Early yesterday afternoon, I found myself at Tempe Marketplace, wandering the parking lot dazed. Christmas music wafted through the air. With nearly a week left before Thanksgiving. Look, I get it, ...

With few exceptions, pop lyrics have become dumber over time, even though lyricists think of themselves as having become smarter. Loudon Wainwright is modern pop’s antithesis: a wryly cuttingly, often ...

The veteran singer, songwriter and actor Loudon Wainwright is best known for his insightful, painfully honest folk-based songs. Rather than update his sound for millennials, “I’d Rather Lead a Band” ...

Loudon Wainwright III has suggested that he's immensely proud that his children Rufus, Martha and Lucy have become successful musicians. Last year, Rufus revealed that he and his father repaired their ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. NEW YORK (AP) — Loudon Wainwright III points ...

Loudon Wainwright III, the contentious patriarch of the Wainwright-McGarrigle folk dynasty, is best known for not holding back — even if that means exposing very personal relationships, familial ...

The singer-songwriter is known for his intensely autobiographical writing. When Wainwright turned 75 recently, he decided to make an album about... Loudon Wainwright III goes back to the basics on ...

The inaugural Iowa City Songwriters Festival (ICSF) will be held at the Englert Theatre from September 4-6. The festival will feature performances by Jeff Tweedy, Joy Oladokun, Loudon Wainwright III, ...

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 ...

When singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III turned 65 last fall, he realized that he was older than his father, journalist Loudon Wainwright Jr., ever was. And so, he said in a recent phone interview ...

Instead of writing a memoir, Loudon Wainwright decided to tell the story of his life in a song. Watch the accompanying video here. Maybe we should all write our autobiographies and boil them down to 5 ...