“Kinky Friedman stepped onto the rainbow in his beloved Echo Hill surrounded by family and friends” – such information appeared on Friedman’s official account in X. “The Kinkster experienced great pain and unimaginable loss in recent years, but he never lost his fighting spirit and sharp wit. Kinky will live on as his books are read and his songs are sung” – his loved ones said goodbye to him.
He had been diagnosed for many years and – according to the words of his friend, writer Larry Sloman in the New York Times – complications related to Parkinson’s were the cause of death.
Richard Samet “Kinky” Friedman was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1944 into a Russian-Jewish family and grew up in Texas – which, as The Guardian points out, is a key pillar of his public image. He said he was a “Jewish cowboy,” referring to the song “My Governor Is a Jewish Cowboy,” a nod to his failed attempt at a political career in 2006. He then ran unsuccessfully for governor of Texas.
Country music gave him the greatest popularity. His 1973 album “Sold American” included provocative songs such as “High on Jesus” and “Ride ‘Em Jewboy.” In them, he sang about the Holocaust and being a religious minority in heavily Christian Texas.
Friedman was also the author of several crime novels, among other things. In 1998, he founded an animal shelter called Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch.
Source: Gazeta
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