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  1. Jerry Jeff Walker (born Ronald Clyde Crosby; March 16, 1942 – October 23, 2020) was an American country and folk singer-songwriter. He was a leading figure in the progressive country and outlaw country music movement.

  2. Oct 24, 2020 · Country legend Jerry Jeff Walker poses backstage at a country music festival in 2009. Walker, best known for his hit "Mr. Bojangles," died Friday after complications from throat cancer. He was 78.

  3. Jerry Jeff Walker, the hard-living New York native who became an icon of Texas music, has died at 78. Walker passed away on Friday, October 23, due to complications from throat cancer. He was at his home in Austin until an hour before passing away at Dell Seton Medical Center.

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  4. Oct 24, 2020 · Jerry Jeff Walker, the singer-songwriter who wrote the much-recorded standard “Mr. Bojangles” and later became a mainstay of the Texas outlaw movement that catapulted Willie Nelson and Waylon...

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  5. Oct 24, 2020 · Walker wrote the pop song "Mr. Bojangles" and was a founding member of the band Circus Maximus. He died of cancer in 2020 and donated his music archives to Texas State University.

  6. Oct 24, 2020 · Walker died at 78 after a long battle with throat cancer. He was a key figure in the Austin, Texas, cosmic cowboy scene and the author of the hit song "Mr. Bojangles".