Mr. Bojangles
Pickers, players & vocalists: John McEuen: mandolin; David Bromberg: vocal, guitar; Matt Cartsonis: vocal, guitar; Andy Goessling: clarinet


As we ended the sessions, I was telling Matt about the first time I met David Bromberg. It was in 1970 at the Main Point coffee house in Philly. I had gone to the coffee house to tell Jerry Jeff Walker NGDB was putting his song, “Bojangles,” out as a single. Jerry was out on the floor (thanks to Wild Turkey), so David sang us his own well-known version. Reliving the performance of 45 years ago, I wanted to hear David sing it again. So, we hit “record.” After Bromberg’s three verses, I asked Matt to sing the last two (like he was the other guy in the cell). I think this is one of the sweetest versions of one of my all-time favorite songs. Andy’s clarinet solo took us right to New Orleans.