who sang the original version of mr bojangles
Jerry Jeff Walker
title: Mr. Bojangles (song) text: and Mr. Bojangles obliged with a tap dance. The song is notated in two time signatures: 3/4 and 6/8. The song was first recorded by friend and popular Austin performer Allen Wayne Damron during a live performance at the Chequered Flag folk club in Austin in 1967. Jerry Jeff Walker recorded his single version (with Bobby Woods, Charlie Freeman, Sandy Rhodes, Tommy McClure, Sammy Creason, and a string orchestra) in Memphis, Tennessee on June 7, 1968, and it was released by Atco Records (Atco #6594) on June 20. He also recorded a non-string version in New York City for his title: Mr. Bojangles (song) text: album "Mr. Bojangles" with David Bromberg, Gary Illingworth, Danny Milhon, Bobby Cranshaw, Jody Stecher, Donny Brooks, Ron Carter, Bill LaVorgna, and Jerry Jemmott. It was released by Atco (Atco #33-259) on September 25, 1968. Since then Walker's song has been recorded by many popular artists: Kristofer Åström, Chet Atkins, Hugues Aufray (French version, 1984), Harry Belafonte, Bermuda Triangle Band, David Bromberg, Garth Brooks, Dennis Brown, George Burns, JJ Cale, David Campbell, Bobby Cole, Edwyn Collins, Jim Croce, Jamie Cullum, King Curtis, Sammy Davis Jr., John Denver, Neil Diamond, Cornell Dupree, Bob Dylan, Bobbie Gentry, Arlo Guthrie, Tom T. Hall, John title: Mr. Bojangles (song) text: Mr. Bojangles (song) "Mr. Bojangles" is a song written and originally recorded by American country music artist Jerry Jeff Walker for his 1968 album of the same title. Since then, it has been recorded by many other artists, including US country music band the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, whose version (recorded for the 1970 album "Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy") was issued as a single and rose to #9 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in 1971. Live versions of the song appeared on Walker's 1977 album, "A Man Must Carry On", and his 1980 album "The Best of Jerry title: Mr. Bojangles (song) text: Jeff Walker" and he sang it with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band on their 2015 concert album entitled "Circlin' Back". The NGDB's single version begins with the Uncle Charlie interview (subtitled "Prologue: Uncle Charlie and his Dog Teddy") that also precedes the song on the "Uncle Charlie" album. It was originally backed with another interview with Uncle Charlie, also taken from the album. When "Mr. Bojangles" started climbing the charts, the B-side was re-pressed with the same song without the interview. NGDB guitarist Jeff Hanna performed most of the lead vocals on the track, with bandmate Jim Ibbotson performing harmony title: Mr. Bojangles (song) text: vocals; the two switched these roles on the last verse. British pop singer Robbie Williams recorded the song for his 2001 album, "Swing When You're Winning". In early 2002, he released the song as a double A-side with "I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen". Released exclusively in Central and Eastern Europe, the single did not manage to break into the top forty in any country, but the songs, especially "Mr. Bojangles", became substantial radio hits around Europe. Walker has said he was inspired to write the song after an encounter with a street performer in a New Orleans jail.