Loudon Wainwright III

Real name: Loudon Snowden Wainwright III
Born: September 5, 1946
Country: United States
IPI: 00070190011 42 works
Affiliation: ASCAP
Comments: Singer-songwriter
Family: Martha Wainwright Daughter
Kate McGarrigle Spouse
Rufus Wainwright Son
Sloan Wainwright Sister
Lucy Wainwright Roche Daughter

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Originals

Title	Performer	Release date	Covered by
4 x 10	Loudon Wainwright III	1992	Andrew Combs
Be Careful, There's a Baby in the House	Loudon Wainwright III	September 1971	(3 artists)
Bein' a Dad	Loudon Wainwright III	1997	Brian Harris
Black Uncle Remus	Loudon Wainwright III	1970	Ian A. Anderson
Cardboard Boxes	Loudon Wainwright III	1985	Lumpy
Career Moves	Loudon Wainwright III	1985	Lumpy
Come a Long Way	Loudon Wainwright III	1973	(3 artists)
Dead Skunk	Loudon Wainwright III	1972	(17 artists)
Do We? We Do	Loudon Wainwright III	July 29, 2014	Unverified
Dreaming	Loudon Wainwright III	1995	(2 artists)
Drinking Song	Loudon Wainwright III	1972	Tommy Körberg
Glad to See You've Got Religion	Loudon Wainwright III	1970	Brian Harris
Hard Day on the Planet	Loudon Wainwright III	1986	Lumpy
Harry's Wall	Loudon Wainwright III	1989	Ostbahn-Kurti & Die Chefpartie
Hospital Lady	Loudon Wainwright III	1970	Unverified
How Old Are You?	Loudon Wainwright III	1985	Margret Roadknight
I.D.T.T.Y.W.L.M. (I Don't Think That Your Wife Likes Me)	Loudon Wainwright III	1983	Guido Belcanto
I'm Alright	Loudon Wainwright III	1985	Mose Allison
I Suppose	Loudon Wainwright III	1995	Guido Belcanto
Lullaby	Loudon Wainwright III	1973	(2 artists)
Men	Loudon Wainwright III	1992	(3 artists)
Motel Blues	Loudon Wainwright III	September 1971	(10 artists)
Mr. Guilty	Loudon Wainwright III	1975	Ola Magnell
Natural Disaster	Loudon Wainwright III	1978	Rob Lutes
New Paint	Loudon Wainwright III	1972	(2 artists)
Nice Guys	Loudon Wainwright III	1989	Lumpy
Old Friend	Loudon Wainwright III	September 1971	Marti Jones
One Man Guy	Loudon Wainwright III	1985	(2 artists)
Out of This World	Loudon Wainwright III	1985	(2 artists)
Primrose Hill	Loudon Wainwright III	1997	Unverified
Reciprocity	Loudon Wainwright III	May 1976	(2 artists)
Road Ode	Loudon Wainwright III	1993	Paul Pennyfeather
Rufus is a Tit Man	Loudon Wainwright III	1975	Guido Belcanto
Samson and the Warden	Loudon Wainwright III	September 1971	Guido Belcanto
Say That You Love Me	Loudon Wainwright III	1972	(4 artists)
School Days	Loudon Wainwright III	1970	Unverified
Suddenly It's Christmas	Loudon Wainwright III	1993	The Respect Sextet
The Acid Song	Loudon Wainwright III	1986	Reefer Man
The Man Who Couldn't Cry	Loudon Wainwright III	1973	Johnny Cash
The Swimming Song	Loudon Wainwright III	1973	(19 artists)
T.S.D.H.A.V (This Song Don't Have A Video)	Loudon Wainwright III	1989	Unverified
Unrequited to the Nth Degree	Loudon Wainwright III	1975	(2 artists)
Uptown	Loudon Wainwright III	1970	Unverified
Wine with Dinner	Loudon Wainwright III	May 1976	Köster / Hocker
You Can't Fail Me Now	Loudon Wainwright III	May 22, 2007	(2 artists)
Your Mother and I	Loudon Wainwright III	1986	Lumpy

