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 ...
Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. Today, Steve Earle shares his soulful rendition of Jerry Jeff Walker's classic ...
Steve Earle & The Dukes are releasing a tribute album to the late Jerry Jeff Walker, simply titled Jerry Jeff, on May 20 via New West. It’s in the same series as their Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark ...
Jerry Jeff Walker didn’t exist, so Ronald Clyde Crosby had to invent him: a freewheeling scamp, a drifter, a raconteur, a gypsy songman and larger than life Texan who wasn’t a native Texan. Walker’s ...
On this day (October 23) in 2020, Outlaw country legend Jerry Jeff Walker died of throat cancer at the age of 78. Before his death, he created a legacy as a recording artist and songwriter. He is best ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Associated ...