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Born 82 Years Ago Today in Chicago, the Outlaw Country Rebel Who Parodied Merle Haggard and Later Ran for Texas Governor

LAS VEGAS, NV - Singer Kinky Friedman on stage on November 5,1979 in Las Vegas , Nevada. (Photo by Santi Visalli/Getty Images) Kinky Friedman, the larger-than-life singer-songwriter and satirist who ran for governor of Texas, would have turned 82 today.
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Magnet Magazine broke the news on Sunday, November 1, 2026.
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