KINKY FRIEDMAN - Sold American / Old Testaments & New Revelations (2 CD LOT)

Description: Excellent two CD lot. With guests: John Hartford and Tompall Glaser on "Sold American". The Texas singer/songwriter community has always championed their outlaws and eccentrics, but few Lone Star country artists built a career out of creative outrage like Kinky Friedman. The self-proclaimed "Texas Jewboy," Friedman was capable of writing smart and perceptive tunes about life's other side, but he was best known for pointedly satirical numbers that reveled in creative lowbrow humor and sharp satire. Songs like "They Ain't Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore," "Asshole from El Paso," "We Reserve the Right to Refuse Service to You," and "Get Your Biscuits in the Oven and Your Buns in the Bed" found Friedman flipping the bird to Political Correctness decades before the phrase gained common currency. Friedman was the sort of artist who was destined to become a cult favorite rather than a mainstream success, but he won a loyal following in America and abroad, as well as a certain genuine stardom in his native Texas (where he mounted several tongue-in-cheek campaigns to become governor of the state), and he enjoyed a successful career as an author, particularly for a string of crime novels he penned in the '80s and '90s. Friedman's first three albums -- 1973's Sold American, 1974's Kinky Friedman, and 1976's Lasso from El Paso -- were attempts to fuse his rollicking blend of country, rock, and boogie with major-label production values, while the lion's share of his later releases appeared on smaller independent labels and as often as not were live recordings that captured Friedman's playful anarchy in its most natural setting (the best examples being 1992's Old Testaments & New Revelations and 2007's Live from Austin, TX, the latter taken from an unaired 1975 episode of Austin City Limits). In the 2010s, Friedman returned to serious record making with the relatively thoughtful and downbeat The Loneliest Man I Ever Met in 2015. The son of a University of Texas professor who raised his children on the family ranch, Rio Duckworth, Kinky Friedman was born Richard F. Friedman. He studied psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and founded his first band while there, King Arthur & the Carrots, a group that poked fun at surf music and put out a single in 1966. After graduation, Friedman served three years in the Peace Corps; he was stationed in Borneo, where he was an agricultural extension worker. By 1971 he had founded his second band, Kinky Friedman & the Texas Jewboys. In keeping with the group's satirical songs, each member had a deliberately politically incorrect name: they called themselves Little Jewford, Big Nig, Panama Red, Rainbow Colors, and Snakebite Jacobs. Friedman got his break in 1973 thanks to Commander Cody, who contacted Vanguard Records on behalf of the acerbic young performer. Vanguard signed Friedman and issued his first LP, Sold American, which featured guest appearances from John Hartford and Tompall Glaser. The title track, a bitter tale of a forgotten country singer dying an alcoholic death, barely made it onto the charts, but Friedman did attract enough attention to be invited to the Grand Ole Opry. My eBay store has many similar and quite different CD's, DVD's and cassettes as well. Please check it out! Please see photos for track listing. Jewel case: Shows normal wear & tear. Inserts: Inserts are a little beat-up. (please check the pics for a clear idea). Discs: "Sold American" CD is Like new, "Old Testaments & New Revelations" CD has a few light scratches that do not affect playability. Please take a look at the photos for a good indication of item condition as well as information regarding label, year of production, UPC codes, catalog numbers & possible record club versions. I do not use stock photos, I use photos of the actual CD you will receive and I'm happy to provide extra photos to you directly if there is something else you'd like to see. I usually can ship the same day or the next after you purchase and I package all CD's securely inside a bubble mailer, sandwiched between two pieces of sturdy cardboard for added protection. If you are interested in this item and you see confusing, incorrect or incomplete information in the description, please don't hesitate to e-mail me. I respond quickly, and will provide additional details if I am able. Also, if you are having an issue with a purchase, please contact me before leaving me negative feedback. I am easy to work with, will treat you fairly & respectfully and do all I can to resolve any problems. Thanks for checking out my auctions and have a good one. I do combine shipping for multiple wins, (but only if I ship them all in one package). First CD is $3.99, any additional CD's are $1.00 each. Please send me an email if you plan on bidding on several discs and I will wait to ship them all together.

Price: 14.99 USD

Location: Johnstown, Pennsylvania

End Time: 2025-01-01T13:51:50.000Z

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