Txdigest.com

Richard “Kinky” Friedman — the provocative and flamboyant Texas satirist who mounted a spirited campaign for governor in 2006 and was known for his boundary-pushing music and deep love for animals — died this week. He was 79.

Friedman died at his longtime family home at Echo Hill Ranch in Medina, his friends Cleve Hattersley and Kent Perkins said. Friedman had Parkinson’s disease, Hattersley said in an interview.

"He was a communicator. An unusual, but very pointed and poignant communicator," Hattersley said. "He could bring you to tears on stage. He could make you roll on the floor in laughter."

The iconoclastic Friedman ran for governor as an independent against Republican incumbent Rick Perry in 2006. Despite a colorful campaign, Friedman finished fourth in the race.

https://www.texastribune.org/2024/06/27 ... -musician/

He came to our town a few years ago. He was promoting some kind of new whiskey or tequila or something with his name on it. One of the local bars bought a batch of the stuff, and the purchase included a visit to the bar from Kinky. The guy that managed the bar at the time told me he was really disappointed because Kinky was such an asshole.

Kinky was Jewish. His band was Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys. His big hit was "They ain't makin' Jews like Jesus anymore."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5FSWm67IhDU

The Kinkster's best songs!

https://www.rollingstone.com/music/musi ... 235048142/