Jerry Jeff wrote this song. It came from his heart. Saw him do it, and I’m so glad I did!

This was what my husband and I always called our song. First waltz we ever danced and we got married three weeks later. That was 39 years ,3 kids ,7 grands and 3 businesses that have provided for all of us and then some. Every time I hear it I feel all gooey inside. Thanks. There is also a cover done by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and that was our favorite to dance to.

Saw Jerry Jeff live many times in my younger years, never left disappointed. Great song writer and storyteller, under appreciated by many, sort of like John Prine, but influenced many other singers

Loved tales ot late night phone calls Guy Clark and Jerry Jeff trsing songs in progress,. , ❤️

Thanks PJ, I'd forgotten this song ever existed. In a other life, I had a stint as an alcohol counselor at an Alcohol Receiving/ Detox Center. Talk about revolving door therapy! About 99% never stayed for the 6 week in house treatment. They were there for a mandated 72 hours that included meals, one on one counseling, and a couple AA meetings. But, they were sober when they left! They were totally different when sober

Great singer, love this song. First time heard it, Sammy Davis Jr, and he danced to it. Then the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band another awesome country/folk version.

I was privileged to see Jerry Jeff Walker live in 2016 when be opened for Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band in Frisco, Texas. His mobility was limited and be sat thru most of his show, but he still sang beautifully.

Jerry Jeff’s Viva Terlingua album put Luchenbach on the map of music before Waylon and Willie.And introduced me to the great Ray Wylie Hubbard

Wow. A blast from the past. So good. A different version of country. RIP JJW

My friend Tomislav gave me this album as a present. What a present! Cool stuff.

I love sharing your journey

Beautiful

I love how you are more than willing to react to all the “old” stuff. Most reactors stay away from it. Absolutely my favorite channel anymore!

I love to watch your face.that was a real nice smile. You've got a long way ago. I envy you. Johnny Cash did a tribute album to Native Americans just FYI. Ira Haze is great

loved it.

Thank you for this reaction! One of my favorites. I saw JJW live some 40 years ago.. To be honest he was so drunk he kept falling off his stool but when it came to performing Mr. Bojangles it was a masterpiece. I think everyone in the room was brought to tears.

Wow, gonzo country from the 70’s, or as Steven Fromholz called it, The great progressive music scare. What a rabbit hole to ho down. I could suggest several Austin / Texas musicians from this era, but I’ll be content to see where you go as you travel down this path. You do need to listen to Jerry Jeff’s album Viva Terlingua. It’s a timeless classic.

Your reactions are so genuine. Your channel is so underrated. With all the static in the world, your channel is a nice reprieve.

Please try “I feel like Hank Williams tonight”Live 1989 Nashville by Jerry Jeff!

This is a true story. One of the most recognizable songs. If you notice nobody was anything but watch. Jerry Jeff held them in the palm of his hand

I fell in love with this song because it is about real people and their lives. Mr. Bojangles is probably long gone, as is Jerry Jeff, but they will live forever with this song and story of this man's life. The part about losing his dog, his companion for many years, tears me up. It shows the sensitivity of the lyrics and how much feeling was put in this song.

Smilin'

So happy to see this particular video where Jerry Jeff's voice had that full range of expression and when you reviewed Guy Clark's "Desperados Waiting for a Train" I noted that I first heard it sung by Jerry Jeff Walker. Both singers died so recently and I'll miss stories of how one would call the other with a new song he wanted to share. A favorite part of my country songwriter voyage! Thanks for your great analysis!

My Old Man JJW

Most "reaction" reviewers woulda stepped in within the first :60... The whole SONG is what it's about. I'm a subscriber now. Jerry Jeff wrote very few "great" songs, but this one made him enough money to record TWO live/semi-live albums, which then made HIM famous. The band (mainly out of sight here & not playing much) was outrageous... Jerry Jeff set the stage in Austin for all the "outlaw" country that was to follow, including Willie. Loved by cowboys and longhairs alike.

Thank you P.J. I have never heard this artist. He has a soulful voice. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band had a big hit with this song. My favorite version, if I may, is Sammy Davis Jr in a rust colored jumpsuit. Wonderful reaction!

I sit in a bar in Belize with the Caribbean breezes blowing and listened to Jerry Jeff Walker play this song among many others and it was magical RIP maestro. Thanks for your video it brought back memories that I treasure.

When he wrote this song. It was money in the bank.. super cool guy.

