Also known as
  • Loudon Snowden Wainwright III
Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is an American songwriter, folk singer, humorist, and actor. He is the father of musicians Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright, and the former husband of folk singer Kate McGarrigle. Wainwright was born in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, the son of Martha Taylor, a yoga teacher, and Loudon Wainwright, Jr., a columnist and editor for ''Life'' magazine. Wainwright grew up in Bedford, New York, a town in Westchester County. Among his sisters... full article at wikipedia