Covers by Loudon Wainwright III

	Title	Performer	Release date	Originally by
	After You've Gone	Loudon Wainwright III	2004	Campbell and Burr
	A Heart Needs a Home	Shawn Colvin and Loudon Wainwright III	1994	Richard and Linda Thompson
	Ain't Misbehavin'	Loudon Wainwright III with Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks	October 6, 2020	Margaret Simms & Paul Bass
	A Perfect Day	Loudon Wainwright III with Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks	October 6, 2020	Cecil Fanning
	A Ship Without a Sail	Loudon Wainwright III with Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks	October 6, 2020	Jack Whiting PRF, Libby Holman REC,REL
	At the End of a Lonely Day	Loudon Wainwright III with John Hiatt	1987	Marty Robbins
	Awful Hungry Hash House	Loudon Wainwright III	August 18, 2009	Uncle Dave Macon
	Baltimore Fire	Loudon Wainwright, Anna McGarrigle, Chaim Tannenbaum, Kate McGarrigle, Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wai…	October 13, 1998	Charlie Poole with The North Carolina Ramblers
	Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea	Loudon Wainwright III with Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks	October 6, 2020	Aida Ward PRF, Cab Calloway and His Orchestra REC,REL
	Bill Mason's Bride	Loudon Wainwright III	August 18, 2009	Charlie Poole with The North Carolina Ramblers
	Bless You! Sister	Geoff Muldaur's Futuristic Ensemble - Vocal by Loudon Wainwright III and The Harmony Girls	September 30, 2003	Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra [Featuring Bix Beiderbecke]
	Carrickfergus	Loudon Wainwright III	September 13, 2011	(unknown)
	Didn't He Ramble	Loudon Wainwright III	August 18, 2009	Dan W. Quinn
	Goodbye Booze	Loudon Wainwright III	August 18, 2009	Charlie Poole with The North Carolina Ramblers
	Good Ship Venus	Loudon Wainwright III	August 22, 2006	(unknown)
	Green Green Rocky Road	Emmylou Harris, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, Loudon Wainwright	October 13, 1998	(unknown), Dave Van Ronk with The Red Onion Jazz Band
	Heart and Soul	Loudon Wainwright III with Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks	October 6, 2020	Larry Clinton and His Orchestra - Vocal Refrain by Bea Wain
	Hey Hey My My	Rebecca De Mornay & Loudon Wainwright III	1985	Neil Young & Crazy Horse
	Hey Packy	Loudon Wainwright III	May 1976	George Gerdes
	How I Love You (I'm Tellin' the Birds, Tellin' the Bees)	Loudon Wainwright III with Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks	October 6, 2020	Hollywood Dance Orchestra [Adrian Schubert]
	I'd Rather Lead a Band	Loudon Wainwright III with Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks	October 6, 2020	Fred Astaire with Johnny Green and His Orchestra REL, Richard Himber & His Ritz-Carlton Orchestra REC
	I Know I'm Unhappy/Suicide Song/Glenville Reel	Loudon Wainwright III	September 1971	(unknown), (unknown)
	I'm the Man Who Rode the Mule Around the World	Loudon Wainwright III	August 18, 2009	Fiddlin' John Carson
	I Thought About You	Loudon Wainwright III with Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks	October 6, 2020	Dinah Shore with Orchestra
	Johnny's Gone to Hilo	Kate McGarrigle, Martha Wainwright and Lily Lanken, Anna McGarrigle, Rufus and Loudon Wainwright, C…	October 13, 1998	(unknown)
	More I Cannot Wish You	Loudon Wainwright III with Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks	October 6, 2020	Pat Rooney, Sr. REC,REL,PRF
	Mother's Last Farewell Kiss	Loudon Wainwright III	August 18, 2009	(unknown)
	My Blue Heaven	Loudon Wainwright III with Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks	October 6, 2020	Paul Whiteman and His Orchestra REL, "Kenn" Sisson and His Orchestra REC
	My Girl	John Hiatt with Loudon Wainwright III	1987	The Temptations [US1]
	Old and Only in the Way	Loudon Wainwright III	August 18, 2009	Charlie Poole with The North Carolina Ramblers
	Old Paint	Loudon Wainwright III	September 1971	(unknown)
	Pack Up Your Sorrows	Loudon Wainwright III & Iris DeMent	May 25, 1999	Mimi and Richard Fariña
i	Ragtime Annie	Loudon Wainwright III	August 18, 2009	A.C. (Eck) Robertson
	Ramblin' Blues	Loudon Wainwright III	August 18, 2009	Prince's Band
	Smokey Joe's Cafe	Loudon Wainwright III	1972	The Robins
	So the Bluebirds and the Blackbirds Got Together	Loudon Wainwright III with Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks	October 6, 2020	Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys
	Sweet Sunny South	Loudon Wainwright III	August 18, 2009	Ben Jarrell - Acc. by Da Costa Woltz‘s Southern Broadcasters
	The Deal	Loudon Wainwright III	August 18, 2009	Charlie Poole accomp. by The North Carolina Ramblers
	The Great Reaping Day	Loudon Wainwright III	August 18, 2009	Ernest V. Stoneman and His Dixie Mountaineers
	The Letter That Never Came	Loudon Wainwright III	August 18, 2009	Charlie Poole with The North Carolina Ramblers
	The Little Things in Life	Loudon Wainwright III with Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks	October 6, 2020	Frank Crumit and Julia Sanderson BRD, Ted Wallace and His Campus Boys (Ed Kirkeby) REC
	The Panic Is On	Loudon Wainwright III	2010	Hezekiah Jenkins
	The Prisoner's Song	Loudon Wainwright III	September 10, 2013	Vernon Dalhart
	The Turkish Revelry	Loudon Wainwright III	August 22, 2006	(unknown)
	Treasures Untold	Loudon Wainwright III	1995	Jimmie Rodgers [US1]
	What'll I Do	Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Loudon Wainwright, Kate McGarrigle and Jane McGarrigle	October 13, 1998	Grace Moore & John Steel PRF, Carl Fenton's Orchestra (Walter Haenschen) REC
	Where the Blue of the Night (Meets the Gold of the Day)	Loudon Wainwright III - Accompaniment by Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks	January 13, 2015	D'Orsay Dance Orch. – Vocal Chorus by Le Dandy
	Where the Whipporwill Is Whispering Goodnight	Loudon Wainwright III	August 18, 2009	Charlie Poole with The North Carolina Ramblers
	You Rascal You (I'll Be Glad When You're Dead)	Loudon Wainwright III with Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks	October 6, 2020	Lovin' Sam Down in 'Ram

