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 ...

Jerry Jeff Walker, a singer-songwriter and influential country musician known for penning the popular song "Mr. Bojangles," died Friday after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 78. Born Ronald ...

In this 2012 clip, Todd Snider is accompanied by Jason Isbell and Amanda Shires as he surprises a crowd with an appearance from hero Jerry Jeff Walker ...

Jerry Jeff Walker, who moved to Austin after becoming famous with the song “Mr. Bojangles” and helped to change the landscape of Austin music in the 1970s, died Friday, according to close friends of ...

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 ...

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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 publicist, John T.

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 ...

Jerry Jeff Walker, a singer-songwriter and influential country musician known for penning the popular song "Mr. Bojangles," died Friday after a long battle with throat cancer. He was 78. Born Ronald ...

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 ...