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Stagolee Shot Billy (Paperback)
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Stagolee Shot Billy (Paperback)
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Although his story has been told countless times--by performers
from Ma Rainey, Cab Calloway, and the Isley Brothers to Ike and
Tina Turner, James Brown, and Taj Mahal--no one seems to know who
Stagolee really is. Stack Lee? Stagger Lee? He has gone by all
these names in the ballad that has kept his exploits before us for
over a century. Delving into a subculture of St. Louis known as
"Deep Morgan," Cecil Brown emerges with the facts behind the legend
to unfold the mystery of Stack Lee and the incident that led to
murder in 1895. How the legend grew is a story in itself, and Brown
tracks it through variants of the song "Stack Lee"--from early
ragtime versions of the '20s, to Mississippi John Hurt's rendition
in the '30s, to John Lomax's 1940s prison versions, to
interpretations by Lloyd Price, James Brown, and Wilson Pickett,
right up to the hip-hop renderings of the '90s. Drawing upon the
works of James Baldwin, Richard Wright, and Ralph Ellison, Brown
describes the powerful influence of a legend bigger than
literature, one whose transformation reflects changing views of
black musical forms, and African Americans' altered attitudes
toward black male identity, gender, and police brutality. This book
takes you to the heart of America, into the soul and circumstances
of a legend that has conveyed a painful and elusive truth about our
culture.
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