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March 18, 2005

Martha Joins Family Biz

Singer-songwriter Wainwright readies debut album
July 26, 2001

Album, TV Show for Loudon

Singer-songwriter to release "serious" songs, star in upcoming series
August 24, 1998

Newport Folk Festival

Pine Knob Music Theatre, Independence Township, Mich., August 22, 1998
September 16, 1997

Here Come The Choppers!

Wainwright has managed to keep up his seasoned sarcasm on singer-songwriter records whose tunefulness and effort levels varied widely. On this country-folk record, the fifty-eight-year-old strikes a balance between unexpected elegance and verbosity as he ponders the Bible Belt, downtown New York and...

2005 RS: 3of 5 Stars

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Loudon Wainwright III grew up rich and whiny in Beverly Hills and the New York suburbs of West-chester County. He went to prep school, studied acting (and has done a little), wrote some songs. He was touted as a new Dylan, signed by Atlantic, and cut two out-of-print albums there. His next record, Album III, spawned a Top 20 hit single, "Dead Skunk" -- he claimed to have written that one in 15...

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