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Kinky Friedman
12+ albums
countryAlt-countryamericanahumortexas
about
Kinky Friedman was American singer-songwriter (and novelist, humorist, politician, and magazine columnist) Richard Samet Friedman (born in Chicago on 31 October 1944; died 26 June 2024) remembered for how he styled himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain. His nickname "Kinky" was because of his curly hair. He also performed and recorded as Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys. Born to Jewish parents, Dr. S. Thomas Friedman and his wife Minnie (Samet) Friedman, the family moved to a ranch in central Texas a few years later. Friedman had an early interest in both music and chess, and was chosen at age 7 as one of 50 local players to challenge U.S. grandmaster Samuel Reshevsky to simultaneous games in Houston. Reshevsky won all 50 games, but Friedman was by far the youngest competitor. Friedman graduated from Austin High School in Austin, Texas in 1962 and earned a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Texas at Austin in 1966, majoring in Psychology. He took part in the Plan II Honors program and was a member of the Tau Delta Phi fraternity. During his freshman year, Chinga Chavin gave Friedman the nickname "Kinky" because of his curly hair. Friedman served two years in the United States Peace Corps, teaching in Borneo in Indonesia with John Gross. During his service in the Peace Corps, he met future road manager Dylan Ferrero, with whom he still works today. Friedman lives at Echo Hill Ranch, his family's summer camp near Kerrville,
top songs
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Sold American
6,6022We Reserve The Right To Refuse Service To You
3,6293My Shits Fucked Up
3,3114Ride 'em Jewboy
2,6885The Ballad of Charles Whitman
2,2236Highway Cafe
1,9567They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Anymore
1,9328Asshole From El Paso
1,6749Get Your Biscuits In The Oven And Your Buns In Bed
1,48710High On Jesus
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