Songs written by Loudon Wainwright III

Original songs

Title	Written by	Originally by	Original date	Covered by
4 x 10	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1992	Covered by Andrew Combs
Be Careful, There's a Baby in the House	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	September 1971	Covered by (3 artists)
Bein' a Dad	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1997	Covered by Brian Harris
Black Uncle Remus	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1970	Covered by Ian A. Anderson
Cardboard Boxes	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1985	Covered by Lumpy
Career Moves	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1985	Covered by Lumpy
Dead Skunk	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1972	Covered by (17 artists)
Dreaming	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1995	Covered by (2 artists)
Drinking Song	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1972	Covered by Tommy Körberg
Glad to See You've Got Religion	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1970	Covered by Brian Harris
Glenville Reel	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	September 1971
Hard Day on the Planet	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1986	Covered by Lumpy
Harry's Wall	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1989	Covered by Ostbahn-Kurti & Die Chefpartie
Hospital Lady	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1970	Unverified
How Old Are You?	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1985	Covered by Margret Roadknight
I.D.T.T.Y.W.L.M. (I Don't Think That Your Wife Likes Me)	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1983	Covered by Guido Belcanto
I Know I'm Unhappy	Loudon Wainwright III			Covered by (2 artists)
I'm Alright	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1985	Covered by Mose Allison
I Suppose	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1995	Covered by Guido Belcanto
Lullaby	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1973	Covered by (2 artists)
Men	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1992	Covered by (3 artists)
Motel Blues	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	September 1971	Covered by (10 artists)
Mr. Guilty	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1975	Covered by Ola Magnell
Natural Disaster	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1978	Covered by Rob Lutes
New Paint	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1972	Covered by (2 artists)
Nice Guys	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1989	Covered by Lumpy
Old Friend	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	September 1971	Covered by Marti Jones
One Man Guy	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1985	Covered by (2 artists)
Out of This World	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1985	Covered by (2 artists)
Over the Hill	Loudon Wainwright III, Kate McGarrigle	Kate & Anna McGarrigle	May 3, 2011	Covered by Norah Jones & Lily Lanken
Primrose Hill	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1997	Unverified
Reciprocity	Loudon Wainwright III
Reciprocity	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	May 1976	Covered by (2 artists)
Road Ode	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	January 8, 1993	Covered by Paul Pennyfeather
Rufus is a Tit Man	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1975	Covered by Guido Belcanto
Samson and the Warden	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	September 1971	Covered by Guido Belcanto
Say That You Love Me	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1972	Covered by (4 artists)
School Days	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1970	Unverified
Suddenly It's Christmas	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	January 8, 1993	Covered by The Respect Sextet
Suicide Song	Loudon Wainwright III			Covered by (2 artists)
The Acid Song	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1986	Covered by Reefer Man
The Man Who Couldn't Cry	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1973	Covered by Johnny Cash
The Swimming Song	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1973	Covered by (19 artists)
T.S.D.H.A.V (This Song Don't Have A Video)	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1989	Unverified
Unrequited to the Nth Degree	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1975	Covered by (2 artists)
Uptown	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1970	Unverified
Wine with Dinner	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	May 1976	Covered by Köster / Hocker
You Can't Fail Me Now	Loudon Wainwright III, Joe Henry [US1]	Loudon Wainwright III	May 22, 2007	Covered by (2 artists)
Your Mother and I	Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1986	Covered by Lumpy

