Stack A Lee
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"Stack A Lee" is a traditional American folk and blues ballad about the outlaw Stagger Lee, famously covered by numerous artists across the 20th century.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
blues ballad
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song ⓘ traditional American folk song ⓘ |
| basedOn | killing of Billy Lyons by Lee Shelton ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Stack O Lee Blues
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Stack-O-Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Stackalee NERFINISHED ⓘ Stacker Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Stackerlee NERFINISHED ⓘ Stagger Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Stagolee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCulturalOrigin | African American oral tradition ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
blues
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folk ⓘ murder ballad ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
Stack-O-Lee
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Stackerlee NERFINISHED ⓘ Stagger Lee NERFINISHED ⓘ Stagolee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
badman folklore hero
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hat dispute ⓘ saloon violence ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecordingBy |
Beck
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Bob Dylan NERFINISHED ⓘ Dr. John NERFINISHED ⓘ Furry Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Grateful Dead NERFINISHED ⓘ Ike & Tina Turner NERFINISHED ⓘ James Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ Lloyd Price NERFINISHED ⓘ Ma Rainey NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi John Hurt NERFINISHED ⓘ Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds NERFINISHED ⓘ Professor Longhair NERFINISHED ⓘ Taj Mahal NERFINISHED ⓘ The Black Keys NERFINISHED ⓘ The Clash NERFINISHED ⓘ The Isley Brothers NERFINISHED ⓘ Wilson Pickett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting | St. Louis, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
barroom confrontation
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gambling dispute ⓘ murder ⓘ outlaw ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriodDepicted | 1890s ⓘ |
| influenced | later blues and rock interpretations of outlaw figures ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American folk music canon ⓘ |
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