2014
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Vor 5 Tagen · Richard “Kinky” Friedman — the provocative and flamboyant Texas satirist who mounted a spirited campaign for governor in 2006 — has died. He was 79.
Vor 4 Tagen · Known for helping establish the punk movement in the United States and elsewhere, the Ramones are often cited as the first true punk rock band. Although they never achieved significant commercial success, the band is seen today as highly influential in punk culture .
Vor 5 Tagen · Appreciation: Kinky Friedman, dead at 79. ‘You have to be miserable to write a good song’ he told us. San Diego's Mojo Nixon was a close friend and collaborator of Freidman.
Vor 4 Tagen · 15. Mojo Nixon: I may be guilty of bringing Mojo up too often, but he fits on the list. Known for his humorous, irreverent, sometimes offensive songs, Mojo Nixon brought a satirical edge and country style to Rock 'n' Roll. He said his Holy Trinity was Elvis Presley, Foghorn Leghorn, and Otis Campbell, the town drunk from "Andy Griffith."
Vor 2 Tagen · His songs are equal parts hilarious and sad, light-hearted and deeply thoughtful. When talking with him about 10 albums that changed his life and hearing him mention Bob Dylan and The Band, one must ask him how it came to pass that he got both Dylan and three members of The Band to appear on his 1976 album, Lasso from El Paso, recorded around the time he was the opener on Bob Dylan’s famous ...
Vor 5 Tagen · AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Singer, songwriter, satirist and novelist Kinky Friedman, who led the alt-country band Texas Jewboys, toured with Bob Dylan, sang with Willie Nelson, and dabbled in politics with campaigns for Texas governor and other statewide offices, has died. Friedman, 79, died Thursday at his family's Texas ranch near San Antonio ...
Vor 4 Tagen · Mojo Nixon The headline in Rolling Stone called Mojo Nixon an “unabashed outlaw cult hero,” and if you dig into the story you quickly find out that’s just about a perfect way to sum the guy ...
