Loneliest Man I Ever Met

Personnel: Willie Nelson (vocals, guitar); Joe Cirotti (guitar, mandolin); Brian Molnar (guitar); Mickey Raphael (harmonica); Bobbie Nelson (piano); Little Jewford (keyboards).Liner Note Author: Michael Simmons.Recording information: Echo Hill Studios; Pedernales Studio.Kinky Friedman has a well-deserved reputation as the prankster of the Lone Star State's singer/songwriter community, the self-proclaimed "Texas Jewboy" whose bent sense of humor and flexible attitude about good taste made him a cult hero practically guaranteed never to break through to mainstream acceptance. (Friedman ended up enjoying greater popular success as a mystery novelist than as a musician.) But anyone who has dug deep into Friedman's catalog knows his jokes are smarter than they might seem on the surface, and that along with numbers like "They Ain't Makin' Jews Like Jesus Anymore" and "Asshole from El Paso," the man has a genuinely thoughtful side. Friedman has decided to give his soulful and contemplative na