Friedman launched a boisterous campaign for governor in 2006, decades after forming the band Kinky Friedman and The Texas Jewboys.
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Kinky Friedman, a singer, songwriter, humorist and sometime politician who with his band, the Texas Jewboys, developed an ardent following among alt-country...
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Kinky Friedman, the provocative country musician, novelist and one-time politician, has died. He was 79.
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Kinky Friedman always had a way with words—something we at Texas Monthly spotted early on. Beyond his stint as a columnist for the magazine...
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Political songwriter and musical provocateur Kinky Friedman returns to Mountain Stage, recorded live at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, W.Va.
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I feel my greatest asset is my experience in agriculture. This office has always demanded that its candidates be experienced in agriculture as the main...
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The music producer David Mansfield flew down to Austin in May 2023 to record with Kinky Friedman, the satirical country singer,...
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There's something Shakespearean about Kinky Friedman. …
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When I read Kinky Friedman's obituary the other day I felt like crying and laughing. Laughing because I laughed at the lyrics to many of his...
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The finest storytelling Jewish cowboy in Texas puts a new spin on Tom Waits' classic holiday tale.
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