{"id":831,"date":"2026-04-02T09:47:58","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetwistzone.com\/?p=831"},"modified":"2026-04-02T09:47:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T09:47:58","slug":"deceased-country-music-artist-and-storyteller-found","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetwistzone.com\/?p=831","title":{"rendered":"Deceased Country Music Artist And Storyteller Found"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"content\" class=\"site-content container is_full_width clear\">\n<div id=\"primary\" class=\"content-area\"><main id=\"main\" class=\"site-main\"><\/p>\n<article id=\"post-101211\" class=\"post-101211 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-news\">\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Richard \u201cKinky\u201d Friedman\u2019s death closes a chapter that never really followed the rules of the book. 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