Loudon Wainwright III's family is just like any other, except they write songs about their tangled relationships and then share their frustrations with their audiences. Wainwright welcomed his son, ...

At 77, singer-songwriter and sometimes-actor Loudon Wainwright III is still hitting the road, including for a pair of upcoming dates at Eddies’s Attic in Decatur. Since his 1970 debut album, simply ...

Even when Loudon Wainwright III was writing songs in his early 20s, many of his characters were already looking back wistfully at their younger days -- such as the protagonist of his 1970 recording ...

For most college students, the name Loudon Wainwright III probably requires a little context. My Friday night plans to see the acclaimed folk singer–songwriter in concert earned me a lot of blank ...

As Loudon Wainwright III says in his song "In C," he likes to sing about "my favorite protagonist — me." Over the years, Wainwright has written about being a husband, a father and a son; an adulterer, ...

Loudon Wainwright III is a singer and songwriter. He began his folk career in the late 60s, and released his self-titled debut in 1970. His first hit in the early 70s was a novelty song called "Dead ...

Singer-songwriters are sometimes derided for "singing their diaries," but the Wainwright family is building careers on that practice, as recent releases by Loudon Wainwright III (his 21st full-length ...

At the Grammy Awards in January, Loudon Wainwright III took home his first trophy — in the category of Best Traditional Folk Album. The prize came for a record celebrating the life of banjo player ...