Kinky Friedman, Texas songwriter, satirist and folk hero, dies at 79 The Washington Post

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“The Kinkster,” as he sometimes called himself, brought an outlaw spirit and vaudeville showmanship to politics, books and music
He toured with Bob Dylan, played chess with Willie Nelson and palled around with presidents from both parties
In 2006, he ran for Texas governor as an independent, coming in fourth

Kinky Friedman, who became a Texas folk hero as a flamboyant singersongwriter, satirist, raconteur and wouldbe politician, running for governor in 2006 while jokingly declaring that he was neither [+7674 chars]

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