910, Stagger Lee had become a living legend within the Mississippi area, and the musicologist John Lomax documented the first official recording of the song.
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Sep 13, 2023 · The lyrics describe a confrontation between the two, resulting in Stagger Lee shooting and killing Billy Lyons over a Stetson hat. Stagger Lee’s actions represent the darkest aspects of human nature.
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Jul 10, 2018 · This classic murder ballad has morphed into legend, attracting artists from Mississippi John Hurt to Duke Ellington, Woodie Guthrie, Taj Mahal, Bob Dylan, The Grateful Dead and Nick Cave and...
