Jerry Jeff Walker : Rolling Stone

Recordings and Reviews

20th Century Masters: The Millennium Collection...

A lesser light of the outlaw-country movement, Walker's main claim to fame is writing "Mr. Bojangles." If you want to check out Walker's gruff voice and surly songs, go for last year's Ultimate Collection, which includes the dozen songs gathered here, and more.
(RS 905 - Sept. 19,...

2002 RS: 3of 5 Stars

Links

Biography

In the world of Texas singer/songwriters -- a clan including such idiosyncratic mavericks as Townes Van Zandt, Billy Joe Shaver, and Joe Ely -- few names loom as large as Jerry Jeff Walker. Along with Willie Nelson, Walker was one of the key players on the progressive country scene that sprang up in Austin in the early '70s, and he remains one of the state's most popular musical ambassadors with...

More Biography

Key Tracks