Jeff Hanna of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band told Bart Herbison (of Nashville Songwriters Association International) how "Mr. Bojangles" made its way from Jerry Jeff Walker to them.

December 24, 2017 The story behind the 1970 hit song "Mr. Bojangles" and how it came to be recorded by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band connects to DePauw University, according to an article in the ...

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 ...

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band play at 8:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, at the Arena Theatre, 7326 SW Freeway. For more information, call 713-772-5900 or visit ArenaHouston.com. $39.50-$79.50 ...

The 1970 recording of 'Mr. Bojangles' by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, written by Jerry Jeff Walker, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame for 2010.

As Nitty Gritty Dirt Band made pop music hay with “Mr. Bojangles,” the song signaled a shift to come. Then came 1972’s seminal album, “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” ...

Walker is best known as the tunesmith behind “Mr. Bojangles,” which was a hit for Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in 1970 and for Sammy Davis Jr. in 1972 and has been covered by countless performers.

Bill “Bojangles” Robinson was a one-of-a-kind entertainer whose feet were two of America’s greatest national treasures. In tribute to this dancer among dancers, T. G. Cooper has l… ...