Loudon Wainwright III
Blues, Musical Artist
1946 –
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Who is Loudon Wainwright III?
Loudon Snowden Wainwright III is a Grammy Award-winning American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. He is the father of musicians Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright and Lucy Wainwright Roche, brother of Sloan Wainwright, and the former husband of the late folk singer Kate McGarrigle.
To date, Wainwright has released 22 studio albums. Reflecting upon his career, in 1999, Wainwright stated "you could characterize the catalog as somewhat checkered, although I prefer to think of it as a tapestry."
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- Born
- Sep 5, 1946
Chapel Hill - Also known as
- Loudon Snowden Wainwright III
- Loudon Wainwright
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Kate McGarrigle
(1971 - 1977) - Suzzy Roche
- Ritamarie Kelly
(2005 - )
- Kate McGarrigle
- Children
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- St. Andrew's School
- Carnegie Mellon University
- Lived in
- Bedford
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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