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One of my favourite ever songs - I remember falling in love with the original as a promo disc... I hate the Sammy Davis version (he couldn't sing - danced great tho'). Always think of Stephen King (Green Mile?) when I hear it. But Jerry wrote it and the "his dog up and died" bit is fantastic. And the break in his voice at "let go a laugh".
'Walkers' song has been re-recorded by many popular artists, including Kristofer Åström, Chet Atkins, Hugues Aufray (French version, 1984), Harry Belafonte, Bermuda Triangle Band, David Bromberg, The Byrds, J.J. Cale, David Campbell, Harry Chapin, Bobby Cole, Edwyn Collins, Jim Croce, Jamie Cullum, King Curtis, Sammy Davis Jr., John Denver, Neil Diamond, Cornell Dupree, Bob Dylan, Arlo Guthrie, Tom T. Hall, John Holt, Whitney Houston, Queen Ifrica, Billy Joel, Elton John, Frankie Laine, Lulu, Rod McKuen, Don McLean, MC Neat, Harry Nilsson, Esther Phillips, Ray Quinn, Nina Simone, Frank Sinatra, Todd Snider, Cat Stevens, Jim Stafford, Radka Toneff, Jamie Walker and Robbie Williams.
The song and dance featured in the 1991 West End & Broadway theatre show Fosse.
Furthermore, composer Philip Glass makes reference to "Mr. Bojangles" in his minimalist opera Einstein on the Beach.
Jim Carrey also performed this song in his earlier stand up routines and in his first movie Copper Mountain.'
Of course for my generation these were the guys most remembered
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