Beloved country singer Jerry Jeff Walker – best known for his oft-covered track “Mr. Bojangles” – died on Oct. 23 after a battle with cancer. He was 78. Born Ronald Clyde Crosby and raised in Oneonta, ...

Walker was a pioneer in Austin's country music scene in the 1970s. His most famous song, "Mr. Bojangles," went on to inspire countless covers. Country music singer Jerry Jeff Walker, the man behind ...

AUSTIN, Texas - Jerry Jeff Walker, a country singer-songwriter known for penning the hit "Mr. Bojangles," has died. He was 78. Walker's death was confirmed to Fox News on Saturday by his former ...

It’s hard to get a handle on Jerry Jeff Walker, who lost his multi-year battle with throat cancer Friday at age 78. He wrote one of the most enduring songs of the 1960s, “Mr. Bojangles,” but he ...

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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band knew John Denver had a hit on his hands when he first played it for them backstage in the early 1970s.

Special to the Sentinel“He was born in Oklahoma. And his wife’s name’s Betty Lou Thelma Liz. And he’s not responsible for what he’s doing. ‘Cause his mother made him what he is.” That was the first ...

About 15 minutes into Steve Earle’s latest album, Jerry Jeff, the scratchy strains of ‘Mr Bojangles’ drift out. His ‘Mr Bojangles’ is creaky and warm, played with tenderness and respect to its ...

Country music singer Jerry Jeff Walker, the man behind "Mr. Bojangles," died Friday after a battle with throat cancer. He was 78. "He was at home until an hour before his passing," his wife of 46 ...