Artist: Kinky Friedman
Hometown: Philadelphia, Chicago, rural Texas
Song: "Christmas Card from a Hooker"
Album: The Loneliest Man I Ever Met
Release Date: October 2
Label: Avenue A/Thirty Tigers
In Their Words: "It has long been one of my favorite Tom Waits songs. The entire song is a lie, until the last line. Sometimes in life, many of us — including myself — put up the same facade as the hooker in Minneapolis.” — Kinky Friedman
Instructions: Listen if you like Tom Waits' songs, but not Tom Waits' voice.
Photo credit
: Brian Kanof
