TRUE STORY? 🎵 Jerry Jeff Walker on Austin City Limits

TRUE STORY? 🎵 Jerry Jeff Walker on Austin City Limits - "Mr. Bojangles" REACTION

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@ed.z. Жыл бұрын

Walker said he was inspired to write the song after an encounter with a street performer in a New Orleans jail. While in jail for public intoxication in 1965, he met a homeless man who called himself "Mr. Bojangles" to conceal his true identity from the police. Mr. Bojangles had been arrested as part of a police sweep of indigent people that was carried out following a high-profile murder. The two men and others in the cell chatted about all manner of things, but when Mr. Bojangles told a story about his dog, the mood in the room turned heavy. Someone else in the cell asked for something to lighten the mood, and Mr. Bojangles obliged with a tap dance. The homeless "Mr. Bojangles", who was white, had taken his pseudonym from Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (1878-1949), a Black entertainer. (Wikipedia).

@edprzydatek8398 Жыл бұрын

Yes, that's the right story.

@Herbert04 Жыл бұрын

Thank you . I never heard this story.

@markwiosky6994 Жыл бұрын

David Bromberg does this song on one of his lp's . He tells that story during the song. Its worth a listen !

@darrelljohnson5764 Жыл бұрын

@@markwiosky6994 yes , and David will widen your horizons a little more .

@darrelljohnson5764 Жыл бұрын

👍👍👍 thank you for the information . A memory that was hard to recall .

@drmorqWarrenProject Жыл бұрын

this was a HUGE hit for the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, back in the early 70's/... Yes its basically a true story.

@surlechapeau Жыл бұрын

i still have the 45 rpm record of this by the Nitty Gritty Dirty Band. The B-side is "Buy Me For The Rain".

@safespacebear Жыл бұрын

that's the only version i'm familiar with

@Hartlor_Tayley Жыл бұрын

That’s a great version too.

@metalmark1214 Жыл бұрын

My favorite version of the song.

@Hartlor_Tayley Жыл бұрын

@@metalmark1214 pretty much any song the Nitty grittys played became the best version. Great band

@quixote6942 Жыл бұрын

Sammy Davis jr. Adored this song! He'd actually "Become" Mr. Bojangles onstage, Tap Dancing and doing the Soft Shoe while Singing. I know you don't really do many "Repeats" or Covers of songs you've already reacted to, but this one time you owe it to yourselves to do it! SO Wonderful!

@RJ-nz5jn Жыл бұрын

Yes . I loved Sammy's version. One heck of an entertainer.

@pamalaalford1081 Жыл бұрын

I agree with Quix ... you really should do the Sammy Davis Jr version ... it may seem like a different song to you 😊 As I recall, his version is a little "peppier".

@ed.z. Жыл бұрын

Good suggestion. Sammy Davis Jr. was a force of nature. An entertainer like that is almost extinct. He could dance, sing tell jokes, play drums, tell stories, a member of the famous Rat Pack along with Frank Sinatra and Dean Martin, they ruled Las Vegas, and TV variety shows for decades.

@redveston Жыл бұрын

Yup. Do Sammy Davis Jr's version. Bigger production, yes. But, most important fact is that Sammy Davis Jr cut his teeth singing and dancing in the old vaudeville circuit and learned much from the original Bill Bojangles (his stage name) Robinson as first posted at the top. You can also look up scenes of Bojangles dancing with Shirley Temple (child actress and biggest box office draw of the great depression erra.) Davis loved loved Bojangles and it shows in his performance. Yes. Do it.

@matthewlee6168 Жыл бұрын

This is a standard country/ Texana song. It's based on a true story of Jerry Jeff meeting Bojangles when they were in a county jail in New Orleans. When I was at Texas A&M University we used to joke that they wouldn't allow you to graduate unless you attended 2 Jerry Jeff and 3 Robert Earl Keen, Jr. concerts!

@Aggiebrettman Жыл бұрын

Then I qualify for multiple Masters and a Doctorate. 😎👍

@i.marchand4655 Жыл бұрын

Based on a true story, yes, but the guy Jerry Jeff met wasn't Bill "Bojangles" Robinson. It was a street performer who had given the police the Bojangles name to hide his identity.

