Kindrick, Clarence Samuel, 1934-

Person

Staff Only

Dates

Existence: 1934-
Existence: 1934-11-03

Biography

Clarence Samuel Kindrick (November 3, 1934 - ) is a Texas journalist, author and publisher. The longtime newspaper reporter and columnist is best known as the founder of Action Magazine in March 1975 and for his wild and wooly chronicling of the outlaw country music movement of the 1970s from his home base of San Antonio and Bulverde.

Kindrick was born in San Antonio and grew up in a religious household in Junction. He graduated from Junction High School in 1953 and graduated from Southwest Texas State University in 1957.

After short stints at the Bay City News and the Kerrville Daily Times, Kindrick joined the San Angelo Standard Times in 1958 as a general assignments reporter. In 1960, he was hired by the San Antonio Express-News where he worked as a reporter and columnist until 1975.

He forged close bonds with Willie Nelson, Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown, Kinky Friedman, Hondo Crouch and Jerry Jeff Walker, adopted their redneck rock attitude, look and partying ways. His outrageous gonzo style of reporting made him the Hunter S. Thompson of the emerging music scene.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Action Magazine, December 1975

Digital Record

Identifier: Kindrick-134_010

Dates: Publication: December 1975

Found in: The Wittliff Collections

Sam Kindrick Papers

Collection

Identifier: SWWC-134

Abstract

The papers of reporter, photographer, and publisher, Sam Kindrick, span 1934-2019, and are arranged into three series: Photographs, Kindrick’s Personal Papers, and Action Magazine. The bulk of the collection relates to Action Magazine, a monthly newspaper Kindrick launched in 1975. Included are approximately 4,000 photographs from the publication, and a near-complete run of the paper. Kindrick’s personal papers include copies of his column from the San Antonio Express News, 1968-1974.

Dates: 1934-2019; Majority of material found within 1968-2018

Found in: The Wittliff Collections / Sam Kindrick Papers