Lee John Thomas Starck, better known by his stage name Leeroy Stagger, is a Canadian alternative country singer-songwriter based in Victoria, British Columbia.
[2][3] He has released a number of albums of his own music, produced albums for several other musicians including Mariel Buckley, Tim Easton, Dennis Ellsworth and has toured around North America and Europe with Artists such as Steve Earle, Josh Ritter, Buffy Sainte Marie and Frazey Ford, The Pixies, Modest Mouse and Evan Dando, and has collaborated with Danny Michel.
In 2015 Stagger won the top prize at the Alberta Peak Performance Project competition, and used the money to develop a home studio in Lethbridge.
[6] The album was produced by Colin Stewart (Dan Mangan, Black Mountain, Yukon Blonde), and includes performances from drummer Pete Thomas (Elvis Costello), guitarist Paul Rigby (Neko Case), keyboardist Geoff Hilhorst (the Deep Dark Woods), and Stagger's longtime bassist Tyson Maiko.
[11] In 2019 Stagger released the album Strange Path, which included a song acknowledging the influence of Gord Downie.