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Stagolee: A Digital Compendium – “They give him the road…” The 1920’s

Sing Out! Posted on Apr 29, 2013 by Patrick BlackmanOct 12, 2015

This is Chapter 4 of Stagolee: A Digital Compendium. Ā Ā See also Chapter 1, Chapter 2, Chapter 3, and Chapter 5 Introduction Our online compendium celebrating the great American folk song and tale ā€œStagoleeā€ has grown now and, though I’m not … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Cecil Brown, Duke Ellington, Frank Hutchinson, Frank Westphal, Fred Waring, Furry Lewis, Jerry H. Bryant, Long 'Cleve' Reed and Little Harvey Hull, Ma Rainey, Mississippi John Hurt, Stagolee

Stagolee: A Digital Compendium – “The Bucket of Blood”

Sing Out! Posted on Apr 8, 2013 by Patrick BlackmanAug 9, 2017

This is Chapter 3 of Stagolee: A Digital Compendium. Ā See also Chapter 1,Ā Chapter 2, Chapter 4, and Chapter 5 Caveat – While I will make every reasonable effort to maintain propriety and decorum in writing this post, the language and … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Black Panthers, Cecil Brown, Jerry H. Bryant, Johnny Otis, Nick Cave, R.L. Burnside, Samuel L. Jackson, Stack O'Lee, Stacker Lee, Stagger Lee, Stagolee, toasts

Stagolee: A Digital Compendium – “I’m in a World of Trouble”

Sing Out! Posted on Mar 18, 2013 by Patrick BlackmanOct 13, 2015

This is Chapter 2 of Stagolee: A Digital Compendium. Ā See also Chapter 1,Ā Ā Chapter 3, Chapter 4, and Chapter 5 Introduction In the introduction to the first chapter of this digital compendium, I claimed that today we can all look to … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Alan Lomax, Bama, Cecil Brown, Douglas Blackmon, Harry Oster, Hogman Maxey, Stagolee

“The baddest man in the whole damn town…”

Sing Out! Posted on Mar 16, 2013 by Patrick BlackmanJan 7, 2015

Friends, I’ve got a confession to make. Ā I’m white, but I love Stagolee. Ā And I don’t just mean the Grateful Dead’s ā€œStagger Leeā€, which was my gateway to the story – I love to hear them all. Ā I’ve been too … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Bad Leroy Brown, Bully of the Town, Cecil Brown, Elizabeth LaPrelle, Jim Croce, No More Kings, Stagolee, Tom Turpin

Ain’t gonna tell you no stories

Sing Out! Posted on Jan 31, 2012 by Ken BiggerJan 5, 2015

We’ll start today’s posts with some news accounts, to begin thinking about whether and how the facts matter to the song, and how the facts leave their traces, often in indirect ways, in the songs. Ā For the moment at least, … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Cecil Brown, eric von schmidt, Frankie and Albert, Frankie and Johnny, Leadbelly, Louis Armstrong, Rolf Cahn

Frankie and Albert

Sing Out! Posted on Jan 30, 2012 by Ken BiggerJan 5, 2015

The Frankie and Johnny mural in the House Lounge at the Missouri State Capitol ā€œFrankie and Johnnyā€ or ā€œFrankie and Albertā€ is the most popular and commercially successful murder ballad.Ā  I can’t think of a song that really comes remotely … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder Ballad Monday | Tagged Cecil Brown, confabulators, Eleanor Long-Wilgus, Frankie and Albert, Frankie and Johnny, Garrison Keillor, Guy Lombardo, John Hurt, King Oliver, Lonnie Donegan, New Lost City Ramblers, Taj Mahal, Van Morrison

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