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<h1><img src="https://i.imgur.com/kxz6j.jpg"></h1><h1>Loudon Wainwright III</h1><p>From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Loudon Snowden Wainwright III</strong> (born September 5, 1946) is an American singer-songwriter and occasional actor. He has released twenty-six studio albums, four live albums, and six compilations. Some of his best-known songs include "The Swimming Song", "Motel Blues", "The Man Who Couldn't Cry", "Dead Skunk", and "Lullaby". In 2007, he collaborated with musician <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Henry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Joe Henry</a> to create the soundtrack for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judd_Apatow" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Judd Apatow</a>'s film <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knocked_Up" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Knocked Up</em></a>. In addition to music, he has acted in small roles in at least eighteen television programs and feature films, including three episodes in the third season of the series <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M*A*S*H_(TV_series)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>M*A*S*H</em></a>.</p><p>Reflecting upon his career in 1999, he stated, "You could characterize the catalog as somewhat checkered, although I prefer to think of it as a tapestry."<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudon_Wainwright_III#cite_note-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[2]</a> In 2017, Wainwright released his autobiography, <em>Liner Notes: On Parents &amp; Children, Exes &amp; Excess, Death &amp; Decay, and a Few of My Other Favorite Things</em>. He is the brother of singer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloan_Wainwright" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sloan Wainwright</a> and has four children, including musicians <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus_Wainwright" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rufus Wainwright</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martha_Wainwright" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Martha Wainwright</a>, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucy_Wainwright_Roche" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lucy Wainwright Roche</a>. He has been married and divorced twice, including to folk singer <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kate_McGarrigle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Kate McGarrigle</a>.</p><h2>Early life</h2><p>Wainwright was born in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chapel_Hill,_North_Carolina" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chapel Hill, North Carolina</a>, the son of Martha Taylor, a yoga teacher, and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudon_Wainwright_Jr." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Loudon Wainwright Jr.</a>, a columnist and editor for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Life_(magazine)" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Life</em></a> magazine.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudon_Wainwright_III#cite_note-3" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[3]</a> His great-great-grandfather was the politician and diplomat <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._Loudon_Snowden" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">A. Loudon Snowden</a>. His father was not a professional musician, but he played the piano and wrote some songs, exposing his children to musicians such as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Lehrer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tom Lehrer</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Freberg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Stan Freberg</a>, whom Wainwright later cited as influences.<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loudon_Wainwright_III#cite_note-4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">^[4]</a> Wainwright grew up in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedford_(town),_New_York" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bedford, New York</a>, in Westchester County. Among his sisters is <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sloan_Wainwright" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sloan Wainwright</a>, also a singer.</p>