Loudon Wainwright III: Older Than My Old Man Now
Loudon Wainwright Jr., a noted columnist and editor for Life Magazine, died in 1988, just four days shy of his sixty-sixth birthday. His son, Loudon Wainwright III, was 42 that year, already an established folk singer-songwriter but not yet the cult actor with impeccable timing. He had already made his father a grandfather, although in the late 1980s no one knew that Rufus, Martha, and Lucy would perpetuate the Wainwright name for another generation. read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsThis Week's New Album Releases (5/3/11)
Two of the nine albums we chose to highlight this week are actually box sets, but with a 9.0 rating, one of today’s new releases approaches instant classic.... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsCatching Up With Loudon Wainwright III
Wainwright has amassed 21 studio sets and three live albums, all full of pointed observations on the human condition that blend laughter and sorrow with a kind of delirious, imperfect grace. read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesPeter Case benefit concert details emerge
When last we left beloved and influential singer-songwriter Peter Case, a non-profit group called Hidden Love was soliciting donations on his behalf. The 54-year-old Case had just undergone an unexpected open-heart surgery. Lacking health insurance, he looked to be stuck in a sorry predicament.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsLoudon Wainwright III: Recovery
With the help of producer Joe Henry... read more
Found in: Music, ReviewsLoudon Wainwright III and Joe Henry to collaborate
Turns out Loudon Wainwright III is feeling a bit nostalgic, as older musicians tend to do. Sure, the comedic genius of Knocked Up sparked him to create Strange Weirdos, a batch of new material alongside producer and fellow singer/songwriter Joe Henry. But what about the glory days of Wainwright's early work, when it was just him, an acoustic guitar and reams of vibrant lyrical imagery? Once again with the aid of Henry, Wainwright plans to revisit the work of his first three albums. Entitled Recovery, the compilation fleshes out those previously threadbare tunes with the session players from Weirdos... read more
Found in: Music, NewsListening to Old Voices - Daddy Wainwright
Rufus and Martha get all the headlines these days, but their old man deserves more than a passing mention... read more
Found in: Music, FeaturesLoudon Wainwright III - Live in Chicago
According to Paste writer Tim Sheridan, we should "question the very existence of a just and caring God in a universe where Loudon Wainwright III isn't revered as a giant among mere mortals..." read more
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