# Loudon Wainwright III
Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (d. 5 Eylül 1946), Amerikalı şarkı yazarı, folk şarkıcısı, mizahçı ve oyuncu. ABD'nin Chapel Hill, North Carolina yerinde doğmuştur. Wainwright, bir yoga öğretmeni ve Life dergisinin bir köşe yazarıdır. North Carolina'da doğdu, New York'un Westchester County ilinde büyüdü. Kız kardeşi olan Sloan Wainwright, aynı zamanda bir şarkıcıdır. St. Andrew's Okulu'ndan mezun oldu.


## Diskografi.
### Studyo albümleri.
  - "Loudon Wainwright III" (1970)
  - "Album II" (1971)
  - "Album III" (1972)
  - "Attempted Mustache" (1973)
  - "Unrequited" (1975)
  - "T Shirt" (1976)
  - "Final Exam" (1978)
  - "Fame and Wealth" (1983)
  - "I'm Alright" (1985)
  - "More Love Songs" (1986)
  - "Therapy" (1989)
  - "History" (1992)
  - "Grown Man" (1995)
  - "Little Ship" (1997)
  - "The BBC Sessions" (1998)
  - "Social Studies" (1999)
  - "Last Man on Earth" (2001)
  - "Here Come the Choppers" (2005)
  - "Strange Weirdos" (2007)
  - "Recovery" (2008)
  - "" (2009)


### Konser albümleri.
  - "A Live One" (1979)
  - "Career Moves" (1993)
  - "So Damn Happy" (2003)


### Derleme.
  - "Fame and Wealth / I'm Alright" (1991)
  - "One Man Guy: The Best of Loudon Wainwright III 1982-1986" (1994)


### Singlelar.
  - "Dead Skunk" / "Needless to Say" (1973) (U.S. Pop  16)
  - "Down Drinking at the Bar" / "I Am the Way" (1974) 
  - "Five Years Old" / "Rambunctious" (1983, Demon)
  - "Five years old/The Grammy song, (1983, Rounder) 
  - "Cardboard Boxes" / "Colours" (1985, Demon) 
  - "Unhappy Anniversary" / "The Acid Song" (1986, Demon)
  - "Thank You, Girl" (John Hiatt) / "My Girl" (with John Hiatt) (1987) 
  - "Your Mother and I" / "At the End of a Long Lonely Day" (with John Hiatt) (1987) 
  - "T.S.D.H.A.V." / "Nice Guys" (1989, Silvertone) 
  - "Jesse Don't Like It" (konser) / "T.S.D.H.A.V." (live) (1990, Hannibal)
  - "Silent Night, Holy Night(Terry Callier) / The Little Drummer Boy (John Scofield & Loudon Wainwright) Verve records, 1999
  - "Y2K" (Rykodisc, 1999)
  - "Nanny" (Evangeline, 2005)
Promosyon diskleri
  - "Bell bottom pants-mono/Bell bottom pants-stereo, 1973, Columbia 45rpm
  - "The Swimming song-stereo/ the Swimming song-mono, 1973 Columbia 45rpm
  - "Bicentennial-mono/Bicentennial-stereo, 1976 Arista 45rpm
  - "This year -one sided disc, 1988Silvertone 45rpm
  - "Y2K" 6 track radio edits of the song "Y2K" Rykodisc
  - "History promo  1" Talking new Bob Dylan, Hitting you, People in love, Virgin, 1992
  - "History promo  2" The Doctor, When I'm at your house, So many songs, Men, Virgin, 1992
  - "History promo  3" People in love, Virgin, 1992
  - "Career moves" promo, Suddenly it's Christmas, Virgin, 1993
  - "Grown man" promo, 1994, IWIWAL (I wish I was a lesbian, Cobwebs, Grown man, Virgin, 1995
  - "Little ship" promo, Mr. Ambivalent, Virgin, 1997
  - "So Damn Happy promo  1, Somthing for nothing", Sanctuary, 2003
  - "So damn happy" promo  2, The Picture, The Shit song (Radio edit) You never phone, Sanctuary records, 2003
  - "Daughter" from Strange weirdos, Concord records, 2007


### İş birlikleri.
  - "The New Age of Atlantic" - "Motel Blues" (1972)
  - "Earl Scruggs Review Anniversary Special, Volume One" - "Swimming Song", "Gospel Ship" (1975) 
  - "Nyon Folk Festival" - "The Waitress Song" (1979)
  - "Feed the Folk" - "Outsidey" (1985)
  - "The Slugger's Wife" Soundtrack - "Hey, Hey, My My" (with Rebecca De Mornay) (1985)
  - "From Hell to Obscurity" - "Colours", "At the End of a Long Lonely Day" (with John Hiatt), "My Girl" (with John Hiatt) (1989)
  - "Super Hits of the '70s: Have a Nice Day, Vol. 10" - "Dead Skunk" (1990, Rhino)
  - "70s Greatest Rock, Vol. 10: Hitchin' a Ride" - "Dead Skunk" (1991, Priority) 
  - "Dr. Demento Presents..., Vol. 4: The 1970s" - "Dead Skunk" 
  - "Signed, Sealed, Delivered" - "Virgin 21" (1994, Virgin, Birleşik Krallık)
  - "Life in the Folk Lane II" - "Hard Day on the Planet" (1994, Diablo/Demon)
  - "Beat the Retreat: Songs by Richard Thompson" - "A Heart Needs a Home" (with Shawn Colvin) (1995, Capitol) 
  - "Troubadours of Folk, Vol. 4: The '70s" - "Old Friend" (1995, Rhino) 
  - "Golfs Greatest Hits" - "Golfin' Blues" (1996, Teed Off Records, distributed by BMG) 
  - "The Best of Mountain Stage, Volume 1" - "Bill of Goods" (1996, Blue Plate Music)
  - "Mellow Rock Hits of the '70s: Sundown" - "Glad to See You've Got Religion" (1997, Rhino) 
  - "Soft Rock Classics" - "Glad to See You've Got Religion" (1998, Rhino) 
  - "KBCO Studio C, Volume 4" - "Cardboard Boxes" (KBCO) 
  - "Family Album" - "The Picture" (1998, Gadfly) 
  - "Best of the Cambridge Folk Festival, 1977-1997" - Medley: "The Swimming Song/Pretty Little Martha/Dump the Dog" (1998) 
  - "Welcome to High Sierra" - "Primrose Hill" (1998, High Sierra) 
  - "Bleecker Street" - "Pack Up Your Sorrows" (with Iris DeMent) (1999, Astor Place) 
  - "Live at the World Café - Volume 9" (1999) - "Sunday Times"
  - "Seka - Sister, Volume 2" - "Pretty Good Day" (2000, Twah!) 
  - "Si Dolce" - "I am the Way", "The Last Day", "Road Ode", "Five Years Old" (2000)
  - "28 Days" Soundtrack - "Heaven and Mud", "Drinking Song", "White Winos", "Dreaming" (2000, Uni/Varèse Sarabande) 
  - "Washington Square Memoirs: The Great Urban Folk Boom (1950-1970)" - "School Days" (2001, Rhino) 
  - "Love Songs For New York: Wish You Were Here" - "No Sure Way" (2002, Megaforce)
  - "107.1 KGSR Radio Austin - Broadcasts Vol.10" (2002) - "No Sure Way"
  - "The Aviator: Music From The Motion Picture" - "After You've Gone" (2004) [Columbia/Sony Music Soundtrax]
  - "Golden Slumbers: A Father's Love" - "Daughter" (2005, Rendezvous) 
  - "" - "Turkish Revelry", "Good Ship Venus" (2006, ANTI-)


## Filmografisi.
  - "M A S H" (1975) (TV) ... Capt. Calvin Spaulding, the singing surgeon
  - "The T.V. Show" (1979) (TV) ... Dead Man on Telethon/Spinal Tap Keyboardist
  - "The Slugger's Wife" (1985) ... Gary
  - "Jacknife" (1989) ... Ferretti 
  - "28 Gün" (2000) ... Guitar guy
  - "Undeclared" (2001) TV dizisi ... Hal Karp 
  - "Büyük Balık" (2003) ... Beamen 
  - "Göklerin Hakimi" (2004) ... Cocoanut Grove Vocalist  2 
  - "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" (2005) ... Priest 
  - "Elizabethtown" (2005) ... Uncle Dale 
  - "For Your Consideration" (2006) ... Nominee Ben Connelly
  - "Knocked Up" (2007) ... Dr. Everett Howard (also composed music)
  - "G-Force" (2009) ... Grandpa Goodman