American singer, songwriter and novelist, born in 1944 in Rio Duckworth, Texas. Arriving on the wave of [country rock]? following on from Gram Parsons, The Band and [The Eagles]?, Kinky Friedman originally found cult fame as a [country and western]? singer with his band The Texas Jewboys. His repertoire mixed social comment (We Reserve The Right To Refuse Service To You) and maudlin ballads (Western Union Wire) with raucously politically incorrect humour (Get Your Bisquits In The Oven and Your Buns In Bed), whilst his "Ride'em Jewboy" was a remarkably effective extended tribute to the victims of the Holocaust. |
American singer, songwriter and novelist, born in 1944 in Rio Duckworth, Texas. Arriving on the wave of [country rock]? following on from Gram Parsons, The Band and [The Eagles]?, Kinky Friedman originally found cult fame as a [country and western]? singer with his band The Texas Jewboys. His repertoire mixed social comment (We Reserve The Right To Refuse Service To You) and maudlin ballads (Western Union Wire) with raucously politically incorrect humour (Get Your Biscuits In The Oven and Your Buns In Bed), whilst his "Ride'em Jewboy" was a remarkably effective extended tribute to the victims of the Holocaust. |
* Under the Double Ego |
* When The Cats Away |
* When The Cat's Away |