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Jerry Jeff Walker

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Also known as Ronald Clyde Crosby, Gypsy Songman

American country singer (1942–2020)

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2

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1942-03-16
Active to
2020-10-23
2008 universal fire victimcountryfolkoutlaw countryprogressive country

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176,622
Total plays
1,664,398

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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

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Official website
www.jerryjeff.com
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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
Commons category
Jerry Jeff Walker
social media followers
8212
nickname
Gypsy Songman
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