The storied Echo Hill Ranch, where Kinky Friedman lived for over 40 years, is now the birthplace of his final masterpiece, 'Poet of Motel 6'. This posthumous album, set for release March 21, 2025 on Hardcharger/Blue Élan Records, showcases the wit, heart, and unflinching humanity that defined Kinky Friedman as one of America’s most iconic storytellers.

Completed before its proprietor… checked out (Kinky would’ve appreciated that one!), 'Poet of Motel 6' bears out that enthusiasm from first second to last. Ten tracks written and sung by one Richard Samet Friedman, born November 1, 1944, the album caps a rich musical renaissance its late author enjoyed during the final decade of his reign. Humanist, satirist, novelist, Kinky wore “musician” the proudest, so his bequeathing that era real closure now proves precious.