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Stagger Lee Lyrics: The night was clear and the moon was yellow / And the leaves came tumbling down / I was standing on the corner / When I heard my bulldog bark / He was barking at the two men...
"Stagger Lee" Single by Lloyd Price; B-side "You Need Love" Released: November 1958 () Recorded: New York City, September 11, 1958: Genre: New Orleans R&B: Length: 2: 20: Label: ABC-Paramount: Songwriter(s) Lloyd Price, Harold Logan (credited on single) Producer(s) Don Costa: Lloyd Price singles chronology
- "Stavin' Change"
- Camden, New Jersey, April 18, 1923
- 3:21
- 1923
Feb 26, 1992 · Stagger Lee [Collectables] by Lloyd Price released in 1992. Find album reviews, track lists, credits, awards and more at AllMusic.
lyrics. Songfacts®: Lloyd Price recorded two versions of this song. The first had Stagger Lee and Billy gambling (Stagger Lee shot Billy at the end), the second, rushed out by ABC-Paramount after hearing complaints from radio listeners, had Stagger Lee and Billy arguing over a girlfriend, who goes back to Stagger at the end.
May 15, 2024 · The song “Stagger Lee” by Lloyd Price is both a classic R&B track and an iconic American folk tune. Released in 1958, it tells the infamous story of Stagger Lee and Billy, two men engaged in a high-stakes gambling game that takes a deadly turn. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of the night, with the moon shining and leaves falling.
