When I was at boarding school in Fairfield, Connecticut in 1969, I was hanging out with fellow students on a lawn outside the student center…when a man casually walked up to carrying a guitar…he asked if he could play something for us…we said such…and he played “Mr. Bogangles”…he then said he was Jerry Jeff Walker…we thanked him and he walked away…this is one of my most cherished memories of my teen years

@lsara3699

7 ай бұрын

wow...

@jacquesvalot5853

6 ай бұрын

Wow.

@johntrucano8186

6 ай бұрын

How cool is that...

@paulcolaneri7986

6 ай бұрын

Yes…unplanned events are often the most memorable

@joshyarborough1265

6 ай бұрын

That's amazing

This is one of the Greatest songs ever written.

@WTHenry2023

9 күн бұрын

Agreed. I grew up with this song but didn't think much of it as a kid; however, I heard this song again a few months ago after not hearing it for years and it touched my soul unlike any other song ever has.

One of the best songs ever written.

@jeffbaggett291

2 жыл бұрын

One of the very few songs that can make me cry.

@briqxr

11 ай бұрын

gotta agree, im 15...

@jefferyepstein9210

10 ай бұрын

I've been an alcoholic for a long time. I am 11 years sober now. This song describes so many guys I've known over the years. Guys who were good people with different talents but couldn't stop drinking. Times in jail and lives of loss. All of them because they "drinks a bit". This song has always been one of my favorites. I think we all know a Mr Bojangles.

@user-in6wc8lb7j

9 ай бұрын

I'd say in the top 5 greatest songs of all time

@jimsims9422

9 ай бұрын

It's up there

I am so d*** sorry. I never got to see you in concert Jerry Jeff Walker, but I followed on your work on TV and records. You're the man I definitely gonna see if my wife won't take us to Belize one time. God bless you in your family

I miss those times when we in the audience would simply listen, or perhaps sing along, and give the performer our attention. A beautiful ballad in the folk tradition. Miss those too.

Truly an epic song and epic writer - I can hear this song 20 times and still get emotional. Thanks Jerry-Jeff: We miss you.

Named my dog Jerry Jeff(aka Mr. BOGGLES) I'm 65 so I have to explain to the younger crowd. Now all my kids,grandkids and friends love Jerry Jeff Walker songs. Could be the best thing I ever pass on. RIP JJW! LOVED BY A NEW GENERATION!

@kingrobert1st

Ай бұрын

I named my dog Jerry after Jerry Garcia! and I had a 12 string guitar made for me just to play Mr. Bojangles on!

i cant express enough how much this is REAL music to me. many people have their own definition but this is mine.

@gregpalermo3861

Жыл бұрын

dam straight it is.

@HeatherValentineMsFoodie

Жыл бұрын

AGREED!!!!!!

@franklatham9403

Жыл бұрын

Mine too brother

@nazznate

Жыл бұрын

Such an organic feel. His voice, the bass guitar tone, and each solo spot. Perfect

@dustdevl3404

Жыл бұрын

I share that definition, my friend.

After 20 years he still greived it always gets me. Shit.

The dog up and died, he up and died. And after 20 years he still grieves...

So many versions of this song, studio and live--just by Jerry Jeff. This early one gets my vote for best. It captures Jerry truly in the moment with his creation. Master balladeer, quintessential Western voice. RIP Jerry Jeff, "Mr. Bojangles".

@juliahanson3

3 жыл бұрын

Absolutely my favorite version he sang!

@lawrence1960

2 жыл бұрын

Agreed

@hibobb123456

2 жыл бұрын

Amen!

@tonym994

2 жыл бұрын

and a Strat w/ a BRUINS sticker on it.

@tonym994

2 жыл бұрын

@@juliahanson3 you MUST be right then, because it's my favorite. I'm biased , tho. when I taped it w/ a '70's recorder, I knew the song more than the artist, because Sammy Davis Jr,. as well as The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band helped make this tune very well known after covering it on TV whenever they could, Sammy doing a little soft shoe w/ his. then I sat thru the whole ACL set. I became a JJW fan. anyway, after you hear a version as many times as I did w/ that tape, I was hooked.

