query: who did rufus wainwright married?

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: is evidently healthy, presumably happy, and certainly very very beautiful." In July 2011 a 19-disc box set called "House of Rufus" containing all his studio and live recordings as well as previously unreleased material was released. Wainwright recorded his seventh studio album with producer Mark Ronson. He described the new songs as more "danceable" than his previous material. The album, titled "Out of the Game," was released in late April 2012 in the UK and Canada and in early May in the US. On August 23, 2012 Rufus Wainwright and Jörn Weisbrodt married in Montauk, New York. Artist Justin Vivian

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: made by his mother before her death in January 2010. In late 2010 Wainwright became engaged to his partner Jörn Weisbrodt. The couple moved to Toronto, Ontario in early 2012 after Weisbrodt was named artistic director of Toronto's annual Luminato festival. In 2011, Wainwright announced that he and childhood friend Lorca Cohen, daughter of Leonard Cohen, had had a child in a parenting partnership. He announced on his website: "Darling daughter Viva Katherine Wainwright Cohen was born on February 2, 2011 in Los Angeles, California to proud parents Lorca Cohen, Rufus Wainwright, and Deputy Dad Jorn Weisbrodt. The little angel

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: his way to stardom. The two met several months prior to Buckley's drowning, during a gig by Wainwright. The song references "Hallelujah", a Leonard Cohen song covered by Buckley (and later by Wainwright). "Nobody's Off the Hook" is written to close friend and fellow musician Teddy Thompson. Several songs deal with his experiences with addiction ("Go Or Go Ahead" and "I Don't Know What It Is"). Wainwright married Jörn Weisbrodt in 2012. Their daughter, Viva Cohen, was conceived by Wainwright and Lorca Cohen, daughter of Leonard Cohen, in 2011. Wainwright identifies as "a complete libertarian" and stated in 2008, "I

title: Loudon Wainwright Jr.

text: Marine Corps Women's Reserve. Together, they were the parents of: Although they never divorced, Wainwright was separated from his wife for the last 10 years of his life. He had a long time relationship with Martha Fay, with whom he had one daughter: Wainwright died of colon cancer on December 12, 1988, at age 63. Wainwright was buried at Cedar Lawn Cemetery in East Hampton, New York. Through his son Loudon, he was the grandfather of singer-songwriters Rufus Wainwright (b. 1973), who married Jörn Weisbrodt and had a child, Viva Wainwright Cohen, with friend Lorca Cohen (herself the daughter of

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: don't think any government should encroach on what goes on in the bedroom at all." In April 2010, Wainwright came out publicly in favor of legalizing same-sex marriage in the United States because he wanted to marry his partner, Jörn Weisbrodt. Wainwright stated, "I wasn't a huge gay marriage supporter before I met Jörn because I love the whole old-school promiscuous Oscar Wilde freak show of what 'being gay' once was. But since meeting Jörn that all changed." Wainwright has appeared in the films "The Aviator" and "Heights" in addition to his role in "Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller"

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: unofficial biography "There Will Be Rainbows: A Biography of Rufus Wainwright and the story of Loudon Wainwright and Kate McGarrigle" by Kirk Lake documented Wainwright's early struggles. Through weekly shows at Cafe Sarajevo, Wainwright was on the Montreal club circuit and eventually cut a series of demo tapes produced by Pierre Marchand, who later produced Wainwright's album "Poses". The resulting tapes impressed his father Loudon, who passed them on to his friend Van Dyke Parks. Parks sent the recordings to Lenny Waronker, the DreamWorks executive who eventually signed Wainwright to his label. Waronker stated the following of Wainwright: "When I

title: Rufus Wainwright (album)

text: Rufus Wainwright (album) Rufus Wainwright is the eponymous debut studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, released in the United States on May 19, 1998 through DreamWorks Records. The album was produced by Jon Brion, with the exception of "In My Arms", which was produced and mixed by Pierre Marchand, and "Millbrook" and "Baby", which were produced by Brion and Van Dyke Parks. Lenny Waronker was the album's executive producer. Wainwright was signed to the DreamWorks label in 1996 after Waronker heard the demo tape he recorded with Marchand. Over the course of two years, Wainwright and Brion recorded 56

title: Rufus Wainwright (album)

