#"Mr. Bojangles" (Jerry Jeff Walker) – 3:25 - recorded November 1969
from Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy
"Some of Shelly's Blues" was the opening track on The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's 1971 album, Uncle Charlie & His Dog Teddy; and as one of two follow-up singles from this album to their biggest hit, "Mr. Bojangles", this song hit #64 on the Billboard charts.
Bill Robinson, American dancer and actor, also known as "Bojangles"
#"Mr Bojangles" (from Swing When You're Winning)
Bojangles' Coliseum | Bill "Bojangles" Robinson | Mr. Bojangles/I Will Talk and Hollywood Will Listen | Mr. Bojangles | Bojangles' Southern 500 |
After abandoning his studies of pharmacology for financial reasons, James Baskett supported himself as an actor, moving from his home town of Indianapolis, Indiana to New York City, New York and joining the company of Bill Robinson, better known as Mr. Bojangles.