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Walker Jerry Jeff
Jerry Jeff Walker was born Ronald Clyde Crosby in 1942. He started playing music as a teenager in Greenwich Village, and in 1964 wrote 'Mississippi You're On...
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'Til I Gain Control Again
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About Her Eyes
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Alright Guy
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Bad News
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Banks of The Ol' Bandera
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Barefootin'
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Bittersweet
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Blue Mood
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Born To Sing A Dancin' Song
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Candles and Cut Flowers
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Comfort and Crazy
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Contrary To Ordinary
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Couldn't Do Nothin' Right
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Courage Of Love
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Cowboy Boots and Bathing Suits
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Cross The Borderline
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Jerry Jeff Walker was born Ronald Clyde Crosby in 1942. He started playing music as a teenager in Greenwich Village, and in 1964 wrote 'Mississippi You're On My Mind' while hitchhiking through Louisiana. That song became his most recognizable piece, a straightforward ballad about Southern landscape that stuck with people.
His first album came out in 1968, simply called 'Jerry Jeff Walker.' He kept recording through the 1970s with albums like 'Five Fingered Songbook' and 'Mr. Bojangles.' His writing had a plainspoken quality, whether on 'Til I Gain Control Again' or the wry 'Alright Guy.'
Walker played with various musicians over time, including guitarist David Bromberg and keyboardist Bobby Emmons. He died in 2020 at 78.
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