text: "Rufus Wainwright" was recorded mostly in Los Angeles studios—Ocean Way Three & Seven, Sunset Sound Factory, Sunset Sound, Media Vortex, Hook Studios, Groove Masters, Red Zone, Sony, The Palindrome Recorder, and NRG Recording Services—although recording also took place in Marchand's Wild Sky in Morin-Heights, Quebec. Parks conducted his orchestrations at Studio B in the Capitol Studios complex. Wainwright and Brion did not always get along, the latter admitting to "The New York Times": "Rufus had all these beautiful songs but every time the vocals would kick in, he'd write some complicated keyboard part so you couldn't hear them. He wasn't

title: Rufus Wainwright (album)

text: on CMJ Radio 200 reaching a peak position of number 52, five weeks on CMJ Code Radio reaching a peak position of number 42, as well as nine weeks on CMJ Triple A reaching a peak position of number 9. All songs written by Wainwright. Track listing adapted from Allmusic. Credits adapted from Allmusic and the album liner notes. Rufus Wainwright (album) Rufus Wainwright is the eponymous debut studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, released in the United States on May 19, 1998 through DreamWorks Records. The album was produced by Jon Brion, with the exception of "In My

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: of jingles from chewing gum commercials. Also in 2012, Wainwright wrote and sang "Metaphorical Blanket" in the film "Any Day Now". Rufus Wainwright won two Juno Awards for "Best Alternative Album", one in 1999 for "Rufus Wainwright" and one in 2002 for "Poses". At the age of 15, in 1989, he was nominated for a Genie Award for "Best Original Song". A year later he received a nomination for a Juno Award for "Most Promising Male Vocalist". He was also nominated for a BRIT Award for "Best International Male Artist" in 2008 and a Grammy Award for "Best Traditional Pop

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: Rufus Wainwright Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is an American-Canadian singer, songwriter, and composer. He has recorded seven albums of original music and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. He has also written a classical opera and set Shakespeare sonnets to music for a theater piece by Robert Wilson. Wainwright's self-titled debut album was released through DreamWorks Records in May 1998. His second album, "Poses", was released in June 2001. Wainwright's third and fourth studio albums, "Want One" (2003) and "Want Two" (2004), were repackaged as the double album "Want" in 2005. In 2007, Wainwright released his

title: Rufus Wainwright (album)

text: of the LGBT community, presented Wainwright with the award for Outstanding Music Album. At the Juno Awards of 1999, "Rufus Wainwright" earned Wainwright the Juno Award for Best Alternative Album. Album sales were limited—by March 1999 only 35,000 copies had been sold. In 2001, Michael Giltz of "The Advocate" wrote that Wainwright's biggest sales boost came from the Gap advertisement rather than radio play. Despite low sales, Wainwright reached number 24 on "Billboard" Top Heatseekers chart, and "Rolling Stone" named him 1998's Best New Artist. The January 19, 1999 "CMJ New Music Report" showed that "Rufus Wainwright" spent nine weeks

title: Rufus Wainwright discography

text: on March 23, 2010. "House of Rufus", a career-spanning box set, was released on July 18, 2011. Wainwright's seventh studio album, "Out of the Game" was released in April 2012. In 2014, Wainwright released the compilation album "" and live album "". a Released in a 12-inch single format, limited to 500 copies; features the "Supermayer Lost in Tiergarten" remix Note: Promotional music videos consisting of live concert footage exist for "Beautiful Child", "Hallelujah", "Vibrate", and "Want". General Specific Rufus Wainwright discography The discography of Rufus Wainwright, a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, consists of seven studio albums, three live albums, three compilations,

title: Rufus Wainwright: Live from the Artists Den

text: Rufus Wainwright: Live from the Artists Den Rufus Wainwright: Live from the Artists Den is a live album by American-Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, released by Artists Den Records and Universal Music Enterprises on March 3, 2014. The album was recorded at a concert on May 17, 2012 at the Church of the Ascension in Greenwich Village, New York City, which was originally filmed for the PBS program "Live from the Artists Den". "Live from the Artists Den" features sixteen tracks, including five that did not air in the broadcast. Ten songs are from "Out of the Game" (2012), Wainwright's seventh