@bretthardin9239 Жыл бұрын

is that all it takes for an Aggie diploma??? i want mine lol

@JayCross Жыл бұрын

I like the David Bromberg version of this song. He tells a little bit about the backstory, and how Jerry Jeff Walker met Bojangles.

@josephtedrick7706 Жыл бұрын

I first saw JJ when he opened for the Charlie Daniels Band around 1980. He was a character. Stories between songs and a great band. He is missed.

@RicoBurghFan Жыл бұрын

Back when country actually told stories and had real meaning. God this was so touching and understated the emotion was palpable without him even trying. Thanks guys for doing this.😊

@larrybailey426 Жыл бұрын

Hi Brad & Lex, First heard him on Viva Terlingua back in the '70s ... drank to his songs; cried to his songs; partied to his songs; thought about meaning of life things too. My song was his cover of Mike Burton's "Night Riders Lament" - give it a listen. Got to see him live at the Talking Stick here in Arizona a few months before he passed. R.I.P. Jerry Jeff

@bretthardin9239 Жыл бұрын

Just gettin' by on gettin' bys my stock in trad Living it day to day Pickin' up the pieces wherever they fall Just letting it roll, letting the high times carry the low I'm just living my life easy come, easy go

@brooksboyd1959 Жыл бұрын

Saw him for the last time in Galveston Opera House about a year before he died. Long live JJW!

@bretthardin9239 Жыл бұрын

saw him first time at the golf course drunk of his ass with Ben Crenshaw 1981-82 ish he was a funny dude and being raised on viva terlingua we knew who he was i was 13-14 saw him evrytime he played in austin for years

@Hartlor_Tayley Жыл бұрын

Great reaction. More Jerry Jeff Walker please. Thanks .

@Chris.Davis.2 Жыл бұрын

As an animal lover, everytime I hear line about his dog, it gets me.

@tinicum54 Жыл бұрын

Same.

@proudmoon3 Жыл бұрын

I can't get through it without crying myself.

@surlechapeau Жыл бұрын

This is the orginal version, well done by Jerry. The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band does a nice cover as well. The Definitive version, is the live one by Sammy Davis Jr.!!

@ninjafoxgamesgeekery Жыл бұрын

Jim Stafford's is the definitive one for me because of his spoken lines as Bojangles. He added some extra lines that adds a lot of heavy emotion with how Bojangles not only misses his dog (Spotty) but also wouldn't want his dog to see him as he is now - basically a down on his luck drunk.

@Aggiebrettman Жыл бұрын

I am so stunned and thrilled to hear anyone do a Jacky Jack reaction. SOOO great.

@tylerhackner9731 Жыл бұрын

Loved this

@757optim Жыл бұрын

Through a chance encounter with a song writer, Mr. Bojangles was immortalized.

@ericsmith6615 Жыл бұрын

Wife here..., Love this classic.Classic.. WOW.., I used to play this on guitar for my students..

@S.J.L Жыл бұрын

Great song, Sammy Davis Jr. does a moving version, check out.

@rodweinmeyer1435 Жыл бұрын

Where's the baby?🇨🇦

@mikek5958 Жыл бұрын

Jack will enter this world when he is good and ready and when he does they will share that with all of us. Give 'em some space my dude.

@jamessullivan5860 Жыл бұрын

I mused to love going to see him in concert. Very talented.

@stonewall554 Жыл бұрын

I saw Jerry Jeff in Alexandria VA years ago and it was an awesome night. Pickup Truck will always be my favorite Jerry Jeff song. Jerry Jeff and Jimmy Buffet were great friends....can you imagine hangin out with those two...lol

@jewsbad Жыл бұрын

wrote some great songs, play anything off of Viva Terlingua, pissin in the wind is a great one, La Freeway also, him and John Prine 2 of my favorite song writers , great story tellers

@bretthardin9239 Жыл бұрын

thrown in ray wiley hubbard, hayes carl ,adam carroll guy clark townes van Zandt damn Texas grows some song writers

@micah3823 Жыл бұрын

Jerry Jeff was awesome .......and LEX is soooooo adorable!!!!!

@rods1379 Жыл бұрын

Wow! I only knew of Nitty Gritty Dirt bands version. I've always loved their version of it. This version really felt so much deeper and simply blew me away. Amazing talent! I had a similar experience with the song 'the night they drove ol Dixie down'.

