Kinky Friedman, satirical musician and writer, dies at 79
"He never lost his fighting spirit and quick wit." Kinky Friedman, the singular Texas-based musician, author, and humorist, ...
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Kinky Friedman, singer and novelist who fronted The Texas Jewboys, dies at 79
Friedman claimed to be he first “full-blooded” Jew to take the stage at the Grand Ole Opry. He also ran for governor of Texas. Kinky Friedman, the cigar-chomping, mustachioed Texan country ...
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Satirical Singer Kinky Friedman’s Posthumous Surprise: A Sincere Album
By Daniel Taub The music producer David Mansfield flew down to Austin in May 2023 to record with Kinky Friedman, the satirical country singer, mystery novelist and twice-failed candidate for Texas ...
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Texas icon Kinky Friedman's final album will be released in March
Kinky Friedman’s last performance was in October 2023 in Kerrville. The iconoclastic singer-songwriter, author and sometime politician died the following June at Echo Hill Ranch, his home near ...
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Nathan Chavin, Jewish ad exec who wrote a raunchy country western hit, dies at 78
“Chinga” Chavin wrote ad copy for Trump properties, palled around with Robert Durst and counted Kinky Friedman as a frat brother. (JTA) — In a 30-plus-year career in advertising, Nathan ...
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Commentary: Remembering the man known as Kinky
I received a press release earlier this week about the release of Kinky Friedman’s posthumous album, called “Poet of Motel 6, ...