Comedy in the Fast Lane: Sam Kinison’s Rock Star Life

Mama Kinison Needed Some Time

While Bill was in shock, he was just glad to see his brother finally doing something he was good at. It’s usually easier for siblings to warm up about some major change in a family. The parents, on the other hand…

A photo of Sam, Bill, and their mother.

Source: Wikimedia

In the Kinison household, it was Mama Kinison who took a lot longer to face the music. Or the comedy, rather. Kinison didn’t play in their hometown of Tulsa, Oklahoma, where his mother lived, until 1990. Out of respect to her and the church, Kinison and Bill kept Tulsa out of the tour roster.

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