@tdgallagher218 Жыл бұрын

If you seriously like this song, you should listen to the version by David Bromberg. It's to die for.

@ninjafoxgamesgeekery Жыл бұрын

Check out Jim Stafford's version "Mr. Bojangles / A Visit With An Old Friend" It almost makes me cry every time when Bojangles is about to break down crying over Spotty and a little self loathing mixed together.

@montymetcalfe1982 Жыл бұрын

Saw JJ several times at a club here in Lexington Ky in the early 80’s, he was a fabulous entertainer. Always a great evening!!!!

@Cashcrop54 11 ай бұрын

Jerry Jeff is just so good. I started listening to him very early and he was in on the beginning of outlaw country. He is missed.

@FL8mileshigh1 3 ай бұрын

"He spoke with tears of fifteen years how his dog and him Traveled about The dog up and died He up and died After twenty years he still grieves" Gets me every time.

@goldieschooch8512 Жыл бұрын

Good ole song! Hope your feeling good Lex! I’m sure you are really ready for Baby-Jack to say He’s ready!✌🏻☀️

@stevenblock9712 Жыл бұрын

The really good big hit version of this song was by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, later just "The Dirt Band". That version was a little less "country". Sammy Davis, Jr. also used to do a great live performance of this song, in which he recalled the great dancer of movie fame, Mr. Bojangles".

@mikewatts1533 Жыл бұрын

This the first time seeing her shirt "Juice Box Hero" from their reaction of Foreigner's Juke Box Hero. I love it!!! Almost all of us can relate to this song. Someone we have seen or know that do what they can to fill the space in their life or heart.

@nflr92 Жыл бұрын

I was in college at SUNY New Paltz in 1983 and took a course named American Novel. The Prof brought a guitar in one class and started talking about his life growing up in the south. He said he and a friend hitchhiked around the south when he was in his early teens. He said despite them both being underage, they'd play roadhouses all over the south. He said his partner would tell him he wanted to someday write a song that everyone would know and remember. The Prof then said, "And this was the song he ended up writing" and started the chords to Mr. Bojangles.

@stevefriery9086 Жыл бұрын

I'm so glad you did this version. JJW was an original. Though he was from up in northern New York, he was huge in the Austin songwriter scene. An early member of the Outlaw movement, he had several big hits of his own. London Homesick Blues, LA Freeway (written by Guy Clark, another great songwriter), Railroad Lady, Don't It Make You Wanna Dance, and my favorite for personal reasons, Desperados Waiting For A Train. So sad to see he passed in 2020 along with the likes of Billy Joe Shaver, Mac Davis, and Doug Supernaw.

@edprzydatek8398 Жыл бұрын

Yeah, Jerry Jeff was from Oneonta, NY. He left there soon after high school and hung around New Orleans with the likes of Jimmy Buffet and David Bromberg. One of my favorite songs by him is "Some Go Home", a train song.

@tedszweb5268 Жыл бұрын

Desperados waiting for a train was a Guy Clark song.

@stevefriery9086 Жыл бұрын

@@tedszweb5268 I like the Walker version best. But love Guy Clark and Townes Van Zandt.

@lantose Жыл бұрын

Great song! Listened to a lot of his music in the mid 70’s and he was a wild character heavily into whiskey and drugs! At a 1978 outdoor concert in Tulsa with Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings and a couple other groups, he was so drunk he couldn’t finish his first song and almost fell off the stage when his band mates and security ushered him off the stage and his act was over! Cleaned himself up in 1980.

@dpaine6405 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the reaction! This is one of my all time favorite songs, it will always hold a special place in my heart. Revisiting the music of the 60's thru part of the 90's is a blessing that I will always treasure. Back when music was music, singers and musicians were artists first and then entertainers. It's a blessing to see so many young folks experiencing what music is supposed to sound like without the bells and whistles, just true and honest talent front and center. ❤

@rameybadboy Жыл бұрын

I love you guys! Y'all make me smile from ear to ear... Thanks !!❤

@willhorting5317 Жыл бұрын

I knew that Walker wrote the song. But I never heard him sing it. To me, this will always be the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's song.