He didn't just play the song... the song played him. That was beautiful.

Sad sad sad beautiful beautiful beautiful sad sad sad. R.I.P. Jerry Jeff Walker.

The best version of this song . JJW shows his heartfelt emotion

@TB-ev7yj

4 ай бұрын

The Original as it was once intended

@markrush5013

3 ай бұрын

no shit...he wrote it

@user-gn9vu7wn7t

3 ай бұрын

I love Neil Diamond's interpretation of this song. A Poignant and classic song.

@dermotmoughan5491

10 күн бұрын

check out David Bromberg's version

I am 74 and live in a big city, Chicago, when I hear this simple pure feelings song, I cry, don't know why, perhaps someday I'll find out.

@Flashbakk1200

Жыл бұрын

It's because we old folks will never have times and songs like this again. Some of our kids and most of our grand kids have missed real songs and story telling words. Sign of the times my friend.

@brucewallenius1465

3 ай бұрын

Another native I feel the same.

@kingrobert1st

Ай бұрын

I'm 72 and this still crushes me.

@peterbaruxis2511

Ай бұрын

@@kingrobert1st I'm 67, & yeah.

@AngryGenXer

26 күн бұрын

Me too

You said it. Jerry Jeff Walker was pure gold. He's the real thing

There was only one Jerry Jeff Walker. RIP!

They need to make the early seasons available to the public. Not sure if they have or not. People will buy it. This is pure gold.

@adamadcock999

3 жыл бұрын

What he said!!

@gregorysullivan7175

2 жыл бұрын

Your on to something.

@woodennickel6148

2 жыл бұрын

"Things I learned in a hobo jungle..."~~Merle Haggard That is a long row to hoe, Botz.

@lllfff3359

2 жыл бұрын

It doesn't get much better than JJW. Without this guy, we may not have a Jimmy Buffet as we know Buffet.....

@billmcloughlan3718

2 жыл бұрын

MAKE EARLY SEASONS AVAILIABLE....THIS IS THE MUSIC THAT PUT AUSTIN CITY LIMITS , TEXAS AND HELP EXPOSE PBS TO THE WORLD...''LEST WE FORGET''......!!!

I grew up in Texas ... when I was 18 in the Hill Country ... we ended up in Luckenbach summer 73 when they did Viva Terlingua ... great memories and Jerry Jeff never gets old ... 50 years plus and it seems like yesterday.

That Beautiful young lady highlighted in this video. Hope you have a Fantastic life. I love your emotion.

@GeorgeTel100

4 ай бұрын

I wonder what she looks like today...

@rrrock

2 ай бұрын

They lingered too long. If she'd had cross eyes and acne she wouldn't have been in the video at all.

My mom introduced me to this. I miss my mom.

THE MAN SINGS PURE AMERICANA

RIP Jerry Jeff Walker 3-16-21 and thanks for the great music

@ArtTripper

2 ай бұрын

He died on 10-23-2020.

I did this as a cover song in the Sword and Stone Coffeehouse of OKC. I introduced the song to a professor of humanities. All he could remember was the song and not me performing it but some woman with blonde hair. I named my favorite dog Mr. BoJangles. He was such a love. A big mix of Mastiff and Heinz 57.

I have waited for years to see this!!!

@fuckyou49898

3 жыл бұрын

Jerry Jeff Walker is a national treasure

This entire show should be shown... he... and we... deserve it... rest in peace gypsy songman.

I would happily pay stupid money for an Austin City Limits Early Years box set. The show was so important to me when I was young and learning guitar and trying to write songs.

@goneroguerecords

3 жыл бұрын

I never knew when it was on for sure but always considered myself lucky to catch an episode late at night. Always amazing talent.

@goneroguerecords

2 жыл бұрын

I don't watch tv anymore.

