{"title":"Loudon Wainwright III","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoudon Snowden Wainwright III is an American songwriter, folk singer, humorist and actor. Born on September 5, 1946 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, he has established himself as a versatile artist with a unique blend of wit and introspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThroughout his career, Loudon Wainwright III has captivated audiences with his heartfelt lyrics and soulful melodies. He has been married to Canadian singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle and together they have two children - Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright. Additionally, he has a daughter named Lucy Roche from his relationship with the singer Suzzy Roche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eHailing from a musical family, Loudon is the son of esteemed Life magazine columnist Loudon Wainwright Jr., and the brother of acclaimed musicians Sloan Wainwright and Martha Wainwright. His upbringing undoubtedly influenced his passion for music.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"more-love-songs","title":"More Love Songs","description":"\u003cp\u003eAmerican songwriter and folk musician, \u003cstrong\u003eLoudon Wainwright III\u003c\/strong\u003e has to date released over 26 studio albums and \u003cem\u003eMore Love Songs\u003c\/em\u003e is considered one of his best. This 1986 album is produced by and featuring guitarist \u003cstrong\u003eRichard Thompson\u003c\/strong\u003e. Critically acclaimed, it was nominated for a Grammy Award.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe album is presented on 180g heavyweight LP, with lyrics printed on the inner sleeve. With witty, self-deprecating, and emotional lyrics, this album features the gentle acoustic song to his children Rufus and Marth Wainwright \"\u003cem\u003eYour Mother and I\u003c\/em\u003e\", piano-driven ballads like \"\u003cem\u003eThe Back Nine\u003c\/em\u003e\". Other notable highlights are \"\u003cem\u003eI Eat Out\u003c\/em\u003e\" and \"\u003cem\u003eHard Day On the Planet\u003c\/em\u003e\".\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Demon","offers":[{"title":"Clear | LP.","offer_id":50388686111051,"sku":"1073080","price":22.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/5d60d906-aaa9-4e0b-a4af-9e509bbba041_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726346575"},{"product_id":"high-wide-and-handsome-the-charlie-poole-project","title":"High Wide and Handsome - The Charlie Poole Project","description":"\u003cp\u003echarlie poole and loudon wainwright lll are two names you might not expect to find in close proximity. in fact, unless you were a follower of pop music in the 1970s or a serious student of old time string music from the 1920s, you may not even recognize them. if you do know their music, however, the pairing makes perfect sense. both men came to the public's attention quite suddenly with a hit recording. poole only lived another six years after his debut in 1925, and wainwright never regained the spotlight after his 1973 hit, dead skunk. both men's music has a vein of cynicism, often directed inward, and both showed a knack for humorous, clever, yet insightful songs. wainwright has taken charlie poole on for his next project, a 2 cd set to be followed by a documentary film. the songs mix many of poole's songs with traditional favourites he recorded, and a number of wainwright originals that either tell of poole's life, or are imaginings of his life and times. the sound is a mish mash of styles that works well with wainwright's creaky tenor voice, and the occasionally oddball charlie poole repertoire.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD | x2","offer_id":50439443120459,"sku":"315802","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/a1577cf9-1392-4c36-89a0-61acbbdd4f11_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726953879"},{"product_id":"haven-t-got-the-blues-yet","title":"Haven't Got The Blues (Yet)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHaven't Got the Blues (Yet) - or HGTB(Y), for short - is the 26th album in the long and illustrious career of Loudon Wainwright III. It follows his acclaimed 'Older Than My Old Man Now' album from 2012 - \"my death n' decay opus,\" as Wainwright calls it. In HGTB(Y) he broadens his scope with a 14-song, genre-bounding set - \"eclectricity,\" he calls it - dealing with varied subject matter including depression, drinking, senior citizenship, gun control, heartbreak, pet ownership and New York City's arcane practice of alternate side-of-the-street parking. Producing HGTB(Y) was Wainwright's long time musical collaborator David Mansfield, who has backed him on numerous previous recordings as instrumentalist\/arranger, including the 2010 Grammy Award winning 'High Wide \u0026amp; Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project'.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Proper","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50439444889931,"sku":"378734","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/260723a6-8747-453b-80b2-7d9a38c629bf_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1726953899"},{"product_id":"loudon-wainwright-iii-album-ii","title":"Loudon Wainwright III \/ Album II","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe first two classic albums by renowned singer\/songwriter \u003cstrong\u003eLoudon Wainwright III\u003c\/strong\u003e were originally released on Atlantic Records in 1970 and 1971. These albums include the bonus track – ‘\u003cem\u003eDrinking Song\u003c\/em\u003e’.