@swampfizz Жыл бұрын

when Bob Dylan does a cover of your song you really have done something musically!!

@Herbert04 Жыл бұрын

First thing that comes to my mind hearing this song is Sammy Davis Jr. Dance Dance Dance

@jamesrobertson2361 Жыл бұрын

Bojangles was a black dancer I think coming out of vaudeville. There is film footage of him of dancing with child star Shirley Temple. This song was coverd by many and one of the most famous song and dance men Sammy Davis Jr. Jerry Jeff Walker wrote the song. It introduced a new generation remembering Bojangles. And now again he is remembered again.

@elizabethfranco1284 Жыл бұрын

The NittyGritty Dirt Band had a hit with this. In honor of the great dancer actor singer Bill Bogangles Robinson. Most popular at the turn of the century.He influenced dancers in years to come including Sammy Davis Jr .

@geneaikenii1092 Жыл бұрын

cool tune. soft on your soul.

@shanegainer9640 Жыл бұрын

I’ll just add this… I’d heard the song before college, but when I was in college in the late 80’s, there was a classroom building that was about 4 stories, and someone wrong on the wall of an elevator… “Mr BoJangles, Dance”…. And none of us ever got outta that elevator, not humming that song to ourselves.

@John_Locke_108 Жыл бұрын

One of my favorites.

@Jtg-n-va Жыл бұрын

Bill Bojangles performed in some Shirley Temple movies I remember watching in the 60s. They were old then.

@thatmanstumototours2270 Жыл бұрын

I don't think ya'll picked up on the fact they were in jail together.....When I was a kid, I would shed a tear near every time I heard "the dog up and died "on the radio.....Jerry Jeff wrote many great songs, but few told a better story than this one...

@joedonlewis9820 Жыл бұрын

Those people in your memories are so big. The idea of it made me wonder if I'm big to someone. I don't know how you got to that one but it was a hit for some folks. Try one by Guy Clark. Desperado's Waiting For A Train. BTW Austin City Limits is the longest running music show. All the cool kids play there.

@ronaldcrawford9310 Жыл бұрын

You should play "Pissin In The Wind" by Mr. Walker

@cmurphy2826 Жыл бұрын

First time commenting, but I had to say Lex really put it beautifully about this song telling the story of someone whose history would have otherwise been forgotten. That is something wonderful that country music/art can do.

@txrojas Жыл бұрын

Many versions of this song from different artists but this is the best. Thanks!

@bwilliams463 11 ай бұрын

Now it is time to jump down the Jerry Jeff rabbit hole. My favorites include 'Jaded Lover,' 'Pick-up Truck Song,' and 'Pissin' In The Wind.'

@1953jazzman Жыл бұрын

Jerry Jeff wrote this song himself, but the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band had a huge hit with it before JJ's original could take off! Sammy Davis Jr. also did a very popular cover of it!

@johnnaylor1706 5 ай бұрын

The definitive version of this Jerry Jeff song ... with the story .... is the version by David Bromberg who toured with JJ for a number of years ... in the middle of the song ,he stops to tell the story ... David's melancholy voice and guitar solo at the end of the song adds a whole 'nother level to the song.

@alpetrocelli4465 Жыл бұрын

I got to see him perform several times. He was quite a storyteller & showman.✌️❤️🎶

@brooksboyd1959 Жыл бұрын

He wrote this song in jail in New Orleans where his jail mate inspired this song.

@kassandrariemersma7902 Жыл бұрын

I love this song I remember my mom singing along with it

@willlong8942 Жыл бұрын

The song is legend.

@gijo5088 Жыл бұрын

Bill Bailey that I mentioned to you about doing the first moonwalk also does BoJangles. Mentions he was friends with him and picked up some of his dancing to show off.

@aaronarnold7653 Жыл бұрын

Dance...

@Ohio44Jim Жыл бұрын

Yes. True story.

@gregdavidson670 Жыл бұрын

Grew up on Jerry Jeff. RIP

@neilschroeder7854 Жыл бұрын

Been a fan of Jerry Jeff since the mid 70s. Try LA Freeway (live) from his A Man Must Carry On album. Lex will love the energy.

@garytrew2766 Жыл бұрын

Jerry Jeff Walker wrote Mr Bojangles and when he does the headlines saidr Bojangles has died. He was very popular world wide for the song. Thanks to everyone for their comments.