@jcarlton42

2 жыл бұрын

Time life has a country Austin City Limits one that is awesome and they also have a Austin 40 years box set.

I catch my breath every time I watch this. I don’t know what else to say.

Soon as that walk down hits and he started singing, chill bump's baby. This is 1 of the only songs that will 100% make me cry if I'm drunk. I'm a song writer. I always say I'd rather make 1 person cry than 1,000 people cheer!

My favorite singer/songwriter of all time. I was genuinely sad when he died. Got to see him live a couple times and I still play his albums all the time.

@billhorton3101

3 ай бұрын

Me too

One of the greatest songs of all time! What a story teller! ❤️

Something about Jerry’s voice and style that puts me at ease and helps me relax. Love it!

Jerry Jeff came home to Oneonta in 1991 and the crowd went crazy. Who is the hometown boy who really made it good and he played and sang and wrote real real music. That was the highlight of my life to see him and talk to him when he came to Oneonta. It was by an accident that I found out that he was coming, so I checked about 70 miles from Schenectady, New York, where television was invented to see my alma mater and to see and hear the most fantastic musician, Jerry Jeff Walker, bravo bravo, you rock, and you rule❤

@TheYamahog12

9 ай бұрын

I saw him play in Oneonta in (I think) 2010.

Jerry Jeff, legit big ole singing cowboy. RIP COWBOY.

Just listened 5/five times to this song. Jerry Jeff, the one and only, now much desired history and melancholy. Respect is what you see in the audience and happiness of listening to a great troubadour. When I learned that Jerry Jeff has passed on, I listened and cried, sad I was... Sadly, also PARROT HEAD BOSS passed away 09/01/23 ! Sad to know that JIMMY BUFFETT has also passed 😢. Sail away, sail in rhythm, sail strong...🙏

His best live version

Nobody sang a story like Jerry Jeff

Perfection. Thank you for posting this. Thank you JJW for years of comfort and fun. RIP our friend.

One of the best performances for "Mr Bojangles"

@christopherwhittaker3144

17 күн бұрын

I hope so, he wrote it.

The album "Jerry Jeff Walker" with LA Freeway and Charlie Dunn, etc , is just ever so good.

This is my first time hearing this. Why does it sound so amazing?

@SunnyvaleTrailerParkSupervisor

5 ай бұрын

Just because

This man was/is a National Treasure.

Im from College Station TX and back around '75 he played at a bar called the Black Hat Saloon. It was just me and my roommate plus one other in the audience. Jerry played and played as we continued to buy him pitchers of beer. One of the best nights of my life. Added value to this, when he played Lake Charles in 2009 he sat down at our table at the casino and flirted a little with my wife. Django was with him (as a reminder) and it was all great fun. The last concert a couple of months before his passing and his voice but just a whisper was a joyous celebration of his career as he didn't need to sing, everyone did so for him.

Songs that are sang by the original lyricists are always the best. They wrote. That song for a reason.

Dude nailed it

Jerry Jeff Walker was one of those great who is always under recognized… Perhaps because his music was more difficult to define and didn’t fit into any specific category . One of my favorite albums of his is “Jerry Jeff Jazz”… He takes many of the classic great American songs and put his own cowboy jazz spin on it… Wonderful album… We don’t forget you Jerry Jeff…😎👏😍❤️🤣😎

Oh, Jeez, THAT's the magic of Jerry Jeff live, right there.

Viva the memory and music of Jerry Jeff Walker.

RIP Jerry. Thanks for Mr Bojangles 👍🎶😊 & everything else! 🥲🥲

Mesmerized watching this. Priceless.

This is my favorite version. Perfect voice set to poetry and wonderful music.

@joeclayton2121

Жыл бұрын

hahaha....his timing sucks...NGDB does this song the best

@bielendacimino8603

Жыл бұрын

@@joeclayton2121 he wrote the song so I guess his version is the way it should be. But I do love NGDB and of course, Sammy’s version. Great song.