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: Vocal Album" in 2009. Rufus Wainwright Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is an American-Canadian singer, songwriter, and composer. He has recorded seven albums of original music and numerous tracks on compilations and film soundtracks. He has also written a classical opera and set Shakespeare sonnets to music for a theater piece by Robert Wilson. Wainwright's self-titled debut album was released through DreamWorks Records in May 1998. His second album, "Poses", was released in June 2001. Wainwright's third and fourth studio albums, "Want One" (2003) and "Want Two" (2004), were repackaged as the double album "Want" in 2005. In

title: Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright

text: Wainwright's work and a "solid gold introduction" for those who were unfamiliar with his repertoire. Track listings adapted from Wainwright's official site, AllMusic and "Clash". Credits adapted from AllMusic. Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright, sometimes referred to simply as Vibrate: The Best Of, is the greatest hits album by American-Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, released on February 28, 2014 in Australia and Ireland by Universal Music Enterprises and in other nations subsequently. The standard issue of the album includes eighteen songs from six of Wainwright's studio releases, including his self-titled debut album (1998), "Poses"

title: Rufus Wainwright discography

text: Rufus Wainwright discography The discography of Rufus Wainwright, a Canadian-American singer-songwriter, consists of seven studio albums, three live albums, three compilations, three extended plays (EPs), three video albums, nine singles, and nine music videos. Wainwright's self-titled debut album was released through DreamWorks Records in May 1998. Although his success was limited, Wainwright reached number 24 on "Billboard"'s Top Heatseekers chart, and "Rolling Stone" named him 1998's Best New Artist. Wainwright's second album, "Poses", was released through the same label in June 2001, resulting in a number one on the Heatseekers Chart and number 117 on the "Billboard" 200. With material

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: fifth studio album "Release the Stars" and his first live album "Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall". His second live album "Milwaukee at Last!!!" was released in 2009, followed by the studio albums "" (2010) and "Out of the Game" (2012). The double album "Prima Donna" (2015), was a recording of his opera of the same name. His ninth studio album "" (2016), featured nine adaptions of "Shakespeare's sonnets". Wainwright is the son of musicians Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle, and the older brother of singer Martha Wainwright. Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, to folk singers Kate

title: The Best of Rufus Wainwright

text: Riga, Prague, Berlin, and Coventry. The Best of Rufus Wainwright The Best of Rufus Wainwright is a concert tour by American-Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright in support of his greatest hits album, "" (2014). The tour was announced on Wainwright's official website in December 2013, initially for 23 performances in more than 20 countries throughout Europe during March–April 2014. Subsequent dates were added in France, the United States and the United Kingdom, extending the number of concerts to 31. Wainwright's half-sister, Lucy Wainwright Roche, was the opening act for select dates. On December 11, 2013, Wainwright's official website announced a 23-date

title: The Best of Rufus Wainwright

text: The Best of Rufus Wainwright The Best of Rufus Wainwright is a concert tour by American-Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright in support of his greatest hits album, "" (2014). The tour was announced on Wainwright's official website in December 2013, initially for 23 performances in more than 20 countries throughout Europe during March–April 2014. Subsequent dates were added in France, the United States and the United Kingdom, extending the number of concerts to 31. Wainwright's half-sister, Lucy Wainwright Roche, was the opening act for select dates. On December 11, 2013, Wainwright's official website announced a 23-date "greatest hits" tour throughout Europe,

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: was about to listen to his tape, I remember clearly I was thinking, 'Gee, if he has the mom's musicality and smarts, and the dad's smarts and voice, that'd be nice.' Then I put it on and I said, 'Oh, my God, this is stunning.'" The singer moved to New York City in 1996, performing regularly at Club Fez. He relocated to Los Angeles that year and began his first studio album, 1998's "Rufus Wainwright". Waronker paired Wainwright with producer Jon Brion, and the two spent most of 1996 and 1997 making the record. Wainwright recorded 56 songs in total,

title: Rufus Wainwright (album)

text: musical recording artists) and "Rolling Stone" named Wainwright the Best New Artist of 1998. "Rufus Wainwright" also earned him recognition from the Gay & Lesbian American Music Awards, the GLAAD Media Awards, and the Juno Awards. The album was released in Japan with the bonus track "A Bit of You", and later in 2008 in LP form through the record label Plain Recordings. Wainwright, born into a musical family which included parents Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle and sister Martha Wainwright, began touring in his early teens with his family throughout Canada, Europe, and the United States. At age

title: Rufus Wainwright (album)

