Kinky Friedman/Austin Stambaugh

Over the course of a career that stretches back to the ’60s when he played with the surf spoof act King Arthur & the Charlottes — a group known for its one and only single, “Schwinn 24/Beach Party Boo Boo” — Kinky Friedman has made quite a name for himself. He's toured with Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue, recorded with Eric Clapton, appeared on Saturday Night Live and played at the Grand Ole Opry. Friedman has also written a slew of detective novels and once ran for governor of Texas.And, oh yeah, he wrote a song that became the tune that the late Nelson Mandela counted as one of his favorites. Tonight's show will offer a mix of spoken word and music by one of America's truly great treasures. (Niesel)