Following the news of Walker's death, many took to social media to pay tribute and honor his legacy. Bill Clinton shared on Twitter, "I was saddened to hear about the passing of Jerry Jeff Walker.

Inspired by a struggling street performer he met in a New Orleans jail cell, Jerry Jeff Walker wrote the cautionary tale that would become a hit song with “Mr. Bojangles.” Houston guitar teacher and ...

His cause of death has not been released, CNYNews.com reported. Walker was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2017 but was able to recover and record his final album in 2018, “It’s About Time,” Saving ...

Jerry Jeff Walker was singing in New Orleans coffeehouses and on street corners in 1965, when he was thrown in jail for public intoxication. It wasn’t the first time he had been drunk, and it ...

Jerry Jeff Walker, the “Mr. Bojangles” songwriter and a pioneer of the “cosmic cowboy” sound that would evolve into outlaw country, died Friday after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 78.

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 ...

The singer-songwriter was a pioneer of the Texas outlaw country scene Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2018. Her work has previously ...

What separates a good folk song from a great one is its ability to translate to any listener or performer, even when the song contains hyper-specific information about a certain individual or ...

The world of music has lost a star. Country singer and songwriter Jerry Jeff Walker has passed away at the age of 78, multiple outlets report. Known for his hit "Mr. Bojangles" and being a pioneer of ...

Following the news of Walker's death, many took to social media to pay tribute and honor his legacy. Bill Clinton shared on Twitter, "I was saddened to hear about the passing of Jerry Jeff Walker.