text: songs on 62 rolls of tape at a cost that exceeded $700,000. These were then narrowed down to twelve tracks for the album. No singles were released from "Rufus Wainwright", though Sophie Muller directed the music video for "April Fools", which featured Wainwright in Los Angeles attempting to prevent the deaths of opera heroines. To support the album, Wainwright toured throughout the United States and Canada following its release. Overall, reviews for the album were positive. Though it failed to chart in any country, Wainwright reached number 24 on "Billboard" Top Heatseekers chart (which highlights sales by new and developing

title: Sword of Damocles (Rufus Wainwright song)

text: Sword of Damocles (Rufus Wainwright song) "Sword of Damocles" is a song by Rufus Wainwright, released in October 2018. Wainwright made the song available for purchase after a premiere performance on "The Late Late Show with James Corden" on October 18, with a portion of proceeds benefiting voter registration efforts. The song's music video, directed by Andrew Ondrejcak, features Wainwright as Dionysius II of Syracuse and Darren Criss as Damocles. "Sword of Damocles", written by Wainwright around the United States presidential election in 2016, alludes to the story of Damocles and the perils faced by those in positions of power.

title: Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright

text: Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright, sometimes referred to simply as Vibrate: The Best Of, is the greatest hits album by American-Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, released on February 28, 2014 in Australia and Ireland by Universal Music Enterprises and in other nations subsequently. The standard issue of the album includes eighteen songs from six of Wainwright's studio releases, including his self-titled debut album (1998), "Poses" (2001), "Want One" (2003), "Want Two" (2004), "Release the Stars" (2007) and "Out of the Game" (2012), plus soundtrack contributions and one previously unreleased track ("Me and Liza"). The

text: heads that is about to fall." "American Songwriter" Brianna Goebel called the song "heartfelt" and the music video "compelling". Reed described "Sword of Damocles" as "artful" and "ornate". Sword of Damocles (Rufus Wainwright song) "Sword of Damocles" is a song by Rufus Wainwright, released in October 2018. Wainwright made the song available for purchase after a premiere performance on "The Late Late Show with James Corden" on October 18, with a portion of proceeds benefiting voter registration efforts. The song's music video, directed by Andrew Ondrejcak, features Wainwright as Dionysius II of Syracuse and Darren Criss as Damocles. "Sword of

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: performances at Central Park SummerStage and Cambridge Corn Exchange, studio sessions, music videos, and two bonus Easter eggs: a 12-minute documentary from 1998, featuring Wainwright and his family, and a short tribute to the McGarrigle sisters featuring Rufus and Martha. In February 2005, the Pennsylvania Ballet premiered a ballet by Matthew Neenan that was set to Wainwright's music. The Pennsylvania Ballet has performed the work (titled "11:11") several times, including during an eponymous program in June 2006. It has been an audience favorite, although critical reviews have been mixed. Stephen Petronio commissioned Wainwright to write a score for his dance

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: on 62 rolls of tape. The sessions cost $700,000. Wainwright's self-titled debut received critical acclaim; "Rolling Stone" recognized it as one of the best albums of the year, and named the singer "Best New Artist" of the year. Wainwright was nominated for four awards by the Gay & Lesbian American Music Awards, including Album of the Year, Pop Recording of the Year and Video of the Year, and won for Best New Artist. "Rufus Wainwright" won a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Album and a Juno Award for Best Alternative Album. However, commercial success of the album was limited;

title: Rufus Wainwright (album)

text: interested in listening to ideas about simplifying arrangements." The duo also contributed the songs "Le Roi D'Ys" and "Banks of the Wabash" (both "contemporary" cover versions) to the 1997 soundtrack to the film "The Myth of Fingerprints". Brion later considered "Le Roi D'Ys", recorded in around six hours, to be one of his favorite tracks by Wainwright. "Rufus Wainwright" was released on May 19, 1998, through DreamWorks. Following the album's release, which earned him mostly positive reviews, Wainwright contributed to "The McGarrigle Hour", a 1998 album by Kate & Anna McGarrigle featuring family members Loudon and Martha along with singers

text: finest performers of our time. His 'Artists Den' secret show at the Church of the Ascension is still one of my favorite nights, a rare moment in the illustrious career of this incredible musician." Track listing adapted from the "Fort Mill Times". Rufus Wainwright: Live from the Artists Den Rufus Wainwright: Live from the Artists Den is a live album by American-Canadian singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, released by Artists Den Records and Universal Music Enterprises on March 3, 2014. The album was recorded at a concert on May 17, 2012 at the Church of the Ascension in Greenwich Village, New York

