BY Billy Lyons. David has maintained a good relation with several TV and movies star and according to them, David is very helpful and kind hearted guy. By signing up, you agree to the our terms and our Privacy Policy agreement. Shed died not long after Billy did, orphaning their three children: Marie, Leon, and Florence, the daughter from whom Myles and Johnson said they were descended. Lyons died of his injuries, and Shelton was charged, tried, and convicted of the murder in 1897. Lincoln in the Bardo features a myriad of charactersdead and alive, historical and imaginary who offer perspective and input on the story as it unfolds. John Russell David died almost exactly 75 years later at almost exactly the same agejust a few months past his 47th birthday. [6] The Killer Blues Headstone Project raised money to place a stone on his unmarked grave, and on April 14, 2013, a marker was laid during a public ceremony. Lee was arrested, tried, andafter two trialssentenced to twenty-five years in the Missouri State Penitentiary. Hugs, Chris. . Eventually, the two men got into a dispute, during which Lyons took Shelton's Stetson hat. The prolific Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent's cause of death was revealed after he passed away on Saturday (February 25), at the age of 92. Despite what had come to seem like long odds, when the spindles finally turned, the sounds that emerged were intelligible: Yes, I remember Stackalee, McKinney says, and David clearly thinks hes referring to the song. He is an actor and producer, known for Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989), Tron (1982) and Black Moon Rising (1986). Several of them knew their lineage as far back as Florence Lyons, but not her fathers famous name. Esio Magalhes Ator, palhao, diretor e professor no Barraco Teatro Campinas, SP. The origins of this tale begin with a Christmas Eve bar fight in Saint Louis in 1895. Billy Crudup photographed by Bronwen Sharp Vineyard Theatre Artistic Directors Douglas Aibel and Sarah Stern and Managing Director Suzanne Appel are pleased to release photos from the 40th Anniversary Gala hosted at The Edison Ballroom (240 West 47th Street). In his 2003 book Stagolee Shot Billy, based on his earlier doctoral dissertation on the subject, scholar Cecil Brown recounts the story of how the real "Stag" Lee became an iconic figure in . Billy "Spacey" Lyons is an Actor, Musician, Tattoo Artist and Motorcycle Enthusiast. According to them, Lyons had married a southern woman named Lena Northcross. For all of us who know and love him, it's our turn to . Researchers have tended to write that off as a likely error, though, since he was single at the time of his incarceration, according to penitentiary records. In John Russell Davids papers I found whats almost certainly the oldest published sheet musicStack-O-Lee (A True Story From Life), copyright 1910, by the cringe-worthily named Three White Kuhns. In a number of variations, even death itself is not the end for Stagger Lee. Killer Mike spoke about him on Hell of a Week with Charlamagne tha God on Comedy Central on October 8, 2022. After a century of vilification, its time to separate Lee Shelton the man from Stackolee the myth., A few Newspapers.com searches, however, reveal that Lee Shelton was indeed a serially violent man, even by the standards of the citys Bloody Third district. [1]:102. Keith's Cancer Fund. Now, the journalism of the day was appallingly poora hodgepodge of hack reporting, rumor, speculation, and opinion, seasoned liberally with racism. The story of bad Stagger Lee has continued to capture Americans, and then the worlds, imaginations for over 100 years. A Brief History of Stagger Lee and Billy Lyons, The 28th Sandy Beaches Cruise to Set Sail in 2024 With Initial Lineup Announcement, An Q&A with Otis Taylor, New Album BANJO Out Now, Watch: Animated Video for John Lee Hooker Hit Boom Boom, River Crests in Memphis, Downstream Still Faces Dangers, Bluescentric.com the shop for Blues, Soul, and Rock n Roll, Mick Kolassa Announces Essentials Series, Kicks Off With Babys Got Another Lover, Listen: New Bob Corritore & Friends Single What Kind of Man is This ft. Koko Taylor. Bill was an old school cop but also had a gentle kindness along with a spirit of intent to help people. We know from these statements that Lyons left . Billy pleads for his life, invoking his wife and young children, but Stag pitilessly executes him, usually with a .44. Interestingly, a single news item from 1896 includes the name of Stack Lees girlfriend, and its Lillie Moore. Lee Shelton himself, armed with a pistol and buoyed by drink on that Christmas night more than 120 years ago, certainly had no inkling that his rash act of violence would elevate him to the pantheon of mythical Americans. A Johnson `64 classmate who will be missed by all of us. For all their stylistic and thematic variety, the songs are nearly unanimous that Billy Lyons had a wife and kids. Dove-gray spats covered the tops of his St. Louis flats low-heeled shoes, with long, pointed, upswept toes, on each of which was a small mirror, designed to catch the light. According to the testimony given the Coroner, David writes in his dissertation, Lyons made no appeal for his wife and children. The Macks were not just 'urban strollers;' they presented themselves as objects to be observed. [8], The song tradition embellishes the story with sometimes inaccurate or fantastic details. 