In the comments to yesterday’s post about the true story behind Stack O’Lee / Stagger Lee, Michael M. hipped me to a whole lot more information about the story, including some excellent posts on his blog.

One of the most interesting chestnuts is that the house Lee Sheldon, aka ‘Stag’ Lee, lived in is still standing. Here’s a street view, courtesy of Google maps:

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And William Lyons is buried in St. Peter’s cemetary in Normandy, Missouri. Here’s a link to the grave:

FindAGrave.com

Check out Michael’s blog, Peripatetic Circumambulant, to dig deeper into what has become one of the most enduring ‘bad man’ songs in American music.