title: Sloan Wainwright

text: Sloan Wainwright Sloan Wainwright (born 1957) is an artist and member of the American independent music scene. Her musical style consists of a combination of folk, rock, jazz, and blues, an approach which owes itself to her time writing and performing throughout Greenwich Village. Sloan Wainwright is the daughter of Loudon Wainwright Jr. and Martha Taylor. She is a younger sister to Loudon Wainwright III, and aunt to Canadian-American musicians Martha Wainwright and Rufus Wainwright and American musician Lucy Wainwright Roche. She was married to George McTavey, who died in December 2008 after a long illness. They have two sons,

title: Loudon Wainwright Jr.

text: singer Leonard Cohen); Martha Wainwright (b. 1976), who married Brad Albetta; and Lucy Wainwright Roche (b. 1981). Through his daughter Sloan, he was the grandfather of two, Sam and Gabe McTavey. Loudon Wainwright Jr. Loudon Snowden Wainwright Jr. (December 16, 1924 – December 12, 1988) was an American writer. He was the father of folk singer Loudon Wainwright III and singer Sloan Wainwright, and grandfather to Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, and Lucy Wainwright Roche. Wainwright was born in New York City, New York, the son of Eleanor Painter (née Sloan) Wainwright (1903–1985) and Loudon Snowden Wainwright (1898–1942). His father, a

title: Rufus Wainwright (album)

text: Voice" 1998 Pazz & Jop Critics Poll, which combined ballots from 496 critics. "Rufus Wainwright" was nominated four times by the Gay & Lesbian American Music Awards, an organization that provided the foundation for the recognition of the excellence of LGBT artists. Wainwright received the award for Best New Artist, the album was nominated for Album of the Year, and "April Fools" was nominated for Video of the Year and Best Pop Recording. The GLAAD Media Awards, created by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to recognize and honor the mainstream media for their fair and accurate representations

title: Stuyvesant Wainwright

text: (1883–1953), a four star-general who was the hero of Bataan and commander of the U.S. forces in the Philippines during World War II. His uncle, Loudon Wainwright, was the father of Loudon Wainwright Jr. (his cousin), and the grandfather of Loudon Wainwright III, the singer and songwriter, himself the father of Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, and Lucy Wainwright Roche. In 1927, his family moved to East Hampton, New York where they built an imposing house called "Gulf Crest," that was valued at $350,000 in 1937. His parents divorced in 1932 and his mother married Sir Hector MacNeal, the Scottish shipowner.

text: For the "disco-flavored" rendition of "Bitter Tears", Wainwright was accompanied by Mark Ronson, who produced "Out of the Game", on guitar. The album was released in CD, digital and Blu-ray Disc formats, the latter featuring 50 minutes of "behind-the-scenes" bonus content, including interviews with Wainwright and Father Andrew (the church's since-retired rector), shoot and location footage, and a slideshow called "Night in Pictures". Details of the album were released in January 2014. In a press release issued by Universal, Mark Lieberman, creator and executive producer of "Live from the Artists Den", said of Wainwright's performance: "Rufus Wainwright is amongst the

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: but said in a 2010 interview "I definitely enjoy seeing myself thirty feet high, but it's not something that I'm running toward passionately". He has also recorded tracks specially for films, including "Brokeback Mountain", "I am Sam", "Moulin Rouge!", "Shrek", "Meet the Robinsons", "Big Daddy", "Zoolander", and "". His recording of "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered" plays during the closing credits of the film "The History Boys". He is seen in the Denys Arcand film "Days of Darkness (L'Âge des ténèbres)", performing two arias. The "All I Want" DVD, released in 2005, features a full-length documentary ("A Portrait of Rufus Wainwright"),

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: the evening of Blackoutsabbath, participants write ways they can contribute to the Earth's well-being throughout the rest of the year. Annual benefit concerts take place to raise awareness of the cause. Special guests performing at the concert included Joan Wasser, Jenni Muldaur, and friend and fellow singer-songwriter Teddy Thompson. The organization's official site contains updates about the program and contains links to various tools, green products and services, studies, and groups that promote energy conservation and environmental protection. In December 2008 Rufus performed alongside his sister, Martha Wainwright, and mother, Kate McGarrigle, as well as many more of his family

