Jerry Jeff Walker
Sign in to saveAlso known as Ronald Clyde Crosby, Gypsy Songman
American country singer (1942–2020)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 2
Top works
- Messenger
- Gypsy songman
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Oneonta, New York, USA
Known for
- Ramblin' Jack Elliott: A Texas Ramble2020
- Foster Home Seance — Joey2018
- Honky Tonk Heaven: Legend of the Broken Spoke — Self2016
- Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Friends - Circlin' Back: Celebrating 50 Years — Self2016
- OK Buckaroos2010
- Back to the Basics: The Story of Luckenbach, Texas2008
- Be Here to Love Me — Self - Musician2004
- The Arlo Guthrie Show — Self1987
- Austin City Limits — Self1975
- The Dick Cavett Show — Self - Guest1968
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1942-03-16
- Active to
- 2020-10-23
2008 universal fire victimcountryfolkoutlaw countryprogressive country
Discography
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 176,622
- Total plays
- 1,664,398
Tags
countrysinger-songwriteramericanatexasAlt-country
Jerry Jeff Walker (born Ronald Clyde Crosby in Oneonta, New York, on 16 March 1942; died 23 October 2020) was an American country music singer and songwriter. He is best known for writing the 1968 song "Mr. Bojangles". During the late 1950s, Crosby was a member of a local Oneonta teen band called The Tones. The band traveled to Philadelphia to audition for Dick Clark's "American Bandstand", but were turned down. Members of the band found Dick Clark's <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jerry+Jef
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jerry
- Family name
- Walker
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Oneonta
- Place of death
- Austin
- Occupation
- songwriter
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- country rock
- Instrument
- harmonica
- Record label
- Atco Records
- Official website
- www.jerryjeff.com
- Image
- Jerry Jeff Walker.jpg
Show 13 more facts
- date of birth
- 1942-03-16
- start of work period
- 1967-00-00
- date of death
- 2020-10-23
- name in native language
- Jerry Jeff Walker
- birth name
- Ronald Clyde Crosby
- end of work period
- 2018-00-00
- cause of death
- head and neck cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Jerry Jeff Walker
- social media followers
- 8212
- nickname
- Gypsy Songman
- copyright representative
- Broadcast Music, Inc.
- place of burial
- Texas State Cemetery
Sources (6)
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