Kinky Friedman, Provocative Musician, Author and One-Time Politician, Dies at 79

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pic.twitter.com/sIXnoglSby— Kinky Friedman (@FriedmanKinky) June 27, 2024Born Richard Samet Friedman, he was raised by Jewish parents in Chicago before the family moved to Texas when he was young. Friedman formed his first group while majoring in psychology at the University of Texas. The band, named King Arthur & The Carrots, were a surf-rock parody group that earned him the nickname Kinky.In 1973, he formed the satirical country rock band Kinky Friedman and The Texas Jewboys.

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Glastonbury festival is back for another year, taking place in Somerset between June 26 and June 30. Some 200,000 attendees will descend on Worthy Farm to see a selection of the world's best music artists.

Kinky Friedman — the Texas-raised musician, writer, satirist, dog lover, gubernatorial candidate and overall provocateur — died after a battle with Parkinson’s on Thursday at his Echo Hill Ranch in TX, according to a post on his X account. He was 79.

An emotional plea has been made by Falkirk councillors to look at ways to protect members from abuse, intimidation and threats that have become more common in recent years.

X account confirmed his death on Thursday. “Kinky Friedman stepped on a rainbow at his beloved Echo Hill surrounded by family & friends.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The family drama “How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies” has become the highest-grossing Thai film of all time in The Philippines, distributor Westec Media claims. The company, which released the film, does not quantify the receipts or the record. But there is little doubt of the film’s hit status across Asia.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. Perhaps no one knows the importance of portable gaming as much as a world-touring artist whose choice of relaxation is delving into the world of gameplay. That’s why Post Malone, currently on the tail end of his “If Ya’ll Weren’t Here, I’d Be Crying” tour, teamed up with Backbone to create a limited-edition version of their popular smartphone gaming controllers.

is unusual.Iconic crooner Tom Jones just announced he’ll embark on a 17-concert North American tour this September and October.Midway through the quick, late summer run, the ‘Ages & Stages Tour’ will take Jones and his timeless stable of his to a trio of New York and New Jersey venues.First, he’ll swing into Atlantic City’s Hard Rock Live on Sunday, Sept. 15.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Feelgood local movie “Moments We Shared” ran off to a dominant win at the mainland China box office, despite releasing only on Saturday. If ever there was need of further evidence of Hollywood’s diminished power with Chinese audiences, this weekend provided it. “Moments’” win came at the expense of two U.S.

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A prison officer has been jailed after smuggling over £100,000 worth of drugs and phones into Forest Bank Prison.

James Chance 1953 – 2024Musician James Chance, Who Blended Punk Rock Aggression with Funk and Free Jazz Expression,…Posted by James Chance Official on Tuesday, June 18, 2024Chance had been in ill health for some time, with his friends and family launching a GoFundMe campaign in 2020 to help the musician through “personal health issues and the COVID situation”.A private funeral will be held for friends and family, with details of a public memorial set to be announced at a later date.Per Brooklyn Vegan, a second GoFundMe page was set up in November last year after the musician had been hospitalised. On the campaign page, his brother David wrote: “He’s very frail.

Michaela Zee Willie Mays, the baseball legend who played as center fielder for the New York and San Francisco Giants, has died. He was 93.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor James Chance, the confrontational, controversial saxophonist and singer of the Contortions and Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, who helped start the No Wave movement of the late 1970s in New York City, died Tuesday in New York, his Facebook page confirmed. He was 71. “His death was announced by his brother David Siegfried of Chicago, who did not specify a cause of death but noted that the musician’s health had been in decline for several years,” the statement said.

Glass Entertainment has managed to turn a number of its podcasts into TV documentaries including Betrayal for Hulu and Burden of Guilt on Paramount+.

President Joe Biden wasted little time making a biting comment about his opponent Donald Trump shortly after he took the stage at a star filled Los Angeles fundraiser.

Former Arsenal and Everton striker Kevin Campbell has sadly died at the age of 54.