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: Hall in New York City. On June 10, 2006, NPR's "Weekend Edition Saturday" broadcast an interview of Wainwright by Scott Simon. The segment concerned Wainwright's sold-out pair of Carnegie Hall shows on June 14 and 15, 2006 in which he performed the entire Judy Garland concert album that was recorded there in 1961. He later repeated his performance at the London Palladium, the Paris Olympia, and the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles. Live CD and DVD recordings of the concerts were released on December 4, 2007. The DVD is entitled "". The CD album, "Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall",

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: rehab or I was going to live with my father. I knew I needed an asshole to yell at me, and I felt he fit the bill." In 2003, Rufus released the full-length album "Want One". Then Wainwright's album "Want Two", from which four songs were released as the EP "Waiting for a Want", was released by DreamWorks/Geffen on November 16, 2004. The live iTunes Sessions EP entitled "" was released on March 15, 2005. A DVD entitled "All I Want", featuring a biographical documentary, music videos, and live performances, was released internationally in 2005. That same year, Wainwright made

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: folk group featuring Rufus, his sister Martha, his mother Kate, and aunt Anna. His song "I'm a-Runnin'", which he performed in the film "Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller" at the age of 14, earned him a nomination for a 1989 Genie Award for Best Original Song. He was nominated for a 1990 Juno Award for Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year. Wainwright identified as gay while a teenager. In 1999, he told "Rolling Stone" that his father recognized his homosexuality early on. "We'd drive around in the car, he'd play 'Heart of Glass' and I'd sort of mouth

title: Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright

text: Liza Minnelli, who was reportedly upset by his 2006 tribute concerts to her mother, American actress and singer Judy Garland. Wainwright re-created Garland's concert album "Judy at Carnegie Hall" (1961), later releasing his own live album "Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall" (2007). Wainwright said of the song: "I have to be very diplomatic with the track. Let's just say it's about legend and arson. It's very playful. A playful jab. Oh, and you know, possibly a hit?" In Belgium (Flanders), "Me and Liza" entered the Ultratop singles chart at number 98 and reached a peak position of number 59.

title: The One You Love (Rufus Wainwright song)

text: single in the UK, and also appears on Wainwright's music DVD, "All I Want". The One You Love (Rufus Wainwright song) "The One You Love" is a song written and performed by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright. It served as the first single from Wainwright's fourth studio album, "Want Two", and was released digitally in the UK on February 28, 2005. Promotional singles distributed to radio stations contained both the album version and a radio edit. The song failed to chart in any country. The music video for "The One You Love" was directed by George Scott, and features footage from

text: The One You Love (Rufus Wainwright song) "The One You Love" is a song written and performed by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright. It served as the first single from Wainwright's fourth studio album, "Want Two", and was released digitally in the UK on February 28, 2005. Promotional singles distributed to radio stations contained both the album version and a radio edit. The song failed to chart in any country. The music video for "The One You Love" was directed by George Scott, and features footage from Montreal, London, Cambridge, Brighton and New York. The video was used to promote the

title: Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright

text: on March 4 and ends in Coventry on April 27. Tracks for the compilation were selected by Wainwright and Neil Tennant. "Me and Liza", released on January 20, 2014, served as the album's lead single. The standard issue of "Vibrate" includes eighteen tracks that span Wainwright's career, from his eponymous debut album (1998) to "Out of the Game" (2012), plus one previously unreleased track. The songs were chosen by Wainwright, his publicist and Neil Tennant. Tracks from "Rufus Wainwright" include "April Fools" and "Foolish Love". "Poses", "Cigarettes and Chocolate Milk" and "Grey Gardens" originally appeared on Wainwright's second studio album,

title: Martha Wainwright discography

text: six live tracks from her second album, "I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too". Wainwright's singles include "Factory", "When the Day Is Short", "Far Away", "Set the Fire to the Third Bar" (Snow Patrol featuring Wainwright), and "Bleeding All Over You". She has contributed songs to various soundtracks and compilation albums, including "Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller" (1988), "The Aviator" (2004), "" (2005), and "Song of America" (2007). Wainwright has contributed backing vocals to all of her brother's (Rufus Wainwright) albums, and was a featured performer on his 2007 tribute album, "Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall".

