Name: Years In The Making
Brand: Loudon Wainwright III

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161027

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Limited edition

Release date

2018-09-14

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0634457879928

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Artist

Loudon Wainwright III

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Folk

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Loudon Snowden Wainwright III is an American songwriter, folk singer, humorist and actor. Born on September 5, 1946 in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA, he has established himself as a versatile artist with a unique blend of wit and introspection.

Throughout his career, Loudon Wainwright III has captivated audiences with his heartfelt lyrics and soulful melodies. He has been married to Canadian singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle and together they have two children - Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright. Additionally, he has a daughter named Lucy Roche from his relationship with the singer Suzzy Roche.

Hailing from a musical family, Loudon is the son of esteemed Life magazine columnist Loudon Wainwright Jr., and the brother of acclaimed musicians Sloan Wainwright and Martha Wainwright. His upbringing undoubtedly influenced his passion for music.

Loudon Wainwright III's Years in the Making comprehends 45 years of offbeaten tracks - over two hours of rare and unissued Loudoniana. It's a 2-CD audiobiography, with orphaned album cuts, live recordings, radio appearances, home demos, and more. There's audio snapshots of his early folk efforts, with Kate McGarrigle, George Gerdes, and Steve Goodman, singing traditional songs and covering Woody Guthrie and, of all people, Bob Dylan. There's his 70s and 80s forays into the rock 'n' roll world, including Leiber and Stoller's "Smokey Joe's Cafe" and his own "I Wanna Be on MTV." There are featured appearances by Suzzy Roche, Bill Frisell, Van Dyke Parks, Chaim Tannenbaum, and David Mansfield, as well as by his sister Sloan, and all of his children, Rufus, Martha, Lucy, and Lexie. The CDs are packaged in an elegant 60-page booklet. The wild creations of the brilliant young New Yorker magazine cartoonist Ed Steed are featured on the front and back covers, everywhere throughout the comprehensive credits text, and even on the discs, themselves. There are dozens of scans of documents, introspective musings, and artifacts from what Loudon calls his "swinging life," in addition to lovely paintings and drawings by friends and fans. Altogether, Years in the Making presents sides of Loudon you've never heard or seen before, a privileged perspective on his various public and private selves throughout his entire career.

Years In The Making

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