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Stagger Lee. " Stagger Lee ", also known as " Stagolee " and other variants, is a popular American folk song about the murder of Billy Lyons by "Stag" Lee Shelton, in St. Louis, Missouri, at Christmas 1895. The song was first published in 1911 and first recorded in 1923, by Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians, titled "Stack O' Lee Blues".
Apr 29, 2008 · Listen to the first censored rock n roll record to be a n°1 hit by Lloyd Price, based on a true story of murder and gambling.
As a man, the lowlife pimp and murderer Lee Shelton has all but sunk into obscurity. However, as raised up by more than a century of popular culture, the righteous killer Stagger Lee has become an icon to generations, who see in the folk character a defiance of authority, pride of self, and strength in the face of adversity. On Christmas Eve ...
Apr 1, 2010 · 1895. The legend of “Stagger Lee” is born. On Christmas night 1895, a barroom argument between two men—one named Billy and another named "Stag" Lee—takes place, leading to murder. The killing...
Feb 9, 2021 · ‘Stagger Lee’: The Strange Story Of A Folk Legend. This blues classic has gone by many names, but perhaps the best known version is Lloyd Price’s ’Stagger Lee’ that topped the US Hot 100 in...
May 9, 2011 · The feud between Stagger Lee and Billy Lyons is as legendary as the one between the Hatfields and the McCoys; a truly American folk tale, retold countless times, about Stagger shooting Billy Lyons over, varyingly, a Stetson hat, a woman, a gambling debt, politics, or simply because Stagger was that mean of a man.
Feb 27, 2020 · / Features. The True Story of Stagger Lee, the Most Sung-About Badass in Music. "Mr. Motherfucker, you know who I am?" The_Phoenician [UG Writer] Feb 27, 2020 03:51 PM. 3,482 views · 11...
