Lloyd Price's 1958 hit 'Stagger Lee' told the story of a real-life killing—but the upbeat rock and roll track still climbed to No. 1 on the charts in 1959.

Guitarist Jimmie Stagger keeps a photo of his son, Jimmy Klunder, in the kitchen of his Grand Rapids home, a daily reminder of an uplifting, inspiring young life cut short by a rare form of cancer.

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