Kinky Friedman

Aliases: Kinky Friedman featuring The Texas Jewboys
Kinky Friedman and The Texas Jewboys
Real name: Richard S. Friedman
Born: November 1, 1944
Country: United States
IPI: 00065165380 14 works
00065165478 6 works
00446194347 1 work
Affiliation: BMI
Related: Jeff Shelby Member of The Texas Jewboys

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
Autograph	Kinky Friedman	1974	(3 artists)
Before All Hell Breaks Loose	Kinky Friedman	1974	Asleep at the Wheel
Get Your Biscuits in the Oven and Your Buns in the Bed	Kinky Friedman	February 1973	Tompall Glaser
Highway Cafe	Kinky Friedman	February 1973	(2 artists)
Lady Yesterday	Kinky Friedman	November 1976	(3 artists)
Men's Room, LA	Kinky Friedman	November 1976	(3 artists)
Nashville Casualty & Life	Kinky Friedman	1983	(2 artists)
Ol' Ben Lucas	Kinky Friedman	November 1976	Chuck E. Weiss and the G-d Damn Liars
Rapid City, South Dakota	Kinky Friedman	1974	(4 artists)
Ride 'Em Jewboy	Kinky Friedman	February 1973	(2 artists)
Silver Eagle Express	Kinky Friedman	February 1973	(2 artists)
Sold American	Kinky Friedman	February 1973	(7 artists)
They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Anymore	Kinky Friedman	1974	(2 artists)
Twirl	Kinky Friedman	1983	(2 artists)
Waitret, Please, Waitret	Kinky Friedman	November 1976	The Popes
When the Lord Closes the Door	Kinky Friedman	1974	Billy Swan
Wild Man from Borneo	Kinky Friedman	1974	(5 artists)

Covers by Kinky Friedman

Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
Ahab the Arab	Kinky Friedman	November 1976	Ray Stevens - Orchestra conducted by Jerry Kennedy
Amelia Earhart's Last Flight	Kinky Friedman	1995	Red River Dave with Orchestra
A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square	Kinky Friedman	October 2, 2015	Judy Campbell PRF, Vera Lynn REC
Asshole from El Paso	Kinky Friedman and The Texas Jewboys	1992	Merle Haggard and The Strangers, Chinga Chavin's Country Porn
Bloody Mary Morning	Kinky Friedman	October 2, 2015	Willie Nelson
Carrying the Torch	Kinky Friedman featuring The Texas Jewboys	1995	Slim Pickens
Catfish	Kinky Friedman	November 1976	Bob Dylan
Christmas Card from a Hooker in Minneapolis	Kinky Friedman	October 2, 2015	Tom Waits
Freedom to Stay	Kinky Friedman	October 2, 2015	Waylon Jennings
Girl from the North Country	Kinky Friedman	October 2, 2015	Bob Dylan
Hungry Eyes	Kinky Friedman	October 2, 2015	Merle Haggard and The Strangers
Keep On the Sunny Side	Kinky Friedman	1983	Carter Family
Kinky	Kinky Friedman	November 1976	Ronnie Hawkins
Lover Please	Kinky Friedman	1974	Rhythm Steppers
My Shit's Fucked Up	Kinky Friedman	October 2, 2015	Warren Zevon
Pickin' Time	Kinky Friedman	October 2, 2015	Johnny Cash
Sold American	Billy Joe Shaver and Kinky Friedman	2002	Kinky Friedman
The Ballad of Ira Hayes	Kinky Friedman	November 1976	Peter La Farge
The Gospel Accordin' to John	Kinky Friedman	1983	Slim Pickens
The Loneliest Man I Ever Met	Kinky Friedman	October 2, 2015	Tompall Glaser
There Is a Place (Marilyn & Joe)	Kinky Friedman	1983	Brenda Smith
Wand'rin Star	Kinky Friedman	October 2, 2015	James Barton PRF, James Barton and the Chorus REC,REL
Western Union Wire	Kinky Friedman	February 1973	Jimmy Payne

Songs written by Kinky Friedman

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
Autograph	Kinky Friedman, Panama Red	Kinky Friedman	1974	Covered by (3 artists)
Before All Hell Breaks Loose	Kinky Friedman	Kinky Friedman	1974	Covered by Asleep at the Wheel
Carrying the Torch	Kinky Friedman	Slim Pickens	1977	Covered by Kinky Friedman featuring The Texas Jewboys
Get Your Biscuits in the Oven and Your Buns in the Bed	Kinky Friedman	Kinky Friedman	1972	Covered by Tompall Glaser
Highway Cafe	Kinky Friedman	Kinky Friedman	1972	Covered by (2 artists)
Lady Yesterday	Kinky Friedman	Kinky Friedman	1976	Covered by (3 artists)
Loneliest Man	Kinky Friedman, Hoover	Tompall Glaser	June 1973	Covered by (2 artists)
Nashville Casualty & Life	Kinky Friedman	Kinky Friedman	1983	Covered by (2 artists)
Ol' Ben Lucas	Kinky Friedman	Kinky Friedman	1976	Covered by Chuck E. Weiss and the G-d Damn Liars
Rapid City, South Dakota	Kinky Friedman	Kinky Friedman	1974	Covered by (4 artists)
Ride 'Em Jewboy	Kinky Friedman	Kinky Friedman	1972	Covered by (2 artists)
Silver Eagle Express	Kinky Friedman, Roger Friedman	Kinky Friedman	1972	Covered by (2 artists)
Sold American	Kinky Friedman	Kinky Friedman	1972	Covered by (7 artists)
The Gospel Accordin' to John	Kinky Friedman, Roger Friedman	Slim Pickens	1977	Covered by Kinky Friedman
There Is a Place (Marilyn & Joe)	Kinky Friedman, Sharon Rucker	Brenda Smith	January 10, 1975	Covered by (5 artists)
They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Anymore	Kinky Friedman	Kinky Friedman	1974	Covered by (2 artists)
Twirl	Kinky Friedman	Kinky Friedman	1982	Covered by (2 artists)
Waitret, Please, Waitret	Kinky Friedman, Roscoe West, Major Boles	Kinky Friedman	1976	Covered by The Popes
Western Union Wire	Kinky Friedman	Jimmy Payne	1972	Covered by Kinky Friedman
When the Lord Closes the Door	Kinky Friedman, Jeff Shelby	Kinky Friedman	1974	Covered by Billy Swan
Wild Man from Borneo	Kinky Friedman	Kinky Friedman	1974	Covered by (5 artists)

Adapted songs

Title	Written by	Originals	Originally by	Covered by
Asshole from El Paso	Kinky Friedman, Chinga Chavin, Ken "Snakebite" Jacobs	Okie from Muskogee	Chinga Chavin's Country Porn	Covered by (2 artists)

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
From One Good American to Another	Kinky Friedman featuring The Texas Jewboys	1995	Fruit of the Tune
Kinky Friedman	Kinky Friedman	1974	ABC Records [US]
Lasso from El Paso	Kinky Friedman	November 1976	Epic
Live from Down Under	Billy Joe Shaver and Kinky Friedman	2002	Sphincter Records
Old Testaments and New Revelations	Kinky Friedman and The Texas Jewboys	1992	Fruit of the Tune
Sold American	Kinky Friedman	February 1973	Vanguard
The Eclectic Horsemen	The Geezinslaws with Willie Nelson & Kelly Willis & Kinky Friedman	February 5, 2005	(self-released)
The Loneliest Man I Ever Met	Kinky Friedman	October 2, 2015	Avenue A Records
Under the Double Ego	Kinky Friedman	1983	Sunrise Records [US1]