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 ...

Although never reaching the mainstream success of outlaw country counterparts like Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, Jerry Jeff Walker’s fingerprints are all over the genre. His best-known song, “Mr.

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 ...