This edition of "Story Behind the Song" is a first for the series: We're not speaking to the writer of the song, but the artist who made it a hit. Jeff Hanna of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band told Bart ...

“Mr. Bojangles” was later recorded by Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for their 1970 album, Uncle Charlie and His Dog Teddy. A year later, their cover climbed to No. 9 on the Billboard Hot 100.

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 ...

While Mr. Bojangles might have ended as an amalgamation of several characters, Walker traced back his key source of inspiration to a New Orleans jail cell over the 4th of July holiday weekend.

In 1965, a night in jail in New Orleans for public intoxication yielded Mr. Walker’s signature song, “Mr. Bojangles,” the story of a dancing man and a dead dog that the Nitty Gritty Dirt ...

Prolific songwriter and country musician Jerry Jeff Walker, known for his song "Mr. Bojangles," has died. He was 78.

Bojangles Music School is locally based and community minded providing lessons to Houstonians by some ... Jerry Jeff Walker wrote the cautionary tale that would become a hit song with "Mr. Bojangles." ...

Bojangles has opened its second location in Texas, with more to come.. The newest Bojangles location opened in Lancaster July 25 at 760 N. Interstate 35 E. Rd.The fried chicken restaurant opened ...

According to the company website, Bojangles got its name when co-founder Jack Funk heard the song "Mr. Bojangles" on the radio. More: Bojangles to open first Metro location, ...