Parallel Anthology Track 19 - Revision history

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	'''Skeeg-a-Lee Blues''' ''by Lovie Austin'' recorded in 1924 (according to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stackalee#Early_versions wikipedia]): [http://open.spotify.com/track/6UhsNfr3K4mEPA8Xx6rqsf Spotify]		'''Skeeg-a-Lee Blues''' ''by Lovie Austin'' recorded in 1924 (according to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stackalee#Early_versions wikipedia]): [http://open.spotify.com/track/6UhsNfr3K4mEPA8Xx6rqsf Spotify]
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−	~~''[http://media.smithsonianfolkways.org/liner_notes/folkways/FW02042.pdf Liner notes] treat this song as traditional.''~~

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   '''Stagolee''' ''by Cisco Houston''    recorded in 1954 (according to [http://www.folkways.si.edu/cisco-houston/hard-travelin/american-folk/music/album/smithsonian www.folkways.si.edu]): [http://open.spotify.com/track/4ESJuplP6vScqEyuEaG3tq Spotify]
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   ''[http://media.smithsonianfolkways.org/liner_notes/folkways/FW02042.pdf Liner notes] treat this song as traditional.''

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	'''Stack-O-Lee''' ''by The Fruit Jar Guzzlers'' recorded in 1928 (according to [http://www.78discography.com/Para030.htm www.78discography.com]): [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zk75HHsWpw YouTube]		'''Stack-O-Lee''' ''by The Fruit Jar Guzzlers'' recorded in 1928 (according to [http://www.78discography.com/Para030.htm www.78discography.com]): [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zk75HHsWpw YouTube]
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		+	''No claim to authorship/arrangement on record label''
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		+	'''Stagolee''' ''by Cisco Houston'' recorded in 1954 (according to [http://www.folkways.si.edu/cisco-houston/hard-travelin/american-folk/music/album/smithsonian www.folkways.si.edu]): [http://open.spotify.com/track/4ESJuplP6vScqEyuEaG3tq Spotify]
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		+	''[http://media.smithsonianfolkways.org/liner_notes/folkways/FW02042.pdf Liner notes] treat this song as traditional.''

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	== Alternative Versions ==		== Alternative Versions ==

−	'''Stack-O-Lee''' ''by The Fruit Jar Guzzlers'' recorded in ~~1927~~ (according to [http://www.78discography.com/Para030.htm www.78discography.com]): [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zk75HHsWpw YouTube]	+	'''Stack-O-Lee''' ''by The Fruit Jar Guzzlers'' recorded in 1928 (according to [http://www.78discography.com/Para030.htm www.78discography.com]): [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zk75HHsWpw YouTube]

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		+	== Alternative Versions ==
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		+	'''Stack-O-Lee''' ''by The Fruit Jar Guzzlers'' recorded in 1927 (according to [http://www.78discography.com/Para030.htm www.78discography.com]): [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zk75HHsWpw YouTube]

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	''Stackalee is, along with John Henry, the most important figure in afro-american oral traditions, one of the most persistent too, his legend being present in almost every new stage of developement of afro-american music in the 20th century. In a way he is the opposite of John Henry, his negative side, surely a “bad” man, with all the clichés of violence, gambling, booze and women surrounding him, but nevertheless became a “hero” for the black community, a symbol of resistance against white supremacy and racism.''		''Stackalee is, along with John Henry, the most important figure in afro-american oral traditions, one of the most persistent too, his legend being present in almost every new stage of developement of afro-american music in the 20th century. In a way he is the opposite of John Henry, his negative side, surely a “bad” man, with all the clichés of violence, gambling, booze and women surrounding him, but nevertheless became a “hero” for the black community, a symbol of resistance against white supremacy and racism.''
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		+	All of the above provides some grounds for doubting Hutchison's claim to authorship, and may be a basis for treating this composition as '''public domain'''.


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	''Stackalee is, along with John Henry, the most important figure in afro-american oral traditions, one of the most persistent too, his legend being present in almost every new stage of developement of afro-american music in the 20th century. In a way he is the opposite of John Henry, his negative side, surely a “bad” man, with all the clichés of violence, gambling, booze and women surrounding him, but nevertheless became a “hero” for the black community, a symbol of resistance against white supremacy and racism.''		''Stackalee is, along with John Henry, the most important figure in afro-american oral traditions, one of the most persistent too, his legend being present in almost every new stage of developement of afro-american music in the 20th century. In a way he is the opposite of John Henry, his negative side, surely a “bad” man, with all the clichés of violence, gambling, booze and women surrounding him, but nevertheless became a “hero” for the black community, a symbol of resistance against white supremacy and racism.''
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−	~~According to [http://www.staggerlee.com/pgs/history2.php www.staggerlee.com], the first reference to a performance of the song was in the Kansas City Leavenworth Herald on August 21 1897.~~
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−	[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyaeJEWiAik This version] from 1926 by Ma Rainey (credited to "Jasper Taylor-Williams" on [http://www.78discography.com/Para120.htm www.78discography.com] has some similarities in both lyrics and melody to the Hutchison version.	+	[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eyaeJEWiAik This version] from 1926 by Ma Rainey (credited to "Jasper Taylor-Williams" on [http://www.78discography.com/Para120.htm www.78discography.com]) has some similarities in both lyrics and melody to the Hutchison version.

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 ''The song was first recorded by Waring's Pennsylvanians in 1923, and became a hit. Another version was recorded later that year by Frank Westphal & His Regal Novelty Orchestra, and Herb Wiedoeft and his band recorded the song in 1924. Also in 1924, the first version with lyrics was recorded, as "Skeeg-a-Lee Blues", by Lovie Austin. Ma Rainey recorded the song the following year, with Louis Armstrong on cornet, and a notable version was recorded by Frank Hutchison in 1927.''
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 ''Stackalee is, along with John Henry, the most important figure in afro-american oral traditions, one of the most persistent too, his legend being present in  almost every new stage of developement of afro-american music in the 20th century. In a way he is the opposite of John Henry, his negative side, surely a “bad” man, with all the clichés of violence, gambling, booze and women surrounding him, but nevertheless became a “hero” for the black community, a symbol of resistance against white supremacy and racism.''
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-However, according to the [Where Dead Voices Gather] blog:
+However, according to the [http://theanthologyofamericanfolkmusic.blogspot.co.uk/2009/12/stackalee-frank-hutchison.html Where Dead Voices Gather] blog:
 ''Like the legend of John Henry, the story of Stackalee (a.k.a. Stackolee, Stack-O-Lee, or Stagger Lee) is believed to be based on historical fact. Lee Shelton was an African American cab driver and pimp who was convicted of the murder of William Lyons on December 24, 1895 in St. Louis, Missouri.''
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 ''The song was first recorded by Waring's Pennsylvanians in 1923, and became a hit. Another version was recorded later that year by Frank Westphal & His Regal Novelty Orchestra, and Herb Wiedoeft and his band recorded the song in 1924. Also in 1924, the first version with lyrics was recorded, as "Skeeg-a-Lee Blues", by Lovie Austin. Ma Rainey recorded the song the following year, with Louis Armstrong on cornet, and a notable version was recorded by Frank Hutchison in 1927.''
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