 possible causes of the January 5th door plug blowout, adding few entities know the rules better than Boeing. ABC's Gio Benitez in a statement, Boeing said it deeply regrets overstepping. We've learned of the death of Kinky Friedman. He was a singer-songwriter and satirist who led the alt-country band Texas Jew Boys, toured with Bob Dylan and sang with Willie Nelson. He also dabbled in politics with campaigns for Texas governor. He'd suffer from Parkinson's disease for several years. Kinky Friedman was 79.