Jerry Jeff Walker Archives

On This Day

03.16.26

Born on This Day in 1942, the Underrated Outlaw Country Maverick Who Gave Us This Hit About a New Orleans Street Performer

By Erinn Callahan

On This Day

10.23.25

On This Day in 2020, Country Music Said Goodbye to the Unsung Outlaw Hero Who Was Covered by Bob Dylan, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, and Lefty Frizzell

By Clayton Edwards

Behind The Song

05.19.25

From New Orleans Jail To Genre-Bending Folk Standard: The Impressive Evolution of “Mr. Bojangles”

By Melanie Davis

The List

11.11.21

Top 10 Steve Earle Songs

By Joe Vitagliano

Features

07.09.21

After 50 Years, Texas Legends, The Flatlanders, Are Recording Some Of Their Treasured Standards

By Joe Vitagliano

Features

11.17.20

Todd Snider Remembers Jerry Jeff Walker And Billy Joe Shaver

By Joe Vitagliano

Behind The Song

11.03.20

Behind The Song: Jerry Jeff Walker, “Mr. Bojangles”

By Jason Scott

Latest Music News & Stories

10.24.20

“Mr. Bojangles” writer Jerry Jeff Walker dies at 78

By Lynne Margolis

Features

02.02.20

Behind the Song: “L.A. Freeway” by Guy Clark

By matt hoggatt

Reviews

04.17.12

Todd Snider: <em>Time as We Know It — The Songs of Jerry Jeff Walker</em>

By Hal Horowitz

Hangout Beach Music Festival Boasts Girl Talk, Black Crowes, Flaming Lips

By Kevin Richards

News Roundup: U2 With Elvis Costello, Sly Stone, Scarlett Johannson and Pete Yorn

By Kevin Richards

Jerry Jeff Walker

Born on This Day in 1942, the Underrated Outlaw Country Maverick Who Gave Us This Hit About a New Orleans Street Performer

On This Day in 2020, Country Music Said Goodbye to the Unsung Outlaw Hero Who Was Covered by Bob Dylan, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, and Lefty Frizzell

From New Orleans Jail To Genre-Bending Folk Standard: The Impressive Evolution of “Mr. Bojangles”

Top 10 Steve Earle Songs

After 50 Years, Texas Legends, The Flatlanders, Are Recording Some Of Their Treasured Standards

Todd Snider Remembers Jerry Jeff Walker And Billy Joe Shaver

Behind The Song: Jerry Jeff Walker, “Mr. Bojangles”

“Mr. Bojangles” writer Jerry Jeff Walker dies at 78

Behind the Song: “L.A. Freeway” by Guy Clark

Todd Snider: <em>Time as We Know It — The Songs of Jerry Jeff Walker</em>

Hangout Beach Music Festival Boasts Girl Talk, Black Crowes, Flaming Lips

News Roundup: U2 With Elvis Costello, Sly Stone, Scarlett Johannson and Pete Yorn

Bre Kennedy Embraces Imperfection and Connection on Her Latest Album, ‘The Alchemist’

Ziggy Marley Explores Healing, Mindfulness, and the Power of Love on His Ninth Solo Album, ‘Brightside’

Pop Star, DJ, Dance, and ‘Sporty’ Fitness Maven—Melanie C is Living Well Within the Many Sides of Her Identity on Ninth Album

How Facing Her Past and Accepting Outside Voices Led Ashley McBryde to Her Best Album Yet