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Kinky Friedman, eccentric singer-songwriter, novelist, humorist & governor candidate, dies at 79

Eccentric singer-songwriter, novelist, humorist, and former Texas gubernatorial candidate Kinky Friedman died Thursday after a battle with Parkinson's disease. He was 79.
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