Episode 76: “Stagger Lee” by Lloyd Price
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The Story of a Pimp and a Bartender
Shelton was a pimp and member of the local Democratic Party. Lyons' step-brother had murdered Shelton's friend a couple of years earlier, in the Bridgewater saloon. The two men were apparently drinking and laughing together for a while until they started talking about politics. They started slapping at each other's hats, then Shelton grabbed Lyons' hat and broke the rim,. so Lyons then snatched Shelton's hat off his head.
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