8 thoughts on “ The Ballad Of Charles Whitman - Kinky Friedman - Sold American (CD, Album) ”

1. 12 rows · The album's highlight, however, is the aching title track, the high point of Friedman's entire musical career. A sympathetic portrait of a down-and-out former country star dying on skid row, "Sold American" is a sad and lovely tune with an indelible chorus.9/

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2. The Ballad of Charles Whitman Lyrics: He was sitting up there for more than an hour / Way up there on the Texas tower / Shooting from the twenty-seventh floor / He didn’t choke or slash or slit.

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3. Discover releases, reviews, credits, songs, and more about Kinky Friedman - Sold American at Discogs. Complete your Kinky Friedman collection/5(40).

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4. Written-By – Kinky Friedman: 6: Get Your Biscuts In The Oven And Your Buns In The Bed Written-By – Kinky Friedman: 7: High On Jesus Written-By – Kinky Friedman: 8: The Ballad Of Charles Whitman Written-By – Kinky Friedman: 9: Top Ten Commandments Written-By – Kinky Friedman: Western Union Wire Written /5(4).

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5. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the Vinyl release of Sold American on Discogs.4/5(21).

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6. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of Sold American on Discogs.

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7. Kinky Friedman and the Texas Jewboys are smart and funny and great to listen to. Songs like "They Ain't Making Jews Like Jesus Anymore" and "Ballad of Charles Whitman," as well as the title track are great and insightful. A real pleasure/5(9).

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8. Other Friedman tunes include "The Ballad of Charles Whitman," in which Friedman lampooned Charles Whitman's sniper attack from the University of Texas at Austin's Main Building tower on August 1, His cover of Chinga Chavin's "Asshole from El Paso", a parody of Merle Haggard's "Okie from Muskogee" is, perhaps, his most famous song.. One of Friedman's most infamous concerts was a .

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