| "Stack O' Lee Blues" | |
|---|---|
| Single by Waring's Pennsylvanians | |
| B-side | "Stavin' Change"[1] |
| Released | 1923 |
| Recorded | Camden, New Jersey, April 18, 1923 |
| Length | 3:21 |
| Label | Victor |
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Lopez (credited on single) |
"Stagger Lee" (Roud 4183), 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". A version by Lloyd Price reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1959.