His real name was James Stagger/Stacker Lee Shelton.
All recordings under different names are coming from a nursery rhyme (12/1895) called Bad man Stack-O-Lee. So, it's not a traditional.
Archibal Gross (aka 'Archie Boy') who recorded Stag A'Lee (pt 1/pt 2) three times (Imperial 5068, May 1950; 5358, July 1955 and 5563, Jan. 1959 (all signed by Leon T. Gross, Sr.) was Billy Lyons' great-grandfather (of the 3rd generation).
Nowadays, no body knows if Billy died on 12/24/1895 or 12/25/1895.
I really think Billy died on 12/25/1895 due to his wounds on the Xmas Eve at least 2 hours after 10pm.
The first ever recording of Stak O' Lee Blues was cut circa 1900 by Long Cleve Reed & Little ('Papa') Harvey Hull - Down Home Boys (including Sunny Wilson) but unissued at the time until May 1927 on BLACK PATTI 8030-B (American Recording Company/ARC).
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