Sometimes it takes a wrong turn to stumble onto the right song. Jerry Jeff Walker's "Mr. Bojangles" began in a New Orleans jail, where the young troubadour found himself after being arrested for ...

Inspired by a struggling street performer he met in a New Orleans jail cell, Jerry Jeff Walker wrote the cautionary tale that would become a hit song with “Mr. Bojangles.” Houston guitar teacher and ...

Six years ago today, the world lost the unsung outlaw country hero who wrote songs that were covered by legendary artists.

Sometimes it takes a wrong turn to stumble onto the right song. Jerry Jeff Walker’s “Mr. Bojangles” began in a New Orleans jail, where the young troubadour found himself after being arrested for ...