Stagger Lee (other)
"Stagger Lee" is an American folk song based on the criminal Lee Shelton. Stagger Lee may also refer to: *" Stagger Lee (play)", stage play * Stagger Lee (wrestler), (born 1957), wrestling ring name of James Ware * Lee Marshall (announcer) (1949–2014), American professional wrestling announcer often referred to as "Stagger Lee" * Lee Shelton (1865–1912), an American murderer remembered in folklore as "Stagger Lee", among other variants See also *Stagga Lee Eric Newman (born July 4, 1977), better known by his stage name Stagga Lee, is an American rapper and DJ from Yonkers, New York. He began his career playing music at local parties and graduated to spinning records behind some of the biggest n ...

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". A version by Lloyd Price reached number one on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 in 1959. Background The historical Stagger Lee was Lee Shelton, an African American pimp living in St. Louis, Missouri, in the late 19th century. He was nicknamed Stag Lee or Stack Lee, with a variety of explanations being given: he was given the nickname because he "went stag", meaning he was without friends; he took the nickname from a well-known riverboat captain called Stack Lee; or, according to John and Alan Lomax, he took the name from a riverboat owned by the Lee family of Memphis called the ''Stack Lee'', which was known for its on-board prostitution. Shelton was well known locally as ...
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Stagger Lee (play)
''Stagger Lee'' is a musical written by Will Power and co-composed by Justin Ellington. According to BroadwayWorld.com, "''Stagger Lee'' was partially developed in workshops in collaboration with the Meadows School of the Arts, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas Dallas () is the third largest city in Texas and the largest city in the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 7.5 million people. It is the largest city in and seat of Dallas County w ... as a part of Will Power's Meadows Prize residency." The musical takes place in the 20th century and focuses on black urban myths and racism against African-American community. The play observes different mythical characters on a journey through generations as they strive to achieve the American Dream. References 2015 musicals {{2010s-play-stub ...
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Stagger Lee (wrestler)
James W. Ware, Jr. (born June 20, 1958), better known by his ring name Koko B. Ware is an American retired professional wrestler. He debuted in 1978 and became widely popular in 1986. He later went on to the World Wrestling Federation, where he went from strong mid-carder to jobber to the stars. "The Birdman" came to the ring with a blue-and-yellow macaw named Frankie, both flapping and dancing before and after his matches. Before joining the WWF, he was in several tag teams, most notably with Bobby Eaton in Memphis and with Norvell Austin (The PYT Express) in several promotions. In 1993, he lost the first ''Monday Night Raw'' match to Yokozuna. In 2009 he was inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Professional wrestling career Continental Wrestling Association (1978–1986) Early appearances (1978–1981) Ware spent his early days in the sport in the Mid-South, Georgia and other NWA territories. Early in his career, "Koko Ware" (as he was then known) did not find great s ...
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Lee Marshall (announcer)
Lee Marshall (born Marshall Aaron Mayer; November 28, 1949 – April 26, 2014) was an American professional wrestling announcer formerly of the American Wrestling Association (AWA), World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and Women of Wrestling (WOW!). Professional wrestling announcing World Wrestling Federation Marshall was briefly with the World Wrestling Federation as a ring announcer. He was the ring announcer the Los Angeles portion of WrestleMania 2. American Wrestling Association Marshall joined the broadcast team when the ''AWA Championship Wrestling'' show was on ESPN. World Championship Wrestling He later joined World Championship Wrestling (WCW), where he was known as "Stagger Lee". Marshall was the co-host of ''WCW Thunder'' alongside Bobby Heenan and Tony Schiavone. He interviewed and announced alongside Mike Tenay and Scott Hudson on ''WCW Saturday Night'' as well. A staple of ''WCW Monday Nitro'' was his regular cracking of "Weasel" jokes directed at Heenan, which wou ...
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Lee Shelton
Lee Shelton (March 16, 1865 – March 11, 1912), popularly known as "Stagolee," "Stagger Lee," "Stack-O-Lee," and other variations, was an American criminal who became a figure of folklore after murdering Billy Lyons on December 25th, 1895. The murder, reportedly motivated partially by the theft of Shelton's Stetson hat, made Shelton an icon of toughness and style in the minds of early folk and blues musicians, and inspired the popular folk song " Stagger Lee." The story endures in the many versions of the song that have circulated since the late 19th century. Background The historical Lee Shelton was an African American man born in 1865 in Texas. He later worked as a carriage driver in St. Louis, Missouri, where he gained a reputation as a pimp and gambler, and evidently served as a captain in a black "Four Hundred Club," a political and social club with a dubious reputation. He was not a common pimp — as described by Cecil Brown, "Lee Shelton belonged to a group of pimps know ...
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