Under the spare tire in his trunk, in a rusty pool of water, is a 45. Jerry Jeff Walker, “Mr. Bojangles.” BH: The only record there? JH: Ibby had it when he left New Castle, Indiana.

The man who gave us “Mr. Bojangles” is gone. Jerry Jeff Walker died yesterday, October 23, 2020, in AUstin, a town he loved and made his home. He was 78. To write a true standard in this day ...

Notably, Sammy Davis Jr.'s version of the song reduced President Richard Nixon to tears, the obituary states. Born Ronald Clyde Crosby on March 16, 1942, in Oneonta, N.Y., Walker was an only child ...

Jerry Jeff Walker, who moved to Austin after becoming famous with the song “Mr. Bojangles” and helped to change the landscape of Austin music in the 1970s, died Friday, according to close ...

"There's a tendency to think of Jerry Jeff around a relationship to one song," Earle says, referring to "Mr. Bojangles," which was covered by everyone from Bob Dylan to Sammy Davis Jr.

And each night, Gary's parents Camille and Georges dance lovingly to their favorite song, Mr. Bojangles. There is only room for fun, fantasy, and friends while at home.

Jerry Jeff Walker, a Texas country singer and songwriter who wrote the pop song “Mr. Bojangles,” has died at age 78. Walker died Friday of cancer, family spokesman John T. Davis told The ...

A reading from “The Book of Bojangles”: Yea, though I drive through the interstate of the valley of fried chicken, I fear no evil. And yet, verily, my soul is filled with confusion.

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