He was a good writer. I love David Bromberg’s version of this one. “…in a cell. Which is where Jerry Jeff met him”. Lol

I'm glad you got to Jerry Jeff. Maybe next, you can do one of his biggest hits, 'Jaded Lover.'

Nitty Gritty Band does my favourite version of this song, but this is the writer and original singer…. NGDB is a great rabbit hole to go down though

Texas rabbit hole might have to have its own channel. There's literally that much material out there. Gonna be a good ride.

This song was most famously done by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band but has been recorded by multiple artists from 1969 to as late as 2001.

If you’re going down the Texas music rabbit hole- Townes Van Zandt is a must:)) brilliant songwriter

He is from my hometown. Oneonta NY Real last name Crosby

Many people have done this song, but Jerry Jeff lived it, and then wrote it. Another great Jerry Jeff song is Charlie Dunn. There are so many. LA Freeway, Redneck Mother (written by Ray Wylie Hubbard), etc. For years, I thought this was about Bojangles Robinson, but Jerry Jeff put that rumor to bed. It was just some street dancer that was in the drunk tank with him.

Hey Man, Loving your channel, you should react to some Gram Parsons. He was a pioneer in the Alt-country sound, and influenced a lot that came after him, check out, Return of the Grievous angel, streets of Baltimore, or That's all it took. he was a great artist who was taken too young. Rest in peace Gram

If you're going to go down the Texas rabbit hole, be sure to check out my personal favorite, Rodney Crowell. There are too many great songs to list them all so I'll stop at three: ""Song for the Life," "'Til I Gain Control Again" and "Ain't Livin' Long Like This."

If I had a dollar for everytime I sang this song , I'd probably still be broke by now.

The comments got me thinking. I generally prefer the original to the cover. There are occasions where the cover takes the song to a completely new place - Chris Stapleton did that wit Tennessee Whiskey - in which case it has to treated as a new piece of work. Of course, I prefer singer songwriters to all others.

Lemonade: This song was inspired from a night in the New Orleans drunk tank. Jerry Jeff made a lot of money off royalties over the years, especially from Sammy Davis Jr. who took it up as his personal theme song. This is a very good version of the song IMO.

Not a fan of JJW. BUT I like this song.

Texas is a big place and it makes a big rabbit hole. I wouldn't do it as a reaction, because not many people know of him and the video is long, but one of my favorite Texas country blues artists is Gatemouth Brown. You might enjoy this video. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rNmVqLiqupaalIE.html. I think country and blues are sprouts off the same root.

I believe this song was written after Jerry Jeff spent a night in jail in New Orleans

Oh you really should listen to jaded lover by Jerry Jeff.

Hey its time you had some fun, Pickup Man by the late Joe Diffle. Also I think I been talking to Hank. George Jones. Your Welcome. You can judge my taste and knowledge by these picks.

Most folks don't know that Jerry Jeff wrote "Mr Bo Jangles." The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band had a huge hit with this song. Sammy Davis Jr. always did a Song and Dance act dance with this in Las Vegas.

love the song, he did good but my favorite is Sammi Davis Jr.

This is a whale of a song. JJW deserves a lot of credit for writing it and the story itself. I enjoyed this performance, particularly the restraint he showed, IMO, not letting the pace of it to get faster as it went along. I have found other versions, especially the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band’s rendition, to be more emotional or tug harder at the heartstrings. I think the difference was enunciation. The 2 lines about the dog dying and after 20 years he still grieves - I could see that they impacted you but you would have needed a handkerchief or a couple of Kleenex with some of the other versions. I’m not a big fan of Sammy Davis, Jr.’s version but it is very popular.

LA Freeway

“Up Against the Wall Redneck Mother”

as I understand it, this was based on a true story when JJ got thrown in jail for asking the right woman the right question at the wrong time when her husband, the bartender, was standing there. Honestly, JJ opened up the whole new country scene to a bunch of hippie teenagers

That is Sammy Davis Jr. song. And nobody sings it good like Sammy does. Please listen to Sammy.

This song was written in a jail cell

He's ok but no Sammy Davis Jr. Such a great song.

I do like some of his more up tempo stuff "I Like My Women (A Little On The Trashy Side)" for instance, but overall he never got credit for being a great writer

Well that was big on the song and very little on the reaction side. You revealed just about nothing.

Not a fan of his cover of that one. You should hear Arlo Guthrie do that. Heck I do a better version than Jerry Jeff One of my campfire Staples

another jerry jeff walker is ..... up against the wall redneck mother

Saw JJ many times at Willie’s annual family picnics. Great times!

I am enjoying my journey with you, brings back so many memories. Love your reactions!