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBilled as the new Bob Dylan, but then everybody with a guitar and their own songs was branded as the new Bob Dylan back then, Wainwright was a unique storyteller as these two albums attest. A Singer\/Songwriter, Actor (most remembered for his TV appearances in MASH), and humorist as we find in songs such as ‘Glad To See You’ve Got Religion’ and his light-hearted ‘\u003cem\u003eBruno’s Place\u003c\/em\u003e’, Wainwright remains an enormously popular touring artist. He has also recently released his 31st album.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe father of Rufus, Martha, and Lucy Wainwright Roche, all entertainers in their own right, \u003cstrong\u003eLoudon Wainwright\u003c\/strong\u003e’s skill at tale-telling from school days to on-the-road survivalism on ‘\u003cem\u003eMotel Blues\u003c\/em\u003e’ and everyday relationship management is witty and precise, a joy to behold.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Morello","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":50452241023307,"sku":"2001372","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/QMRLL-107_Loudon-Wainwright-_cover_0dbae37b_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727145152"},{"product_id":"years-in-the-making","title":"Years In The Making","description":"\u003cp\u003eLoudon Wainwright III's Years in the Making comprehends 45 years of offbeaten tracks - over two hours of rare and unissued Loudoniana. It's a 2-CD audiobiography, with orphaned album cuts, live recordings, radio appearances, home demos, and more. There's audio snapshots of his early folk efforts, with Kate McGarrigle, George Gerdes, and Steve Goodman, singing traditional songs and covering Woody Guthrie and, of all people, Bob Dylan. There's his 70s and 80s forays into the rock 'n' roll world, including Leiber and Stoller's \"Smokey Joe's Cafe\" and his own \"I Wanna Be on MTV.\" There are featured appearances by Suzzy Roche, Bill Frisell, Van Dyke Parks, Chaim Tannenbaum, and David Mansfield, as well as by his sister Sloan, and all of his children, Rufus, Martha, Lucy, and Lexie. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe CDs are packaged in an elegant 60-page booklet. The wild creations of the brilliant young New Yorker magazine cartoonist Ed Steed are featured on the front and back covers, everywhere throughout the comprehensive credits text, and even on the discs, themselves. There are dozens of scans of documents, introspective musings, and artifacts from what Loudon calls his \"swinging life,\" in addition to lovely paintings and drawings by friends and fans. Altogether, Years in the Making presents sides of Loudon you've never heard or seen before, a privileged perspective on his various public and private selves throughout his entire career.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"No Label","offers":[{"title":"CD | x2","offer_id":50471641252171,"sku":"1044264","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/937d6a86-cd71-465f-8469-2f993dea215a_thumbnail_4096.jpg?v=1727410621"},{"product_id":"i-d-rather-lead-a-band","title":"I'd Rather Lead a Band","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduced by Randall Poster and Stewart Lerman, \u003ci\u003eI'd Rather Lead a Band\u003c\/i\u003e finds Loudon Wainwright III partnering up with Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks for their take on some of the American songbook's finest classics. 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His first album of new original songs since 2014's \u003ci\u003eHaven't Got The Blues Yet, Lifetime Achievement\u003c\/i\u003e finds LWIII in a state of deep reflection at age 75, over a set of 15 recently written, insightful and incisive gems that he wasn't even planning to pen. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSays Wainwright, \"I remember when I made my first record for Atlantic in 1969. I was always saying, 'I want it to be a record – not only a recording, but a document that captures a moment.' I was 21 and very serious, and I thought I'd be dead in four years (laughs). So I wanted to make something that would last. A testament. Now, fifty years later, I guess I still want to make a testament. I want to write a group of songs and get them down in the best possible way. 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It is another chapter in this remarkable life that's been preserved to the artist's satisfaction to the extent that he is happy to share it with the world in the form of this commercial release. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLoudon is special guest on the TRANSATLANTIC SESSIONS in UK for the week-long tour in February 2025 that starts in Glasgow and ends at Royal Festival Hall in London. Richard Wootton and Claire Horton are handling UK press and promotion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Last Music Company","offers":[{"title":"CD","offer_id":51061060665675,"sku":"2231520","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0867\/1120\/6219\/files\/29187768-767a-4c4b-92d1-2d414e5adb3e_25c2a2b5_thumbnail_4096_6d88a12d-1f1c-4dc9-90b9-f535d99f473f.jpg?v=1736343462"}],"url":"https:\/\/shop.roughtrade.com\/de\/collections\/loudon-wainwright-iii.oembed","provider":"Rough Trade","version":"1.0","type":"link"}