FIRST TIME HEARING Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr.Bojangles REACTION

FIRST TIME HEARING The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - Mr.Bojangles REACTION
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[farrelfoster-lynam]

Always kicks me right in the heart that he still grieves for his dog 20 years later.
Such beautiful storytelling in this song

[jrepka]

The song, according to Jerry Jeff Walker, is not specifically about Bill Robinson, who passed away in 1949. It is a true story of spending a night in a drunk tank in New Orleans in 1965, where he met a local street performer who called himself Mr. Bojangles perhaps as a tribute or to draw bigger crowds when he performed. The Bojangles of the song clearly was experiencing hard times in his life and was down and out.

I don't presume to know how rough Mr. Robinson's life was (as a black performer in the US during the first half of the 20th century) but he was pretty successful in his time appearing in movies and on Broadway. He is famous for breaking many color barriers on stage and screen and appeared with a young Shirley Temple in a number of movies and stage performances.

[paulsmashupchannel]

Written by Jerry Jeff Walker based on a night in the drunk tank in New Orleans...and I guy he met.

[rockmygypsysoul]

Bill Bojangles Robinson lived in Richmond, for a time. He taught my mother to dance!

[keithmcknight]

When I was in 9th grade, our physical science teacher would play guitar and sing while we were taking exams. This is one of the songs he would sing. It was really incredible how it would just calm your nerves while taking an exam to have a teacher that could sing/play soothing music. I'm 62 now, but I will never forget that teacher. Thanks for bringing back the great memories.

[navmark]

I have always loved the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band for respecting old school instrumentation and preserving the old songs.

[janiceduke]

Bill "Bojangles" Robinson was informed he wasn't allowed to hold Shirley Temple's hand while filming the stair scene in the 1935 film, "The Little Colonel." She insisted anyway and grabbed his hand during the act. This scene became the first time where integrated dance partners were filmed dancing together on film.

He was in his 50s. She was 6. He called her darlin'; she called him Uncle Billy. Robinson taught Temple his joyful, elegant tap-dancing routines. She thought he was the perfect partner. In the 1980s, Black told NPR that Robinson taught her to feel the beat, rather than count it out. "We held hands and I learned to dance from Bill by listening, not looking at the feet, " she said. "It was kind of a magic between us."

[tommytoms]

As a 7 year old kid growing up in Santa Cruz, California, this song by The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band was one of my favorites.

It's funny back then when KWAV, KFRC and KDON ruled the airwaves and would play songs from multiple genres (Glen Campbell, Seals and Crofts, Spinners, Chuck Mangione, Mac Davis, Eagles, Jefferson Airplane, Rufus and Chaka Khan, Ray Stevens, Cher, Earth, Wind and Fire..) kids would eat it up. We loved all types of music and performers like this back then.

[johndalley]

This is the best version out there of this song. I just love it. I have said it before, and I will say it again the late 60's and early 70's had the best music.

[magneto]

thank you. Great song, and the best version! They have another song you might like called An American Dream which features Linda Ronstadt on vocals, but the name of the band is shortened to the "Dirt Band."

[williamcarr]

Another song with a touching story is Old Dogs And Children and Watermellon Wine.

[kevinsacks]

Another great Nitty Gritty Dirt Band song is "Will The Circle Be Unbroken"

[SgtRoxx]

I love this version of this amazing song.

[knitterscheidt]

I was 11 when this song came out. It was my first experience with feelings of melancholy, tenderness, sentimentality and compassion...signs of growing up. It still has a special place in my heart.

[michaeldudek]

I'M an older gentleman who has lived through 4 dogs. That line acout still grieving for his dog still gets me every time. He was so blessed to have his faithful friend for 15 years. What adventures they must have had together! Just as I was blessed to have my Radar for 16 years! (about)

[CousinWhatIsIt]

The Jerry Jeff Walker version of this song was another one of those that were among the first 45s that was given to me as a child.

[wildbill]

This song by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band brings back fond memories of when I decided to go on a road trip from Fort Sill OK to visit my cousin living in Austin Texas back in 1970. I just purchased a 1957 International Harvester truck with a small wooden camper on it and I installed an 8-track tape player so I could pay my favorite songs on the trip and so I played their tape which included this great song. I travel on the back roads all the way and one day my radiator was running hot so I stopped on the little road and saw a creek so I filled up my hat with water and continued on till I found a small tiny town and they fixed my old truck and continued on to Austin Texas and visited my cousin. I was sad to learn later he died when he died in a fire so I will never forget that trip listening to great music along the way. within one year I was sent to South Vietnam and I had my old 8-track and would listen to it and think of that trip. Thank You both for bringing back old memories. I am now 74 living in the Philippines and watch you two all the time and you bring back old memories all the time. Thank You

[RobertEskew]

Mr. Bojangles was written by Jerry Jeff Walker, a country music artist. He released the song in 1968.
The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band's cover is iconic, however. I recall loving this song when I was growing up. They released the song in 1970.

[JamesCarson-tmdf]

Always loved this song from a great band their biggest hit

[raymondohlsen]

Yet another one of my favorite songs!! This song was originally written in the late 60's and covered by several artists. VERY Indirectly connected to the late, GREAT dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson.