Kinky Friedman's final record, Poet of Motel 6 is a moving collection of ten songs about love and loss. Kinky plumbs the depths of love and mortality on his final album. Joined by Texas royalty like Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Rick Trevino, Amy Nelson, Rodney Crowell, and produced by fellow Rolling Thunder Revue alumni David Mansfield, this record truly lays bare the heart of this Texas bard. Poet of Motel 6 marks the final chapter in Kinky Friedman’s extraordinary musical journey. Fans and newcomers alike will discover an album that is as unforgettable as the man who created it.
POET OF MOTEL 6
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July 3, 2024 - R.I.P. Richard ‘Kinky’ Friedman (11/1/44 - 6/27/24)
February 1, 2022 - Ridin’ for the brand! Gold Star Camp for Kids at Echo Hill Ranch is looking forward to it’s second season of summer fun. Following the success of its inaugural summer of 2021, camp founders Marcie & Kinky Friedman are expecting an even bigger and better 2022. Summer camp memories for kids last a lifetime and for these children of Gold Star families, the memories wouldn’t be possible without the generosity of each and every charitable donor. Thanks to all friends and fans of the Kinkster for their consideration and kind support.
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October 15, 2021 - Billy Joe Shaver & Kinky Friedman ‘Live Down Under’ Available Today
from Omnivore Recordings! Classic 2002 performance highlights from a 3-night stand at
The Basement in Sydney, Australia. Compiled and remastered from the long out-of-print Sphincter Records release ‘Live From Down Under’. Buy now HERE!
May 1, 2021 - New Lyric Video!! “Mandela’s Blues” from the album Resurrection.
Thanks to David Von Roehm, Gerry Olert & Phil Cody
Available now! Only from Audible.com - “Greenwich Killing Time”,
The debut crime novel by Kinky Friedman. First time in audiobook format. Originally published in 1986.
Country singer turned private detective Kinky Friedman solves his first case.
The loft, the cat, the blowers, the puppet head, McGovern, Ratso, Winnie Katz,
it all starts here, NYC in the eighties. So pour yourself a Jameson and take a trip back in time
where we begin our audible journey through the Kinky Friedman mystery series.
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12/16/20 - NEW video from the album Resurrection
“The Bridge That Wouldn’t Burn” -
Co-Directed by David Von Roehm & Gerry Olert
for Luck Films
“Burning a bridge is not the end of the world; it’s just the end of the song.
I’ve been pretty lucky myself. I’ve loved many people in my life and I still do.”
- Kinky Friedman 12-16-20
New Album Resurrection
Produced by Larry Campbell (Bob Dylan, Levon Helm). Featuring Bill Payne (Little Feat) on keys
and special guest vocals by Willie Nelson on the title track.
The Austin Chronicle’s Doug Freeman called Kinky’s Resurrection songs “some of the best he’s ever written,” adding, “Whereas sharp humor and shocked satire once formed the foundation for his songs, Resurrection delivers a wisdom of experience, loss, mortality.”
Sounds like a jukebox classic, Listen to “Greater Cincinnati” by Kinky Friedman and PLAY IT LOUD!
New Social Media
Kinkyfriedman.com has all new social media sites and a new “KinkY logo to go along with them. Look for “KinkY” and you’ll know you’re on the right page.
Gold Star Camp For Kids
Kinky Friedman and Sister Marcie Will Open Echo Hill Ranch Gold Star Camp for Kids in 2021.
"My parents ran a summer camp at Echo Hill Ranch for about 60 years and it's a beautiful place right here in the Hill Country of Texas , surrounded by green hills. The camp closed about six or seven years ago and there's nothing sadder than looking at it. It's like an amusement park that was closed down. So my sister and I concocted this idea of starting a camp for Gold Star Kids.” -Kinky
Gold Star children (children whose mothers or fathers were killed or died while serving in the United States military) or as first responders can attend summer camp completely free of charge thanks to The Echo Hill Ranch Foundation
Feature Interview Jan. ‘20
“An Unapologetic Insurgent, Kinky Friedman Ponders ‘Resurrection’ In Later Life” by Lee Zimmerman
Kinky quote of the moment:
“Courtesy is owed. Respect is earned. Love is given.”
-Kinky Friedman
Kinky at home, Fall 2020 - photo: Jeremy Lock