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 ...

There are songwriters, and then, there are storytellers. Jerry Jeff Walker was firmly in the latter category. The legendary outlaw could craft full-bodied, emotional stories about real people, often ...

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 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. ...

AUSTIN, Texas - 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, the singer-songwriter who wrote “Mr. Bojangles” and helped create what became known as progressive country, passed away Friday, Oct. 23, at 78. He had been suffering from throat ...

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. ...