@rickclevenger6629 Жыл бұрын

According to wiki, song written by Jerry Jeff Walker in 67/68. Sammy Davis Jr recorded his version in 1972

@davidmyers5916 Жыл бұрын

There is a historical figure, a great tap dancer named Bill 'Bojangles" Robinson In the late 19th and early 29th centuries. This man who called himself 'Mr. Bojangles' may have gotten his name from Bill.

@reneeeiier4818 Жыл бұрын

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was a legendary Vaudeville star. This is a song about a real person.

@bretthardin9239 Жыл бұрын

hes got many more. VIVE TERLINQUA !!!!! if you live in Texas this album is like the country Bible

@davidbooth7778 Жыл бұрын

Try "London Homesick Blues". Think you will like it.

@Rosedach Жыл бұрын

Saw Jerry Jeff when he performed in McDonald Gym at Lamar University. Some one donated over twenty kegs of beer for a party outside the gym before the show. JJ came out and drank and signed autographs.

@edwardsanchez4129 Жыл бұрын

Y'all are adorable.

@ninjafoxgamesgeekery Жыл бұрын

The version performed by Jim Stafford is, to me, the hands down best version, titled Mr. Bojangles / A Visit With An Old Friend. A rare instance where the cover is more emotional than the original. Stafford actually does part of it singing and part of it spoken - the spoken is actually being spoken in a higher pitch and breaking voice as Bojangles himself. Stafford adds a lot of emotion with a few etra lines of "Bojangles" talking about his dog, Spotty. Er now I dance every chance I can, down to the honky tonk You know maybe for drinks or tips But most of my time I spend right here 'hind these county bars Eh you see I drinks a bit But there was a time, was there a time New suits and dancing shoes, one day we'd be here, next day we may be anywhere Me and little Spotty, we seen it all I wonder why it is that a dog don't get to live too long But he still has to die old I reckon just as well 'cause I wouldn't want little Spotty to see me like I am now anyway But you know something mister? I sure do miss that old dog Stafford manages to sound like a completely different person on the verge of crying during this spoken segment and it adds to the picture. Bojangles is in this little jail cell and it's bringing everyone down getting emotional in his grief for Spotty, so someone asks him to dance to cheer up the mood. I always grew up with the Nitty Gritty Band's version, and Jerry Jeff Walker is the original, but Jim Stafford's is the only one I enjoy now because of that extra emotion, though it's hard to get through if you're a dog lover. 20 years on, he still grieves...

@jerrykeck1494 Жыл бұрын

My mom was a huge Shirley Temple fan, did a bunch of dance routines with him. Nitty Gritty Dirt Band did amazing cover in the 70's has more humor in the storyline 🤠

@beedeegee9374 Жыл бұрын

She danced with the real Mr. Bojangles, Bill Robinson.

@LindaEll Жыл бұрын

This song is about a guy Jerry Jeff met in jail. Its not about the actor.

@jerrykeck1494 Жыл бұрын

@@LindaEll my understanding is it was the same performer 20 years later

@tednemtzow2796 Жыл бұрын

@@jerrykeck1494, not true. In 1965 New Orleans jails were racially segregated.

@jontaylor7941 Жыл бұрын

If you’re going to listen to Jerry Jeff gotta listen to Viva Terlingua!

@T-ShirtMagic Жыл бұрын

Best version you're ever going to hear of this song is *David Bromberg's* version. Killer story telling of this artist, subject and song. Treat yourself to *Mr. Bojangles- performed by David Bromberg*

@ninjafoxgamesgeekery Жыл бұрын

Jim Stafford is the best version for me by a mile. The spoken lyrics as Bojangles on the verge of tears and lamenting not only the loss of Spotty, but how he wouldn't want his beloved dog to see him as he is now; Stafford manages to put the feelings of grief and shame in the voice. He adds a little about how things were different with Spotty and laments why dogs don't live a long time, but still have to die old. It's heavy and someone asking Bojangles to dance is a way to get him to distract himself, entertain them, and lighten the mood. Breaks my heart listening to Stafford's version.

