Kinky Friedman to Play B.B. Kings October 27th

Celebrating his first new album in three decades, The Loneliest Man I Ever Met, Kinky Friedman will be in NYC on October 27th at B.B. Kings.

Nobody could invent a character quite like Kinky Friedman, the stogie-waving, black-hat-wearing Texas Jewboy singer, storyteller, tequila purveyor, animal rescuer and full-time iconoclast. Though renowned for penning some of outlaw country’s most outrageous songs, authoring bestsellers and running for governor of Texas, his 45-year career includes touring with Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue; recording with Clapton, most of the Band and Ringo Starr; appearing on Saturday Night Live and at the Grand Ole Opry; and writing one of Nelson Mandela’s favorite songs. He also became the protagonist of his own crime novels, because even he couldn’t invent a character that could out-kink Kinky Friedman. 

But what he hasn’t done in 39 years is record a new studio album. Friedman’s The Loneliest Man I Ever Met, which released October 2 on Avenue A Records/Thirty Tigers, might be one of the longest-awaited follow-ups in recent memory. Not that fans have complained; the continued popularity of tunes such as “Sold American,” “Nashville Casualty and Life” and “Ride ’Em Jewboy” (the Holocaust-referencing song that soothed Mandela in prison) prove Kinky is that rare talent whose work withstands the test of time. Friedman still delivers those songs — interspersed with his inimitable blend of politically incorrect quips, jokes and tales both tall and true — to appreciative audiences around the world.

This will be a not to be missed evening!

When: Tues., Oct 27th
Where: B.B. Kings 
237 W. 42nd St. NYC
Showtime: 7:30 p.m. sharp
Tickets: $50-$300
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