"Stacker Lee" is usually written as "Stack O'Lee", though I've seen it with different spellings (e.g. "Stagger Lee") so perhaps it's just as well the way you have it. In the old blues song about Stack O'Lee, it's Billy Lyons (sometimes Billy De Lyon) who buys the stetson hat and who gets shot by Stack O'Lee, ostensibly over the hat. I like how Billy Lyons gets him back this time :)
Anyone know the presumably pre-existing story about Louis Collins and Delia?
tpeverett, what is "peter killed the dragon"? Is it a Josh Ritter song?
nsteinme: Yep, "Peter Killed the Dragon" is a song off Josh's 2007 EP: "Live at the Record Exchange" and that same line references doubt about God on both songs.
nsteinme: Yep, "Peter Killed the Dragon" is a song off Josh's 2007 EP: "Live at the Record Exchange" and that same line references doubt about God on both songs.
Delia was the name of Billy's wife; while Louis Collins is from another folk song's murder victim - where the women all 'dress in red'. Ritter loves finding parallels - check out his references to Casey at the Bat & Casey Jones in "To the Dogs or Whomever".
Delia was the name of Billy's wife; while Louis Collins is from another folk song's murder victim - where the women all 'dress in red'. Ritter loves finding parallels - check out his references to Casey at the Bat & Casey Jones in "To the Dogs or Whomever".
"Louis Collins" and "Stack O'Lee" were both recorded (and I believe written) by Mississippi John Hurt (who coincidentally...
"Louis Collins" and "Stack O'Lee" were both recorded (and I believe written) by Mississippi John Hurt (who coincidentally recorded a "Best of" album at Ritter's alma mater, Oberln College - but about a decade before Ritter's birth).
Louis Collins and Delia are also old folk songs about real murders. I was able to find information about these on Wikipedia. Apparently all three of these murders take place in the African American community.
Louis Collins and Delia are also old folk songs about real murders. I was able to find information about these on Wikipedia. Apparently all three of these murders take place in the African American community.
"Stacker Lee" is usually written as "Stack O'Lee", though I've seen it with different spellings (e.g. "Stagger Lee") so perhaps it's just as well the way you have it. In the old blues song about Stack O'Lee, it's Billy Lyons (sometimes Billy De Lyon) who buys the stetson hat and who gets shot by Stack O'Lee, ostensibly over the hat. I like how Billy Lyons gets him back this time :)
Anyone know the presumably pre-existing story about Louis Collins and Delia?
tpeverett, what is "peter killed the dragon"? Is it a Josh Ritter song?
nsteinme: Yep, "Peter Killed the Dragon" is a song off Josh's 2007 EP: "Live at the Record Exchange" and that same line references doubt about God on both songs.
nsteinme: Yep, "Peter Killed the Dragon" is a song off Josh's 2007 EP: "Live at the Record Exchange" and that same line references doubt about God on both songs.
Delia was the name of Billy's wife; while Louis Collins is from another folk song's murder victim - where the women all 'dress in red'. Ritter loves finding parallels - check out his references to Casey at the Bat & Casey Jones in "To the Dogs or Whomever".
Delia was the name of Billy's wife; while Louis Collins is from another folk song's murder victim - where the women all 'dress in red'. Ritter loves finding parallels - check out his references to Casey at the Bat & Casey Jones in "To the Dogs or Whomever".
"Louis Collins" and "Stack O'Lee" were both recorded (and I believe written) by Mississippi John Hurt (who coincidentally...
"Louis Collins" and "Stack O'Lee" were both recorded (and I believe written) by Mississippi John Hurt (who coincidentally recorded a "Best of" album at Ritter's alma mater, Oberln College - but about a decade before Ritter's birth).
Louis Collins and Delia are also old folk songs about real murders. I was able to find information about these on Wikipedia. Apparently all three of these murders take place in the African American community.
Louis Collins and Delia are also old folk songs about real murders. I was able to find information about these on Wikipedia. Apparently all three of these murders take place in the African American community.
A great version of Louis Collins was recorded by Mississippi John Hurt...
A great version of Louis Collins was recorded by Mississippi John Hurt...