Stagger Lee (No.20)
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"Stagger Lee" is a popular blues folk song based on the murder of William 'Billy' Lyons by Stagger Lee Shelton.
The track has been covered by many different artists and it is known by several other variants.
Lloyd Price's version of the song topped the American pop and R&B Charts in 1958 selling over 1 million copies, it also peaked at No.7 on the UK Charts in February 1959 and is Lloyd Price's biggest hit song in the UK.