Walker,Jerry Jeff Mr Bojangles: Atco / Elektra Years CD

Five CD set. The five albums Jerry Jeff Walker recorded for ATCO and Elektra between 1968 and 1979. Inspired by Bob Dylan, a host of singer songwriters came to the fore and one of the most significant was Jerry Jeff Walker. He merged folk, country and rock and as well as writing his own classic compositions and being a natural storyteller, he encouraged young songwriters and gave many of them their own start. Garth Brooks, Robert Earl Keen, Pat Green and Jack Ingram were all inspired by him. He wasn't born Jerry Jeff Walker. Ronald Clyde Crosby was born in Oneonta, Otsego County, New York State on 16th March 1942. That's not a bad name but it's not as good as Jerry Jeff Walker. Jerry Jeff re-invented himself as a lone star Texas country rocker and today is a major figure in the Austin musical community. His most famous song is 'Mr Bojangles'. This affectionate song became a US Top 10 Hit for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and has been recorded by Sammy Davis Jr., Nilsson, Harry Belafonte, Bob Dylan, Nina Simone and Robbie Williams. President Nixon once said it was his favourite song. This CD set also includes compositions by Kris Kristofferson, Rodney Crowell, Guy Clark, Lee Clayton and John D. Loudermilk. Trivia: 'Mr Bojangles' is NOT about Bill 'Bojangles' Robinson, a tap dancer who found fame in films with Shirley Temple, as Sammy Davis Jr. Thought.

1. Gypsy Songman 2. Mr. Bojangles 3. Little Bird 4. I Makes Money (Money Don't Make Me) 5. Round and Round 6. I Keep Changin' 7. Maybe Mexico 8. Broken Toys 9. The Ballad of the Hulk 10. My Old Man 11. Help Me Now 12. Blues in Your Mind 13. Seasons Change 14. About Her Eyes 15. Janet Says 16. Dead Men Got No Dreams 17. Tracks Run Through the City 18. Happiness Is a Good Place to Visit But It Was So Sad in Fayetteville 19. Courage of Love 20. A Letter Sung to Friends 21. Mr. Bojangles (Early Radio Broadcast Version) 22. Born to Sing a Dancin' Song 23. I'm Gonna Tell on You 24. Stony 25. Where Is the D.A.R. When You Really Need Them 26. A Secret 27. Nobody's 28. Some Go Home 29. But for the Time 30. Vince Triple-O Martin 31. Harmonica Talk 32. Please Let Me Be 33. More Often Than Not 34. Eastern Avenue River Railway Blues 35. Lone Wolf 36. Bad News 37. Boogie Mama 38. I'm Not Strange 39. Her Good Lovin' Grace 40. Comfort and Crazy 41. Follow 42. Banks of the Old Bandera 43. Too Old to Change 44. I Ain't Living Long Like This 45. I'll Be Your San Antone Rose 46. Old Nashville Cowboy 47. Hands on the Wheel 48. Cross the Borderline 49. Mountains of Mexico 50. Then Came the Children 51. Northeast Texas Women 52. Me and Bobby McGee