Stackolee/Stagger Lee Myth

[sboydtaylor]

If you've ever hard "Billy Lyons and Stackolee" or "Staggerlee" (same myth, similar tune, two different songs) by Mississippi John Hurt, turns out it was a real incident. But Stag Lee shot Lyons because he took his hat and wouldn't give it back, not because he lost money at a dice game.

http://www3.clearlight.com/~acsa/stagroot.htm