Posted on 06/27/2024 3:24:32 PM PDT by Rummyfan
Known for songs like "Sold American," the cigar-chomping character and buddy of Willie Nelson won acclaim as a journalist and novelist and once ran for Texas governor
Kinky Friedman, the eccentric country singer-songwriter whose musings, novels, one-liners and quixotic gubernatorial run made him a folk hero, died Wednesday at age 79 at his home in Texas.
“Kinky Friedman stepped on a rainbow at his beloved Echo Hill surrounded by family & friends,” a statement on X read announcing his death. “Kinkster endured tremendous pain & unthinkable loss in recent years but he never lost his fighting spirit and quick wit. Kinky will live on as his books are read and his songs are sung.” The cause of death was Parkinson’s disease, according to Texas Tribune.
Friedman’s oddball magnetism and “fearless Texas chutzpah,” as his friend Taj Mahal once described it, in his writings, stump speeches, songs, and interviews, cemented him as a media darling and a songwriter’s songwriter who befriended several presidents (George W. Bush, Bill Clinton) and considered Bob Dylan and Willie Nelson some of his closest friend.
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Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys. LOL what a great character and performer. RIP
Whoa, doggie! Reading the “Early Life” in Wikipedia and didn’t know this.
A Don Imus guest periodically.
Kinky Friedman: They Ain’t Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore
https://youtu.be/5FSWm67IhDU?si=POBQDXT-qmPrpmP5
The only reason i know Kinky Friedman is don imus talked about him incessantly
I would have thought he was older. My father liked him.
Funny, talented character.
RIP
Gonna miss ya, Kinky!
Years ago I heard an interview with him on DC radio. He talked about his time working with the Peace Corps in Indonesia and the people there knew three words in English: Elvis, Jesus & Coca Cola. So that’s how he got the title for one of his books. RIP.
Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys. LOL what a great character and performer. RIP
YES!!!!
Kinky poked fun in an iconoclastic way. And was proof that we are all one and onlys.
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