American Songwriter

On This Day in 2020, Country Music Said Goodbye to the Unsung Outlaw Hero Who Was Covered by Bob Dylan, Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, and Lefty Frizzell

On this day (October 23) in 2020, Outlaw country legend Jerry Jeff Walker died of throat cancer at the age of 78. Before his death, he created a legacy as a recording artist and songwriter. He is best ...
AOL

Jerry Jeff Walker, Outlaw Country Legend, Dead at 78

Jerry Jeff Walker has passed away. The outlaw country legend died on Friday from cancer-related complications after being diagnosed with throat cancer in 2017. He was 78. Born Ronald Clyde Crosby in ...
Houston Chronicle

How Jerry Jeff Walker's '¡Viva Terlingua!' got into the state's musical groundwater

Surrounded by sprawling live oaks and beat-up picnic tables, the combination dancehall/post office/general store in Luckenbach is the image of rustic Texas perfection. From this picturesque patch of ...
American Songwriter

Born on This Day in 1942, the Underrated Outlaw Country Maverick Who Gave Us This Hit About a New Orleans Street Performer

Although never reaching the mainstream success of outlaw country counterparts like Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings, Jerry Jeff Walker’s fingerprints are all over the genre. His best-known song, “Mr.