Speaking of the continually amazing 500songs, episode 76: “Stagger Lee” by Lloyd Price ( https://500songs.com/podcast/episode-76-stagger-lee-by-lloyd-price/) is absolutely fascinating and one of the best.
Episode 76: “Stagger Lee” by Lloyd PriceEpisode seventy-six of A History of Rock Music in Five Hundred Songs looks at “Stagger Lee” by Lloyd Price, and how a barroom fight 125 years ago led to a song performed by ev…A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs“Ah you mean the Nick Cave song? Isn’t that a ‘traditional’ tune?" There’s so, so much more to it.
Supplemental music should you choose to read the transcript rather than listen, or just want to hear even more: https://www.mixcloud.com/AndrewHickey/500-songs-supplemental-stagger-lee/
500 Songs Supplemental -- Stagger LeeA mixcloud playlist of the songs excerpted in episode seventy-six of my podcast "A History of Rock Music in 500 Songs". To hear that podcast, visit 500songs.com. This episode is on the song "Stagger Lee", by Lloyd Price, and also features Duke Ellington, Nick Cave, Neil Diamond, Mississippi John Hurt, Ma Rainey, and more.Mixcloud