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Named after Belgian guitarist Django Reinhardt, [1] Walker is the son of country music artist Jerry Jeff Walker and Susan Walker. [2] He began learning to play guitar at age 15. [2] After graduating from Austin High School in 1999, [3] he attended the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts from 1999 to 2001, but did not graduate. [1]
Jerry Jeff Walker (born Ronald Clyde Crosby; March 16, 1942 – October 23, 2020) [3] was an American country and folk singer-songwriter. He was a leading figure in the progressive country and outlaw country music movement.
Jerry Jeff Walker, a county music singer-songwriter who busked around in the Greenwich Village folk scene in the 1960s and wrote the beloved song “Mr. Bojangles,” died Friday in Austin, Texas.
Walker died Oct. 23, according to Pitchfork. Walker’s death was reported early Saturday by ABC affiliate KTRK-TV Houston, among other outlets. Jerry Jeff Walker, Singer-Songwriter Known for ...
After a long battle with throat cancer. R.I.P. Jerry Jeff Walker, “Mr. Bojangles” Outlaw Country Singer Dead at 78 Lake Schatz
The Lost Gonzo Band was an American country rock and progressive country band that was founded in 1972. The band toured and recorded with other musicians in Texas, including Jerry Jeff Walker, Michael Martin Murphey, and Ray Wylie Hubbard.
Guy Charles Clark (November 6, 1941 – May 17, 2016) [1] was an American folk and country singer-songwriter and luthier. [2] [3] He released more than 20 albums, and his songs have been recorded by other artists, including Townes Van Zandt, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jimmy Buffett, Kathy Mattea, Lyle Lovett, Ricky Skaggs, Steve Wariner, Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell, Steve Earle, Johnny Cash, Willie ...
The Texas Historical Association's biography of Walker, written by his former bandmate Craig D. Hillis, notes the album's "highly reflective, autobiographical" nature. [3] Like many Walker releases, however, It's About Time features both original songs and covers, including a version of "Somethin' Bout a Boat" by Jerry Jeff's son Django Walker.