Loudon Wainwright III fils de Loudon Wainwright II père de Martha et Rufus Wainwright, ex mari de Kate McGarrigle, au moins 25 albums sur presque autant de labels, acteur tv/cinema M*a*s*h, The Aviator etc.. vu sur Broadway dans Kip and Sylvia, grand amateur de CousCous malgré n'ayant pas pu en deguster à Paris depuis 1999. Au debut des années 70 aupres de Springsteen, Elliot Murphy, Steve Forbert et al il fut consideré comme un des nouveaux Bob Dylan - 55 ans plus tard il est toujours l'unique ancien Loudon Wainwright.

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.
Loudon wrote his first song in 1968, "Edgar", about a Watch Hill RI lobsterman,
and was soon signed to Atlantic Records by Nesuhi Ertegun.
Several years later, Clive Davis lured him to Columbia Records, where 1972's "Album III" yielded the top 20 hit
"Dead Skunk". His recording career spans a total of 25 albums, including 2009's Grammy-winning "High Wide & Handsome", a musical tribute to Charlie Poole (1893-1931), the legendary yet obscure NC singer and banjo player. (Awarded 'Album of the Year' status by Entertainment Weekly editor and NPR contributor Ken Tucker.)

Wainwright has collaborated with songwriter /producer Joe Henry on the music for Judd Apatow's hit movie "Knocked Up", written music for the British theatrical adaptation of the Carl Hiaasen novel "Lucky You", and composed topical songs for NPR's "Morning Edition "and "All Things Considered" and ABC's "Nightline". Loudon Wainwright songs have been recorded by Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs, Rufus Wainwright,and Mose Allison, among others.

Loudon's acting career includes an early recurring role as Capt. Calvin Spalding, the singing surgeon, in TV's M.A.S.H. and a stint in "Pump Boys & Dinettes" on Broadway, and more recent work in films directed by Hal Ashby, Tim Burton, Cameron Crowe, Martin Scorsese, Christopher Guest, and Judd Apatow. He also appeared as a regular in Apatow's critically acclaimed TV series "Undeclared".

"A master at mixing wry humor and despair, goes fathoms deeper and darker than most singer-songwriters ever dare." - MOJO

_"…This live album is, to these ears, almost up there with his first from 1979…." - _
Sylvie Simmons, MOJO Magazine

_"A great live capture of a Troubadour on top of his game." _ - American UK

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Historical Facts and Dates

Born: September 5, 1946, Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Early Background and Education: Grew up in the affluent golf course clustered county of Westchester, New York. Attended St. Andrews School for Boys (1961-1965). One-and-a-half years at Carnegie Mellon University studying acting -- dropped out in January 1967. Was an actual participant in the Haight Ashbury Summer of Love, 1967. Has sired several beautiful and talented children.

First guitar at age 13

Began to write own songs in 1968

Made first album, "Loudon Wainwright III" for Atlantic Records

Wrote "Dead Skunk..." in 15 minutes in 1972 -- #12 in the Billboard chart (the #1 single in Little Rock, Arkansas, for six weeks). Nineteen albums. Two Grammy nominations. Songs covered by Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs, Freakwater, Norma Waterson, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, and most recently, Rufus Wainwright.

Television: Appearing this Fall in "Undeclared," a new series on the Fox network produced by Judd Apatow (Freaks and Geeks, The Larry Sanders Show;) appeared on the television show M*A*S*H in 1975 as Captain Calvin Spaulding; and an episode of British Central Television's "Soldier, Soldier;" The Jasper Carrot Show, on BBC 1 TV, as the resident American, wise-guy singer songwriter; hosted BBC TV series "Loudon & Co." in 1994 and was the original musician/sidekick on "The David Letterman Show". Films: Neil Simon's "The Sluggers Wife;" David Jones' "Jacknife," starring Robert De Niro; and the Betty Thomas film "28 Days," starring Sandra Bullock; Stage: Caryl Churchill's "Owners" at the Young Vic in London and Pump Boys and Dinettes on Broadway. Print Media: Short story "School Days" (based on a song of the same title) is included in the recent book "Songs Without Rhyme: Prose by Celebrated Songwriters" edited by Roseanne Cash (Hyperion), Several Op Ed pieces for The New York Times by invitation.

National Public Radio (NPR) in the US continues to commission Loudon to write topical songs on events and individuals in the news as has ABC TV's "Nightline"