My Father introduced me to Mr Bo Jangles as a child of 8 years old. It’s still one of the most precious memories of my life. One entire afternoon alone with my father was so very special. This song brings my heart such warmth.
Dance as we know it owes everything to Mr B. Bill just takes my breath away, such a God given talent and pure joy to watch him move. Thanks for this history lesson.
The guy in the song "Bojangles" is NOT Bill "Bojangles" Robinson! The guy referenced in the song was a Hobo that was using the AKA of Bojangles in order to conceal his identity from the New Orleans Police dept after being locked up for drunk and disorderly. Bill Robinson was a living legend!
Yes, Jerry Jeff Walker related the story of how he met the man who used the name Mr. Bojangles in order to conceal his identity from the New Orleans police. They spent three days in jail together over a Fourth of July weekend.
I don’t know about this, the Songwriter and Sing, Jerry Jeff Walker, wrote Mr. Bojangles in 1968, he said that his song was inspired by several people he met along the way, not just 1 person, the part about a dog dying was about a homeless drunk he met while in jail, dancing in bars for tips and drinks, perhaps that video was incorrect, about the real Mr. Bojangles was Mr. Robinson, perhaps he was. Great song though, and a great video, very interesting!
What a man!😊😎
419 views? I would. have expected 4.19 million views. This video is well thought out, edited, narrated, totally professional. Great job!
Thanks for watching
It really was a great video
My Father introduced me to Mr Bo Jangles as a child of 8 years old. It’s still one of the most precious memories of my life. One entire afternoon alone with my father was so very special. This song brings my heart such warmth.
Dance as we know it owes everything to Mr B. Bill just takes my breath away, such a God given talent and pure joy to watch him move. Thanks for this history lesson.
The guy in the song "Bojangles" is NOT Bill "Bojangles" Robinson! The guy referenced in the song was a Hobo that was using the AKA of Bojangles in order to conceal his identity from the New Orleans Police dept after being locked up for drunk and disorderly. Bill Robinson was a living legend!
Yes, Jerry Jeff Walker related the story of how he met the man who used the name Mr. Bojangles in order to conceal his identity from the New Orleans police. They spent three days in jail together over a Fourth of July weekend.
Beautiful 👏🏽👏🏽🎉
This man was amazing put this in our black history
I know
I got here from nitty gritty dirt band and this is legit making me cry :(
The song is about someone else though who named himself after the original Bojangles.
Career of clapping dancing in beautiful american movies👏🏽👏🏽🎉
This gym is a legend tap dance
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Now I know a lot about Bill!
Fun Fact: Mr. Bojangles & Shirley Temple make a DDD (Dancying Dynamic Duo)
Wow
I don’t know about this, the Songwriter and Sing, Jerry Jeff Walker, wrote Mr. Bojangles in 1968, he said that his song was inspired by several people he met along the way, not just 1 person, the part about a dog dying was about a homeless drunk he met while in jail, dancing in bars for tips and drinks, perhaps that video was incorrect, about the real Mr. Bojangles was Mr. Robinson, perhaps he was. Great song though, and a great video, very interesting!
Thank you ☺️
Left side audio only for those who had to check
Jerry Jeff’s Bojangles was not this guy.
But this song was not about him
But was this guy actually happy? That's the question I've been asking myself but most likely I dont think he was.
Based on what?