Prelude to The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era*: the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and "Mr. Bojangles"

Here's the signature song from this solid Long Beach, California band.  The song was written by Jerry Jeff Walker, and they turned it into a #9 hit amidst stiff competition.  It's one of the great songs we are saluting prior to our presentation of The Top 500 Songs of the Rock Era...