# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jerry-jeff-walker
# Generated: 2026-08-13T03:49:48.177Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jerry-jeff-walker"
name: "Jerry Jeff Walker"
slug: "jerry-jeff-walker"
description: "Jerry Jeff Walker was an American country and folk singer-songwriter. He was a leading figure in the progressive country and outlaw country music movement. He is best known for writing the 1968 song \"Mr. Bojangles\"."
tagline: "American country singer (1942–2020)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Jerry_Jeff_Walker.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Musicians"
  slug: "musicians"
profileType:
  name: "Singer / Musician"
  slug: "singer"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q177220"
birthDate: "1942-03-16"
deathDate: "2020-10-23"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           52.37
  momentum:             0.396057188526774
  historical:           13.95478533333333
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     85
  profileCompleteness:  90
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "X"
    url:       "https://x.com/jerryjeffwalker"
    handle:    "jerryjeffwalker"
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/jerryjeffwalkermusic"
    handle:    "jerryjeffwalkermusic"
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1222056/"
    handle:    "nm1222056"
  - platform:  "SPOTIFY"
    url:       "https://open.spotify.com/artist/763opp15PhfHpEaiVjM6m7"
    handle:    "763opp15PhfHpEaiVjM6m7"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://www.jerryjeff.com/"
sources:
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    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "جيري جيف ووكر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%89_%D9%88%D9%88%D9%83%D8%B1"
    title: "جيرى ووكر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%AC%D9%81_%D9%88%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B1"
    title: "جری جف واکر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Jeff_Walker"
    title: "Jerry Jeff Walker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Jeff_Walker"
    title: "Jerry Jeff Walker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Jeff_Walker"
    title: "Jerry Jeff Walker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%B1%DB%8C_%D8%AC%D9%81_%D9%88%D8%A7%DA%A9%D8%B1"
    title: "جری جف واکر"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Jeff_Walker"
    title: "Jerry Jeff Walker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Jeff_Walker"
    title: "Jerry Jeff Walker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%82%A7%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%BC%E3%82%AB%E3%83%BC"
    title: "ジェリー・ジェフ・ウォーカー"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Jeff_Walker"
    title: "Jerry Jeff Walker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Jeff_Walker"
    title: "Jerry Jeff Walker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Jeff_Walker"
    title: "Jerry Jeff Walker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Jeff_Walker"
    title: "Jerry Jeff Walker"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/3faa019a-ad91-4ddf-87d5-fdcbdfd8327c"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
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    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump