This edition of "Story Behind the Song" is a first for the series: We're not speaking to the writer of the song, but the artist who made it a hit. Jeff Hanna of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band told Bart ...
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, a Texas favorite country singer who crossed over to the pop charts by writing the hit Mr. Bojangles, has died at age 78. He had cancer, according to family spokesman John T. Davis. ...
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.
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, the folk-country singer-songwriter best known for the late-’60s hit “Mr. Bojangles,” died Friday at age 78, CNY News reported. Walker, who was born Ronald Clyde Crosby, had battled ...