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BIOGRAPHY
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 23
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”, “All
Things Considered” and ABC’s “Nightline”.
Loudon Wainwright songs have been recorded
by Johnny Cash, Bonnie Raitt, 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”.
Loudon’s newest CD “Older Than My Old
Man Now” was release April 17, 2012.