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Kinky Friedman
Friedman performing at the 2013 Texas Book Festival
Personal details
Born
Richard Samet Friedman
(1944-10-31) October 31, 1944 (age 79) Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Political party
Democratic (2009–present)
Other political affiliations
Republican (before 2004) Independent (2004–2009)
Education
University of Texas, Austin (BA)
Musical career
Genres
Country
country rock
outlaw country
Instrument(s)
Vocals, guitar
Years active
1964–2009
Website
kinkyfriedman.com
Musical artist
Richard Samet "Kinky" Friedman (born October 31, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician, and former columnist for Texas Monthly who styles himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain.[1]
Friedman was one of two independent candidates in the 2006 election for the office of Governor of Texas. Receiving 12.6% of the vote, Friedman placed fourth in the six-person race.
^"You Can Lead a Politician to Water, But You Can't Make Him Think". Book TV on C-Span 2. National Cable Satellite Corporation. 2008. Archived from the original on February 22, 2008. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
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an independent, garnered 18% of the vote and comic/author/musician, KinkyFriedman, also running as an independent, garnered over 12%. In the 2010 gubernatorial...
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candidates, Carole Keeton Strayhorn, the Republican State Comptroller, and KinkyFriedman, a popular Texas country musician, obtained enough signatures to qualify...
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abortion, labeling it as murder. "Rapid City, South Dakota" by KinkyFriedman (1974) A song Friedman has described as "the only pro-choice country song", which...
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which included a cover of "Wild Man from Borneo" originally done by KinkyFriedman and "Sixty Acres"; a rollicking tune about a dead grandma and the events...
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recorded by Johnny Cash in 1964. Bob Dylan later covered the song, as did KinkyFriedman. According to the song, after the war: Then Ira started drinkin' hard...
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