Jerry Jeff Walker, Texas troubadour who wrote ‘Mr. Bojangles,’ dies at 78 - The Washington Post

He wrote his classic song about a man he met in jail, then helped define the “Texas outlaw” style of music. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/jerry-jeff-walker-texas-troubadour-who-wrote-mr-bojangles-dies-at-78/2020/10/24/aeef3e92-1606-11eb-ba42-ec6a580836ed_story.html