Bojangles
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Bojangles or Mr. Bojangles may refer to:
- Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, a famous African-American tap dance and movie performer
- "Bojangles of Harlem", a 1936 song form the Fred Astaire movie Swing TimeSwing TimeSwing Time is a 1936 RKO musical comedy film set mainly in New York City and stars Fred Astaire, Ginger Rogers, Helen Broderick, Victor Moore, Eric Blore and Georges Metaxa, with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Dorothy Fields...
, a tribute to Bill Robinson and other African-american tap dancers - Bojangles, a jazz play by Ben WebsterBen WebsterBenjamin Francis Webster , a.k.a. "The Brute" or "Frog," was an influential American jazz tenor saxophonist. Webster, born in Kansas City, Missouri, was considered one of the three most important "swing tenors" along with Coleman Hawkins and Lester Young...
and Duke EllingtonDuke EllingtonEdward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington was an American composer, pianist, and big band leader. Ellington wrote over 1,000 compositions... - Bojangles (film)Bojangles (film)Bojangles is an American biographical drama that chronicles the life of entertainer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson . This film boasts some incredible tap dance routines and a complicated, if not unique, interpretation of the main character by Gregory Hines, who also served as an executive...
, a 2001 TV-movie about tap dancer Bill "Bojangles" Robinson
- "Mr. Bojangles (song)Mr. Bojangles (song)Mr. Bojangles is the title of a song originally written and recorded by American country music artist Jerry Jeff Walker for his 1968 album of the same title...
", a 1968 song by Jerry Jeff Walker - Bojangles' Famous Chicken 'n Biscuits, a quick serve restaurant chain
- "Bojangles (song)Bojangles (song)"Bojangles" is the first single off rapper Pitbull's 2006 album El Mariel. It was produced by Lil Jon. The remix features Lil Jon and the Ying Yang Twins...
", a song by rapper Pitbull - Ron AtkinsonRon AtkinsonRonald Ernest Atkinson, commonly known as "Big Ron" and "Bojangles" is an English former football player and manager. In recent years he has become one of Britain's best-known football pundits...
, a former football player and manager nicknamed "Bojangles"