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 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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Kinky Friedman, the singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist who also dabbled in Texas politics with a campaign for governor, has died.
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Kinky Friedman was country music's most prominent satirist. His 1973 debut album, Sold American, won him critical acclaim.
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Kinky Friedman is to the detective novel what Frank Zappa is to rock and roll: a gleeful gadfly who delights in offending purists.
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Kinky Friedman left this earth on June 27, 2024 at the age of 79. According to the Texas Tribune, the cause was Parkinson's disease.
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Kinky Friedman, a songwriter, author and sometime politician, whose fans included Bob Dylan and Nelson Mandela, has died at 79.
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Richard Samet “Kinky” Friedman, a musician, writer and University of Texas at Austin alumni, has died, according to a post made on his...
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Kinky Friedman, a musician known for satire and a wild run for Texas governor, has died. Friedman, whom a friend called the 'last free...
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