Stagolee Shot Billy

by Cecil Brown

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674016262
• ISBN13: 9780674016262
• Release Date: September 2004
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.2"