The slick and dazzlingly performed 85-minute show has been titled “Mr. Bojangles,” and subtitled “The Ultimate Entertainer.” For any other performer, that would be hyperbole.

"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.

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.

Jerry Jeff Walker, a singer-songwriter and influential country musician known for penning the song 'Mr. Bojangles,' died Friday after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 78.

Mr. Bojangles not only fought back, but in the world of rodeos has become a superstar. This weekend in Indianapolis, he is a featured act, an elite trick horse, at the World's Toughest Rodeo at ...

Country legend Jerry Jeff Walker poses backstage at a country music festival in 2009. Walker, best known for his hit "Mr. Bojangles," died Friday after complications from throat cancer. He was 78.