Loudon Wainwright III is a singer-songwriter and actor. In 1968 he began to write songs and in 1969 recorded his first album. Wainwright has recorded twenty-seven albums, including his 2010 Grammy Award-winning High, Wide, & Handsome. His songs have been covered by Johnny Cash, Mose Allison, Rufus Wainwright, Bonnie Raitt, and Earl Scruggs, among others. As an actor he has appeared on TV (M*A*S*H, Ally McBeal, Undeclared), in movies (Big Fish, The Aviator, Knocked Up), on Broadway (Pump Boys and Dinettes) and off (Hot Lunch Apostles, Surviving Twin). "Mr. Wainwright wring
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Musician Loudon Wainwright III explains that the joy in writing a song comes from the mystery of its creation, in 'How Do You Believe in a Mystery?', his contribution to NPR’s This I Believe series. This I Believe is a National Public Radio program ... SEE MORE