@danielshaw8049

Жыл бұрын

He did a good job on this one

@spencerkelley8801

Жыл бұрын

I agree. I never liked this song until I saw this version. NGDB's version is very polished and has "Good Timing" but it is a song about being in a drunk tank. So I find his drunken delivery in this video to be perfect. Often in music the imperfections are what make it great. Also the band is so patient and subtle waiting to come on till half way through the song. NGDB's version is just everything all the time. Very perfect but boring in my opinion. But that's the great thing about music, nobody's opinion is right. Except Yours and mine Laura, haha.

@stephenmilburn7622

Жыл бұрын

@@joeclayton2121 I'm going to guess that you heard NGDBs version on a top 40 radio station and that's the way it should be done. I'm the same way. You like a song and then it gets butchered by another singer. I will usually say it tells you that there's a reason for one to be a hit with the same song. I le the 1st version I heard of this song

Possibly my favourite song of all time. Sammy Davis re interpretation added soo much to it too. Its a beautiful song with such beautiful weight. Regardless the version, its a all time favourite.

@rosebudlime

Жыл бұрын

also Clay Pigeons.

@CK-zp8tx

Жыл бұрын

Mr Walker & Mr Davis and this song are American treasures.

This masterpiece’s song is full of sorrowful nostalgia and evoke comfortable feelings and pleasure

I looked all over YT for this, as I remember having a cassette tape of it (in the days when you taped it manually). which I wore out. it's been here for exactly a year! patience wins out again. I knew it aired around early-mid '70's, and on my little B&W TV I could swear he had a Boston Bruins sticker on his Strat. I was right. I know my logos .this whole concert is excellent! THANK YOU Austin City Limits TV! and God rest your soul ,Jerry Jeff Walker.

@Lea99Jones

2 жыл бұрын

Do you have a link for the whole show?

@TheYamahog12

9 ай бұрын

“A Man Must Carry On”

@tonym994

9 ай бұрын

no, but it'll pop up I'll bet.@@Lea99Jones

My favorite rendition. Perfection.

Truly a musical genius

When I heard this man in luckenbach I loved country music, Semper Fi and Erin go Braugh

After having played that song hundreds of times with our band, I finally heard this version of the man who had written it. Yes. Sammy Davis jr. was great, and our band really played it good. But man, this is better than any version I´ve ever heard.

@warrenlewis3977

Жыл бұрын

You know damn well Sammy's was better.

@Jominycrocket0

9 ай бұрын

@@warrenlewis3977 Did Sammy write it? Did he share a cell with Bo??? Then back off!!!!!

@warrenlewis3977

9 ай бұрын

@@Jominycrocket0 Sammy didn't have to write it. Sammy's version is the standard.

@TheYamahog12

9 ай бұрын

@@warrenlewis3977Not even close.

@warrenlewis3977

9 ай бұрын

@@TheYamahog12 when you type in "Bojangles" Sammy pops up.

Damn I’m glad i stumbled on this. I love this tune but don’t think I’ve ever seen this set

How quickly we forget.

What a beautiful man

My siblings and I were raised on JJW. So happy that we were all able to see him as a family in Snohomish, Washington. LOVE YOU JERRY JEFF!

RIP Jacky Jack! You were part of the soundtrack to my life 😊

I think that anyone who grew up in the South, and who is my age, knew a real-life Mr. Bojangles. That's one reason I like this song so much; it's very personal, and personally nostalgic. My favorite real-life Bojangles was a man named "Catfish" who lived around and about Paducah, KY in the 1960s.

i love this song so much .

This is my personal favorite rendition of this song.

I went to school at the state university at Oneonta New York the birthplace of Jerry Jeff walker. There’s also another school there, so he came from a to college town with a lot of snow. Lotta good people, and Mr. Bojangles is my favorite song. I always shed a tear when he talks about his dog up and dies up and died, and after 20 years he still more and that’s me, God bless you, Jerry, Jeff and your beautiful wife I’m sure you’re playing with the Angels 0:54 ❤

@johncentamore1052

7 ай бұрын

I went to that other school back when they were still the Warriors and nationally ranked in soccer. Hartwick College. Could see the SUNY campus on the opposite hill from almost anywhere on ours.

