Loudon Wainwright III

Having now lived longer than his father, esteemed Life Magazine columnist and editor Loudon Wainwright Jr., Loudon examines life, family, and mortality with candor and humor on fifteen new original songs.

Loudon Wainwright III was born in Chapel Hill, NC in 1946. His father was Loudon Wainwright Jr., a columnist and senior editor for LIFE Magazine and his mother was a housewife/yoga teacher, Martha Taylor. He studied acting at Carnegie-Mellon University but dropped out to partake in the Summer of Love in San Francisco.

His recording career spans a total of 23 albums, including 2009’s Grammy-winning High Wide and Handsome, a musical tribute to Charlie Poole (1893-1931), the legendary, yet obscure NC singer and banjo player. Wainwright has collaborated with songwriter /producer Joe Henry on the music for Judd Apatow’s hit movie, Knocked Up, and also written music for the British theatrical adaptation of the Carl Hiaasen novel, Lucky You.