@putmyspellonyou

What I find most fascinating about practically all retelling of the #staggerlee event is how they feel compelled to add the detail of the shattered mirror.

On Christmas 1895, riverboat gambler William "Stack" Lee shot and killed William Lyons in a St Louis saloon in a dispute over a Stetson hat. The take quickly entered folklore and song. In different telling, the titular character can be a hero, anti hero and outlaw, a 20th century manifestation of the Trickster, defying convention and blending the lines between failure and triumph. Here's a few favourite versions, taking the take from ballad to folk hero.

#StaggerLee #Trickster #Blues #Jazz

Still stuck in a Nick Cave-Hole,
what are you listening to?

#onrepeat #nickcave #badseeds #weepingsong #staggerlee