Signing to Columbia Records under the name the Nicky James Movement, James's new project debuted in 1965 with a single version of Stagger Lee.
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His stage name was adopted after hearing the classic 1959 No. 1 hit "Stagger Lee" by Lloyd Price.
# "Stagger Lee" is based on a traditional song about the African-American murderer of the same name.