THE STORY OF STAGOLEE

1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries Podcast

Jon Hagadorn

Society & Culture, History

4.4 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 August 2021

⏱️ 25 minutes

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The story of folk hero Stagolee ( also known as Stagger Lee) is told thru many versions of the folk song Stagger Lee and tells the story of the murder of Billy Lyons by Stag Lee Shelton in St. Louis Missouri on Christmas Day of 1895. Get all of our shows at one website: https://.1001storiespodcast.com REVIEWS NEEDED . My email works as well for comments: [email protected] SUPPORT OUR SHOW BY BECOMING A PATRON! https://.patreon.com/1001storiesnetwork. Its time I started asking for support! Thank you. Its a few dollars a month OR a one time. (Any amount is appreciated). YOUR REVIEWS AND SUBSCRIPTIONS AT APPLE/ITUNES AND ALL ANDROID HOSTS ARE NEEDED AND APPRECIATED! LINKS BELOW... Open these links to enjoy our shows! APPLE USERS Catch 1001 Heroes on any Apple Device here (Free): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-heroes-legends-histories-mysteries-podcast/id956154836?mt=2 Catch 1001 CLASSIC SHORT STORIES at Apple Podcast App Now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-classic-short-stories-tales/id1078098622 Catch 1001 Stories for the Road at Apple Podcast now: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-stories-for-the-road/id1227478901 NEW Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-greatest-love-stories/id1485751552 Catch 1001 RADIO DAYS now at Apple iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-radio-days/id1405045413?mt=2 NEW 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre is now playing at Apple Podcasts! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-ghost-stories-tales-of-the-macabre/id1516332327 NEW Enjoy 1001 History's Best Storytellers (Interviews) on Apple Devices here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-historys-best-storytellers/id1483649026 NEW Enjoy 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories and The Best of Arthur Conan Doyle https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/1001-sherlock-holmes-stories-best-sir-arthur-conan/id1534427618 ANDROID USERS- 1001 Radio Days right here at Player.fm FREE: https://player.fm/series/1001-radio-days 1001 Classic Short Stories & Tales at Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/6rzDb5uFdOhfw5X6P5lkWn 1001 Heroes, Legends, Histories & Mysteries: https://castbox.fm/channel/1001-Heroes%2C-Legends%2C-Histories-%26-Mysteries-Podcast-id1323418?country=us 1001 Stories for the Road on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/1001-stories-for-the-road Enjoy 1001 Greatest Love Stories on Stitcher here: https://www.stitcher.com/s?fid=479022&refid=stpr. 1001 Ghost Stories & Tales of the Macabre on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5P4hV28LgpG89dRNMfSDKJ 1001 Sherlock Holmes Stories (& Tales from Arthur Conan Doyle) https://open.spotify.com/show/4dIgYvBwZVTN5ewF0JPaTK 1001 History's Best Storytellers: (interviews) on Stitcher https://www.stitcher.com/show/1001-historys-best-storytellers Catch ALL of our shows at one place by going to https://1001storiespodcast.com- our home website with Megaphone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The night was clear and the moon was yellow, and the leaves came tumbling down.
0:05.3	These are the lyrics to the version of the truly American blues ballad,
0:09.2	Staggily, that I first heard sung by Lloyd Price, and since then I've come across many versions,
0:15.4	because the song is one of those early blues and folk songs that just kept on being sung and
0:20.6	added too along the way. Like the House of the Rising Sun and the Ballad of John Henry,
0:26.2	these old ballads start with a real story, and the story is not often a known one,
0:30.9	and not always clear. When you start to search for that story, the history of it slowly begins to
0:36.5	come clear one piece at a time, like trying to put a large puzzling place, until in this case,
0:43.2	you find yourself standing on a street corner in the neighborhood of Deep Morgan in St. Louis
0:48.3	on Christmas night in 1895, right at the moment when Staggly Shelton pulled the trigger of his 44
0:55.2	and shot Billy Lyons in a fight over his steps in hat.
1:25.2	And Billy, two men who gathered late, died a lead through a double-fillish walk that he threw eight.
1:36.9	And Billy, don't finish, I can't let you go with that. You have one of them, but I have a brand new
1:46.4	that I haven't had.
1:48.7	Don't stop Staggly, win holes, and he got here 44, and I'm going to the bottom just to pay
1:58.8	that that I owe. Go Staggly, we got that now. Go Staggly, just play.
2:17.9	Welcome to another episode of 1,001 Heroes, Legends, Histories and Mysteries. This one titled
2:44.9	The Story of Staggly is from our history series, and takes us on a journey into the past to find
2:51.2	the real story behind the legendary Blues Ballad, Staggly. As it turns out, the basis of the song
2:57.9	is true. Stagg shot Billy in an argument over politics, one was a Republican, one was a Democrat,
3:05.1	and a steps in hat. The story of Staggly has been sung now for over a hundred years,
3:09.8	and it's been covered by hundreds of artists, mostly in the Blues and R&B genres.
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