What a beautiful sad song...

Iconic!

@honestj820

Жыл бұрын

Hey how are you doing today..?

I always like Jerry Jeff Walker I mean he's pretty cool he wrote that song Mr Bojangles

back in the mid 70's Jerry Jeff Walker's music pulled me out of my funk..the album was A Man Must Carry On.......still have it....

@m444ss

2 жыл бұрын

thanks for the tip. I just checked out & downloaded the album

@normanjones629

2 жыл бұрын

I still have it too.

@DanielSanchez-og4ox

2 жыл бұрын

That’s Chili Jeff to his really old fans (like me). My late brother and I were at this show.

@joeclayton2121

Жыл бұрын

man sings out of tune and tyme

@robertmusacchio9409

Жыл бұрын

Lucky you !!!

I remember seeing JJW playing at the student center at UT in 1971.

I think this song has a Stephen Foster Americana-Mark Twain Riverboat quality about it that will cause it to live on.

In 2014 I stood on that stage as a candidate for office. The back set was the same. It was so cool to be on that spot. The room has a lot of soul.

Thanks much for this song Jerry one of the best song ever written beautifully done rip

Yep, I’m old. I’ve seen Jerry Jeff, twice. He always left me with a thought o4 two t9 ponder.

@honestj820

Жыл бұрын

Hey how are you doing…?

This is my first time seeing this original version. I must say, NICE!

Thank you so much for posting this. This was the first song I learned to play on my first guitar. In all likelihood, I was inspired by this episode.

Jerry was at cambridge folk festival many years ago, in summary, thanks to a group discussion that i accepted the majority view, i missed seeing him perform this, "after 20 years i still grieve..", , thanks so much for the upload,

Timeless

Jerry Jeff train songs 💪❤

Thank you

Love it-and the story behind the song

As an expat Texan living in Britain, this just made me more homesick than anything else.

@randyspradlin8363

2 жыл бұрын

I to have felt that pain, living in New England for 10 years. So happy to be back I Texas.

@r.watson1928

Жыл бұрын

Ryan Tennyson ---- So what does *London Homesick Blues* By Gary P. Nunn do for you ? I spent 27 years as an Expat working the oilfields. I do know the anxiousness ( Ha Ha )

@ryantennyson7562

Жыл бұрын

@@r.watson1928 Save London Homesick Blues for special occasions.

@shawnkubala3194

Жыл бұрын

If you're living in Great Britain, why the hell would you miss this idiotic state? It's not like Jerry jeff is gonna be showing up at the Dessau music hall, or Coupland dance hall anytime soon, if you ever saw him play live, you'd know he'd get drunk as piss and things on stage could get dicy, but that was part of his charm. Icon yes, hero no. Rule brittania, God save the king!

❤❤❤❤always loved him and his music

Doesn't get any better than that. 🎶

…brilliant…sound and voice…thanks..

I am so lucky to have lived through this time

@honestj820

Жыл бұрын

Hello how are you doing..?

Wow..beautiful song. Wonderful voice.

Such a song can lift me up then other times bring me to tears. Thank you Jerry.❤

Greatest story song ever. It touches your heart❤

Jimmy and Jerry now somewhere together in Margaritaville with Mr. Bojangles.

This is so good, thank you! 😊

@honestj820

Жыл бұрын

Hello how are you doing today..?

EPIC

One of those classic songs, a masterpiece a sad sad song but loaded with poetry. Neil Diamond, my favorite version.

One of the best and his shows at the Lone Star Cafe in NYC were legendary. A small slice of Texas in the City that never sleeps !

Incredible...

Thanks for this LIVE version

he did a beautiful version like this at the Cambridge Folk Festival in England in the late 1990s. The BBC have coverage of it somewhere

Makes me cry😢