Jerry Jeff Walker(1942-2020)

Actor
Composer
Music Department

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Radio Unnameable (2012)

Jerry Jeff Walker was born on 16 March 1942 in Oneonta, New York, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Panique à Hollywood (2008), Le soliste (2009) and Les seigneurs (1979). He was married to Susan Streit. He died on 23 October 2020 in Austin, Texas, USA.

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Known for

Panique à Hollywood

5.6

Soundtrack("Mr. Bojangles")

2008

Le soliste

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Soundtrack("Mr. Bojangles")

2009

Les seigneurs

7.3

Soundtrack("I Love You")

1979

Moon Child

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Music Department(theme song "Mr. Bojangle")

2003

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Actor

American Music Shop
8.5
TV Series
- 1993

Composer

Music Department

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Radio Unnameable

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Official sites
- Apple Music
- Facebook
Born
- March 16, 1942
- Oneonta, New York, USA
Died
- October 23, 2020
- Austin, Texas, USA(complications from throat cancer)
Spouse
- Susan Streit1974 - October 23, 2020 (his death, 2 children)
Other works
Songwriter: Wrote "Mr. Bojangles", a hit for Sammy Davis Jr. and later the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Publicity listings
- 1 Print Biography
- 2 Articles

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Trivia
He started out in the Greenwich Village folk music scene in the 1960s. In the early 1970s, he moved to Austin, Texas, where he worked with artists such as Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark.