Jerry Jeff Walker - Mr. Bojangles.

[Swede]

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.[2][3] The homeless "Mr. Bojangles", who was white, had taken his pseudonym from Bill "Bojangles" Robinson (1878–1949), a Black entertainer.

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[flying_wahini]

1. Didn't know the backstory. That's a good one for such a great song.

Thanks!

[Arthur_Frain]

2. Love to mash this up with Piano Man by Billy Joel at open mics.

Same chords/cadence. Always gets a WTF look from patrons who figure it out