@T-ShirtMagic Жыл бұрын

@@ninjafoxgamesgeekery Didn't know Jim covered it - thank you. Still a closed second for me - odd both versions better than original IMO. Never missed his TV variety show but mostly remember *Wildwood Weed* and *Siders and Snakes* Thanks again, enjoyed that!

@mikec.looks4magic554 Жыл бұрын

Best to listen to Sammy Davis JR. Version. Bo Jangles was very Famous at one time. He was in Shirley Temple movies to.

@mrhankeycj1 Жыл бұрын

London Homesick Blues next....vibe alert

@cobrakari Жыл бұрын

👍🏾🤘🏾

@elevenbucks5682 Жыл бұрын

Shirley Temple and Bojangles performed together in the 30's

@Robert-ty3qi Жыл бұрын

The line about the dog always messes me up

@johna1608 Жыл бұрын

never played much on the radio but a big following. nitty gritty dirt band and sammy davis jr. versions are great. look at his live version of MORNING SONG FOR SALLY.

@4tuneagent Жыл бұрын

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band had the big hit with this song as far as charting and radio airplay.. should check it out. Thanks.

@megavideopowermegavideopow8657 Жыл бұрын

I thought this was Sammy Davis Jr. Song about Bill”Bojangles”Robinson famous Black dancer and actor

@musik102 Жыл бұрын

I don't think Sammy wrote songs. Anyway, this song is by Jerry Jeff, and Sammy did indeed record it.

@edprzydatek8398 Жыл бұрын

No.

@edprzydatek8398 Жыл бұрын

@@musik102 Exactly right.

@georgelangford9754 Жыл бұрын

Great song. One of the greatest videos ever made is Sammy Davis Jr. version. He actually lived this song. Please find it and watch.

@annereidy7981 Жыл бұрын

Does this mean we have a new life?😀❤!

@steverusso177 Жыл бұрын

Great tune. A few others did very well also.

@williamgreco3046 Жыл бұрын

You guys gotta do the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band version. There is no other.

@raugado Жыл бұрын

Yes please do the Sammy live version please 🙏🏼

@toot0913 Жыл бұрын

Luv me some JJW

@OzarkTroutBum Жыл бұрын

Love me some Jacky Jack.

@maureendennis1736 Жыл бұрын

Try the nitty gritty dirt band. Their version is awesome

@donluce4883 Жыл бұрын

Has Lex had the baby yet? We are dying to know!♥️

@johnyohe5057 Жыл бұрын

If you like this, you might like Townes Van Zant, for example "Pancho and Lefty." Another 'Texas Troubadour.'

@UnbelieverInME Жыл бұрын

OMG, OMG, you have to listen to The HU - Wolf Totem feat. Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach. It RoCkS so hard it's almost painful.

@wesalker3479 Жыл бұрын

Now, you need to see Sammy Davis Jr.'s live version of this. It's the same . . . but, different . . .

@loopyogden Жыл бұрын

You need to listen to Billy Strings...Dust in a Baggie or tinfoil turmoil.

@NotStanleyTucci Жыл бұрын

Great song. Great songwriter. Sammy Davis did the definitive version

@rhwinner Жыл бұрын

Really his career was made when Arlo Guthrie decided to cover Mr. Bojangles on one of his albums.

@dannyworten5876 Жыл бұрын

Not sure who did this originally but Sammy Davis Jr. did it and might be original but oldest that I know of

@edprzydatek8398 Жыл бұрын

No, it's Jerry Jeff Walker's song.

@robertjones705 Жыл бұрын

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band is who you want to hear singing this song.

@markharger1197 Жыл бұрын

Bojangles Robinson

@edprzydatek8398 Жыл бұрын

Different guy.

@jimcox8148 Жыл бұрын

The story is part truth, part story. Bill Robinson was known as Bojangles which may or may not be a derisive term. He was a great tap dancer who entertained audiences between the 1880's thru the 1940's. He is probably best remembered today as being Shirley Temple's dance partner from her movies in the 1930's. The significance of that is they were the first interracial dance partners recorded on film. Check out the film clip "the Little Colonel" with Shirley Temple/Bill Robinson. He would have been in his mid 50's when this was filmed. As far as Mr. Walker meeting Bojangles in jail is just story telling. Mr. Walker would have been about 6 when Bill Robinson passed away.