Jerry Jeff Walker was a New York-born troubadour who found his soul in Texas. Best known for writing “Mr. Bojangles,” he became a hero of the Austin outlaw scene with albums like Viva Terlingua. Mixing folk, country, and a little rowdy charm, he helped shape the cosmic cowboy sound and turned Luckenbach into a legend. Follow @lonestarbeer another Texas legend #texas #americana | Truck Stop Chic

Jerry Jeff Walker who wrote the enduring “Mr. Bojangles” and helped establish the Austin, Texas, progressive country music scene of the 1970s, died Friday evening (October 23, 2020) after an extended battle with throat cancer. He was seventy-eight. Born Ronald Clyde Crosby in Oneonta, New York, Walker learned banjo, ukulele, and guitar. Still in his teens, he hitchhiked to Florida and then to New Orleans, where he sang for tips on the street. He eventually gravitated to New York City’s Greenwich