Releases

Albums

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
10 Songs for the New Depression	Loudon Wainwright III	2010	(self-released)
Album II	Loudon Wainwright III	September 1971	Atlantic
Album III	Loudon Wainwright III	1972	Columbia [US]
Attempted Mustache	Loudon Wainwright III	1973	Columbia [US]
Career Moves	Loudon Wainwright III	1993	Virgin
Fame and Wealth	Loudon Wainwright III	1983	Rounder
Final Exam	Loudon Wainwright III	1978	Arista
Grown Man	Loudon Wainwright III	1995	Virgin
High Wide & Handsome - The Charlie Poole Project	Loudon Wainwright III	August 18, 2009	(self-released)
History	Loudon Wainwright III	1992	Virgin
I'd Rather Lead a Band	Loudon Wainwright III with Vince Giordano and The Nighthawks	October 6, 2020	Search Party
I'm Alright	Loudon Wainwright III	1985	Rounder
Little Ship	Loudon Wainwright III	1997	Charisma
Loudon Wainwright III	Loudon Wainwright III	1970	Atlantic
More Love Songs	Loudon Wainwright III	1986	Demon Records [GB]
Strange Weirdos - Music from and Inspired by the Film Knocked Up	Loudon Wainwright III	May 22, 2007	Concord Records
Therapy	Loudon Wainwright III	1989	Silvertone Records
T Shirt	Loudon Wainwright III	May 1976	Arista
Unrequited	Loudon Wainwright III	1975	Columbia [US]

Singles

	Title	Performer	Release date	Label
	Your Mother and I	Loudon Wainwright III	1987	Demon Records [GB]

Performances also appear on

Title	Performer	Release date	Label
Beat the Retreat - Songs by Richard Thompson	various artists	1994	Capitol Records
Bleecker Street - Greenwich Village in the 60's	various artists	May 25, 1999	Astor Place
Boardwalk Empire - Volume 1 - Music from the HBO Original Series	various artists	September 13, 2011	Elektra
Boardwalk Empire - Volume 2 - Music from the HBO Original Series	various artists	September 10, 2013	ABKCO
Boardwalk Empire - Volume 3 - Music from the HBO Original Series	various artists	January 13, 2015	ABKCO
Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack - The Slugger's Wife	various artists	1985	MCA Records
Private Astronomy - A Vision of the Music of Bix Beiderbecke	Geoff Muldaur's Futuristic Ensemble	September 30, 2003	Edge Music [DE]
Rogue's Gallery - Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs and Chanteys	various artists	August 22, 2006	Anti-
Thank You Girl	John Hiatt	1987	Demon Records [GB]
The Aviator - Music from the Motion Picture	various artists	2004	Columbia [US]
The McGarrigle Hour	various artists	October 13, 1998	Hannibal Records