Jerry Jeff Walker

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country musician human singer-songwriter

Jerry Jeff Walker was an American country singer-songwriter best known for his influential role in the outlaw country movement and for writing the classic song "Mr. Bojangles."

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instanceOf country musician ⓘ
human ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ
activeYearsEnd 2010s ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1960s ⓘ
album Bein' Free NERFINISHED ⓘ
Contrary to Ordinary NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cowboy Boots & Bathin' Suits NERFINISHED ⓘ
It's a Good Night for Singin' NERFINISHED ⓘ
Jerry Jeff NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mr. Bojangles (1968 album) NERFINISHED ⓘ
Ridin' High NERFINISHED ⓘ
Too Old to Change NERFINISHED ⓘ
Viva Terlingua NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedAct The Lost Gonzo Band NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Texas country music scene ⓘ
birthName Ronald Clyde Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ
causeOfDeath throat cancer ⓘ
child Django Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1942-03-16 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2020-10-23 ⓘ
familyName Crosby NERFINISHED ⓘ
genre country ⓘ
folk ⓘ
outlaw country ⓘ
progressive country ⓘ
givenName Ronald ⓘ
influencedMovement outlaw country movement ⓘ
instrument guitar ⓘ
isCreatorOf Mr. Bojangles NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageOfPerformance English ⓘ
movedTo Austin, Texas NERFINISHED ⓘ
name Jerry Jeff Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableSong L.A. Freeway NERFINISHED ⓘ
Up Against the Wall, Redneck Mother NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableWork Mr. Bojangles NERFINISHED ⓘ
occupation guitarist ⓘ
record producer ⓘ
singer-songwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Oneonta, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
placeOfDeath Austin, Texas, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
recordLabel Decca Records ⓘ
MCA Records ⓘ
RykoDisc NERFINISHED ⓘ
Tried & True Music NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouse Susan Streit NERFINISHED ⓘ
stageName Jerry Jeff Walker NERFINISHED ⓘ
vocalType male voice ⓘ

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Desperados Waiting for a Train → coveredBy → Jerry Jeff Walker ⓘ
Desperados Waiting for a Train → notablePerformer → Jerry Jeff Walker ⓘ
Outlaw Country (radio channel concept) → typicalArtistsIncluded → Jerry Jeff Walker ⓘ
subject surface form: Outlaw Country