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Jerry Jeff Walker wrote and performed the original Mr Bojangles in 1968. Sine then, many artists have recorded covers of it, including - Neil Diamond, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, Nina Simone.....

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Neil Diamond gets two songs here, "Mr. Bojangles," and "Forever in Blue Jeans."

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The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band did a version but the more famous version is Sammy Davis Jr's

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Neil Diamond

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Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and Neil Diamond

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