244 West 54th Street, 10th Floor Actor; Teaching Actor American Place Theatre 2006 - Present17 years Performer of APT's Literature to Life adaptation of Tim O'Brien's novel, The Things They. The discussion drifted to politics, and an argument was started, the conclusion of which was that Lyons snatched Sheldon's hat from his head. That bad man, cruel Stack O Lee, with the forty-four The scholar John W. Roberts says that such figures exist more as a projection than a role model, providing an expression of wish-fulfillment a safety valve or release. Into this historical moment strode Stack Lee Shelton, a notorious bad man with a memorable name who would leave your children fatherless if you tried to steal his Stetson hat. In addition to being a sporting circle, it strongly supported the citys Democratic Party. Lee threatened to shoot Billy unless he returned the hat forthwith: Billy refused. Myles and Johnson both died in the 80s, and neither had surviving children. Billy has 1 job listed on their profile. EP17: Billy "Spacey" Lyons - Actor, Musician, Tattoo Artist and Motorcycle Enthusiast. It Takes a Lunatic is his first film. He was paroled in 1909,[1] but was imprisoned again two years later for assault and robbery. On attempting to enter heaven, he is rebuffed at the gates by St. Peter: Says turn around, go down the other way, we dont. Odum. The latter indignantly demanded its return. Cecil Brown, author of 2003's Stagolee Shot Billy, has used the witness statements from Lyons' inquest to compile an account of the night's events. He will be missed! Slums were the natural result, and by the 1890s, 85 percent of the citys black population occupied only 2 percent of its space. Billy Lyons was the brother-in-law of Henry Bridgewater, an influential saloon owner and by some accounts the wealthiest Black man in St. Louis. Add or change photo on IMDbPro Add to list More at IMDbPro Contact info Agent info Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy 1 win & 1 nomination total Known for Emmerdale Farm 4.8 TV Series He was paroled in 1909, but returned to prison in 1911 for assault and robbery. She is beloved for her sweeping. [1]:23 He was nicknamed "Stag Lee" or "Stack Lee," possibly because he "went stag," meaning he was without friends, or took the nickname from a well-known riverboat captain called "Stack Lee." When I spied Billy de Lyon, he was lyin down on the floor Stack O Lee killed Billy de Lyon about a five-dollar Stetson hat Daniel Shor (born November 16, 1956) is an American actor, director, writer, and acting teacher with a career spanning over 40 years. Oh dat man, bad man, Stagolee done come. Hilary Mantel, one of Britains most revered novelists, died last year at the age of 70. He was nicknamed Stag Lee or Stack Lee, with a variety of explanations being given: he was given the nickname because he "went stag", meaning he was without friends; he took the nickname from a well-known riverboat captain called Stack Lee; or, according to John and Alan Lomax, he took the name from a riverboat owned by the Lee family of Memphis called the Stack Lee, which was known for its on-board prostitution. Ma Rainey and her band, (including a young Louis Armstrong on cornet), recordedStack OLee Blues in 1925. [1]:2425 A story appearing in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat in 1895 read: William Lyons, 25, a levee hand, was shot in the abdomen yesterday evening at 10 o'clock in the saloon of Bill Curtis, at Eleventh and Morgan Streets, by Lee Sheldon [sic], a carriage driver. And here is the tape of David interviewing Ed McKinney, an elderly musician with an encyclopedic knowledge of St. Louis history. All rights reserved, The Real Story Behind That Bad Man "Stagger Lee". Lee. Michael Douglas, Richard Gere, Susan Lucci, Eric Bogosian, John Leguizamo, Woodie King, Jr. New York, Documentary, Drama, Art, Biography. www.shodavision.com. 133 followers 134 connections. Author and music critic Greil Marcus explicitly ties the Stagger Lee archetype to Sly Stone and his album There's a Riot Goin' On in his book Mystery Train: Images of America in Rock 'n' Roll Music. Lyons is a graduate of Ithaca College (BFA Acting) and has performed both regionally and Off Broadway. Paulo Anes Poet Lisboa. There's even a love song, "Train In Vain," which the group cut on its . Police officer, how can it be? Principal photography began in April 2015 in Georgia.The film is a co-production between the United States, the . Lyons and Sheldon were friends and were talking together. At one point, David asks Myles when she first heard the family story about Stack Lee and Billy, and she says, Well, a song came out. When he invites Johnson to share the familys version of the legend, Johnson singsin a beautiful, mournful voicethe lyrics to Lloyd Prices number-one hit. 1,431 likes. Billy Lyons was the brother-in-law of Henry Bridgewater, an influential saloon owner and by some accounts the wealthiest Black man in St. Louis. John and Alan Lomax claimed that the nickname came from a riverboat owned by the Lee family of Memphis called the Stack Lee, which was known for its on-board prostitution. It had remained latent in his lungs for several years, but the chemotherapy he needed for a bone marrow transplant weakened his immune system, forcing him to take an enervating TB medicine. [10], The song was first recorded by Waring's Pennsylvanians in 1923, and became a hit. View Billy Lyons' profile on LinkedIn, the world's largest professional community. Billy "Spacey" Lyons is an Actor, Musician, Tattoo Artist and Motorcycle Enthusiast. Discover Molly Lyons's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. you can rest everybody but cruel Stack OLee? Upon Sheltons arrival in St. Louis he will at once report to Mr. James D. Anderson. It never came to that. The discussion grew increasingly heated, and fueled by a significant intake of spirits, Lee dented Billys derby, whereupon Billy grabbed the Stetson from Lees head. Hi, my name is Billy. Both parties, it seems, had been drinking and were feeling in exuberant spirits. As a man, the lowlife pimp and murderer Lee Shelton has all but sunk into obscurity. Annie I. Bang/Invision, via Associated Press. In 1987, retirement called and the two leased the restaurant for 25 years to a new owner, while retaining ownership of the . In 1931, folk great Woodie Guthrie sang a rendition of the song, likely adapted from John Hurts version, as the lyrics are very similar. 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