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tot_Ou_tard
January 21st, 2009, 08:07 AM
This version of Stagger Lee

http://www.jaronrovensky.com/tracks/Live_In_Camrose/07-StaggerLee.mp3

with our own Robert playing got me thinking of the many possible ways of playing this old tune.

The Grateful Dead (of course):

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Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds:

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The Black Keys (Stack Shot Billy):

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Mississippi John Hurt (double "Of Course"):


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Samuel L Jackson (Stack-O-Lee):

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RL Burnside during the same version (Stack-O-Lee):

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The Isley Brothers (Stagger Lee)

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Lloyd Price (Stagger Lee)

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R_of_G
January 21st, 2009, 08:25 AM
Good thread tot. I have long been collecting as many takes on the Stack & Billy story as I could find.

Don't forget this one...

The Clash - Wrong 'Em Boyo
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Which is really a cover of this one...

The Rulers - Wrong 'Em Boyo
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Ch0jin
January 21st, 2009, 07:46 PM
I don't have youtube access at work, and I don't know if they have a clip anyway, but Aussie band Magic Dirt do Stagger Lee too. It's interesting to hear it with a female vocal.

The Samual L Jackson version gave me chills in the cinema. I LOVE that version. the guitar sound is soooooooo nice.
tot_Ou_tard
January 21st, 2009, 08:28 PM
Good ones RoG!

We'll have to try to dig up a magic Dirt clip Chojin.
Jipes
January 22nd, 2009, 07:03 AM
There's two great version to add

1/ Taj Mahal is doing a killer one
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2/ Chris Whitley (my personnal musical heroe) with Jeff Lang on Dislocation Blues
http://www.last.fm/music/Chris%2BWhitley%2B%2526%2BJeff%2BLang/_/Stagger+Lee
tot_Ou_tard
January 22nd, 2009, 07:14 AM
Ah yes Jipes. Thanks, I should not have neglected Taj. He's the Good Man.

I had never heard the Chris Whitely & Jeff Lang version before. The 29 second clip that I could find was killer. Dislocation Blues was great as well.

It was worth starting this thread just to hear that.
Jipes
January 22nd, 2009, 07:22 AM
Ah yes Jipes. Thanks, I should not have neglected Taj. He's the Good Man.

I had never heard the Chris Whitely & Jeff Lang version before. The 29 second clip that I could find was killer. Dislocation Blues was great as well.

It was worth starting this thread just to hear that.

Don't get me started with Chris Whitley :rotflmao: otherwise the all Fret pages won't be enough space to tell how much I praise this artist :master: