JJ Walker RIP

[noharleyyet]

JADED LOVER

Well now it won't be but a week or two
'Til you'll be out lovin' someone new
Seems like it's happened a hundred times before
But I can see you been spreadin' yourself too thin
It's a lonely stage that we been goin' through
So don't get up I can find my own way to the door
And I can see you are an angel
With wings that won't unfold
Tune up your harp, polish your old halo
The only kind of man that you ever wanted
Was the one that you knew
You'd never hold very long
Sittin' there cryin', like I'm the first one to go......

Jerry Jeff Walker, Outlaw Country Architect and 'Mr. Bojangles' Songwriter, Dead at 78

Jerry Jeff Walker, an architect of Austin, Texas' cosmic cowboy sound and the songwriter of 'Mr. Bojangles,' has died at 78.

www.rollingstone.com

 

[Europe]

I also liked "Bogangles"

He was not far from you. Did you get to see him perform ?

RIP and thank you

 

[noharleyyet]

I also liked "Bogangles"

He was not far from you. Did you get to see him perform ?

RIP and thank you

Yes, talented and personable fellow...

 

[LandPro]

 

[Southern Elk]

RIP

 

[Deleted member 16014]

Might be the right time to spring for that Goat Ropers Need Love Too sticker for the pickup. What a great character in music history.

 

[geetar]

We’ve lost so many great people in 2020.
Here is my favorite Jerry Jeff song.

 

[Little Big Man MT Chris]

I discovered Jerry Jeff about 10 years ago , and was hooked , love his lyrical ability in his song writing, RIP Jerry Jeff

 

[blueridge]

I always love hearing this story and the performance.

 

[noharleyyet]

I always love hearing this story and the performance.

Great story....

 

[Ben Nicholson]

Sad news. I remember my daughter getting in trouble in kindergarten for singing “Pissing in the wind”. That’s when I knew I had parenting skills.

 

[.270Rem]

On one of the early "That 70's Show" seasons Red loses his job and he and his coworkers hit the bar to drown their sorrows on the last day. Eric and his crew go to pick him up after a phone call home. Then, Kitty has to drive them all home as they drive her crazy singing along to "that Redneck Mother song". She makes them turn it off and then let's them play it again.

Perfect tune to capture a moment. RIP Jerry Jeff and thanks for giving us your music.

 

[RobertD]

On one of the early "That 70's Show" seasons Red loses his job and he and his coworkers hit the bar to drown their sorrows on the last day. Eric and his crew go to pick him up after a phone call home. Then, Kitty has to drive them all home as they drive her crazy singing along to "that Redneck Mother song". She makes them turn it off and then let's them play it again.

Perfect tune to capture a moment. RIP Jerry Jeff and thanks for giving us your music.

Great episode from a great show. Rewatching as an adult makes me realize what great characters Red and Kitty were, and well acted too.

 

[shrapnel]

I always love hearing this story and the performance.

I don’t care who you are or what music you may like, but that right there is epic!

 

[Jwill]

 

[RobertD]

This is my personal favorite

 

[Nutrioso]

“Desparados waiting for a train” is my all time favorite. Chokes me up every time. With Jerry Jeff and John Prine both gone, it’s been an even tougher year.

 

[Southern Elk]

Here’s the Scene from That 70’s Show. I hadn’t seen that episode.

 

[.270Rem]

Norman Rockwell should've captured that moment.

 

[elkduds]

"Jack, you know that sumbitch is comin."

When some street entrepreneurs in Crested Butte decided to stage The 1st Annual All Star Music Festival in the mid 1980s, Jerry Jeff was headliner, I was MC. Such a straight from the gut and heart dude. After closing the festival he went into CB and played solo in a bar for donations, and gave those donations to the Festival as well. Prine, Shaver, Walker... I hope Willie is taking care of himself.