Richard Thompson and Loudon Wainwright III have each assembled remarkable careers, full of top-notch albums and influential music that spans at least 40 years. In the five decades that Thompson has ...

Today’s Top Tune for today is from Loudon Wainwright III. The track is entitled 'You Can't Fail Me Now'. It's from the album Strange Weirdos: Music from and Inspired by the Film Knocke.

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 ...

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 ...

Loudon Wainwright has released a steady stream of recordings since 1970. His confessional work is often wry and humorous but no doubt self-examining. It's not surprising that he's decided to re-visit ...

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