This week – Seven versions of Staggerlee and a look at the origins of the song. Plus: A preview of harp-hero Carlos del Junco's brand new CD
1. Johnny Yard Dog Jones / Goin’ Home / Ain't Gonna
Worry (Earwig)
2. Guitar Shorty / Sugar Wugar / Roll Over Baby (Black
Top )
3. Chuck Miller / House of Blue Lights / VA: Your Hit
Parade - The 50s (Time-Life)
4. Lloyd Price / Stagger Lee / VA: 1959 (Time-Life)
5. Furry Lewis / Billy Lyons and Stack O'Lee / VA:
Blues Classics (MCA)
6. Mississippi John Hurt / Stagolee / Rediscovered
(Vanguard)
7. Archibald / Stack-a-Lee Part 2 / VA: Crescent City
Soul (EMI)
8. Professor Longhair / Stag-O-Lee / Fess: The
Professor Longhair Anthology (Rhino)
9. Curley Bridges / Stagger Lee / Keys to the Blues
(Electro-Fi)*
10. Michael Hill's Blues Mob / Stagolee/Perspective /
Have Mercy! (Alligator)
11. Louis Jordan / Have You Got the Gumption? / Let the
Good Times Roll Vol 5 (Bear Family)
12. Carlos Del Junco / Another Man Done Gone / Big Boy
(Big Reed)*
13. Steve Arvey & Kraig Kenning / Let the Good Times Roll