‘Mr Bojangles’ singer Jerry Jeff Walker dies aged 78

American country singer Jerry Jeff Walker has died aged 78, following a battle with cancer.
Representatives for Walker confirmed to Pitchfork that the singer died yesterday (October 23) of cancer-related complications.
Walker was most famous for his 1968 song ‘Mr Bojangles’, which was popularised a number of years later through a version by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Since then, it has been covered by some of the biggest artists on earth, including Bob Dylan, Dolly Parton, Neil Diam