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: rhythms, with a warm vocal timbre. He often performs with his sister, Martha Wainwright, on backup vocals. Despite critical acclaim, Wainwright has experienced limited commercial success in the United States, although the release of "Release the Stars" saw increased media attention there, as did the associated 2007 U.S. tour. Wainwright has been selected a Steinway & Sons Artist and performs on Steinway pianos exclusively in recording sessions, concerts and public appearances. Wainwright's work contains several recurring themes: opera, literature, pop culture, politics, and love (often unrequited love). "Foolish Love" and "Danny Boy" are about a crush he once had on

title: The Best of Rufus Wainwright

text: during which Wainwright will perform in twenty countries in the months of March and April 2014. The tour, called "The Best of Rufus Wainwright", began on March 4 at Vicar Street in Dublin, Ireland. The second show, to be held the following day, took place at Usher Hall in Edinburgh, Scotland and was part of a commemoration of the musical heritage and history of the 100-year-old venue. Wainwright's performance at the Palladium in Riga will be his first in Latvia. His Zagreb concert will mark his second in Croatia. On December 20, Wainwright's website announced that the tour would be

title: Rufus Wainwright (album)

text: a "mind-boggling original" whose talent is "too big to let pass". One "NME" reviewer called the album "floridly impersonal" and "grandiosely arranged", but also criticized Wainwright for being "too overwrought and naff". Greenwald complimented Martha's backing vocals on the song "In My Arms", as well as Parks' "positively sterling" string arrangement on "Millbrook". Furthermore, he praised the vocal duet between Rufus and Martha on "Sally Ann", claiming that a similar sibling performance had not been heard since The Everly Brothers. The album's cabaret elements and 1970s singer-songwriter style drew comparisons to Cole Porter and Joni Mitchell. Josh Kun of Salon.com

title: Rufus Wainwright discography

text: third EP. "Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall" became Wainwright's sixth album, a live recording released through Geffen in December 2007. The album earned Wainwright his first Grammy Award nomination, the 2009 award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album. Coinciding with the album, "" is a DVD release of Wainwright's tribute concert to Judy Garland recorded in London during February 2007. Wainwright's August 27, 2007 performance at Pabst Theater in Milwaukee, Wisconsin was released in September 2009 as a live CD and video album titled "Milwaukee at Last!!!". Wainwright's sixth studio album, "", was first released in Canada through Decca

title: Rufus Wainwright discography

text: Geffen in April 2005, contains various pieces of work, including a documentary ("A Portrait of Rufus Wainwright"), live performances, and music videos. "Want", a repackaging of "Want One" and "Want Two" as one album, was released through DreamWorks/Geffen in November 2005, and contains two extra tracks. "Release the Stars", Wainwright's self-produced fifth studio album, was released through Geffen in May 2007. His most successful album to date, "Release the Stars" charted in 12 countries and was certified gold in both the United Kingdom and Canada. To promote the album, "Tiergarten" was distributed digitally and in limited vinyl format as Wainwright's

title: Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright

text: An official lyric video was released for the song on February 24, 2014. On December 11, 2013, Wainwright's official website announced a 23-date "greatest hits" tour throughout Europe, during which Wainwright will perform in twenty countries in the months of March and April 2014. The tour, called The Best of Rufus Wainwright, began on March 4 at Vicar Street in Dublin, Ireland. On December 20, it was announced that the tour would be extended to include two shows in France (April 23 and 25). In January 2014, additional concerts were announced for New York, Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and San

title: Vibrate: The Best of Rufus Wainwright

text: deluxe version includes a bonus disc with sixteen rare and unreleased recordings, both live and studio recorded. Featured are "Chic and Pointless", previously unreleased and produced by Guy Chambers, and "WWIII", a song that was co-written by Chambers and had not been released in a physical form until "Vibrate". The compilation and associated tour dates were announced on Wainwright's official website in December 2013. The "greatest hits" tour, called The Best of Rufus Wainwright, will have Wainwright perform more than thirty shows in over twenty countries throughout Europe and the United States during March–April 2014. The tour began in Dublin

title: Wainwright Libre

text: Cuba has an amazing mix of both elements." Wainwright Libre "Wainwright Libre", sometimes fully titled "Wainwright Libre: Rufus in Havana", was a concert series and "fan experience" by Rufus Wainwright, held during September 21–25, 2017, in Havana, Cuba. "Wainwright Libre" was a concert series and "fan experience" incorporating music and tourism, during which Wainwright performed in Havana, and guests accompanied him for "adventures, sightseeing, fine cuisine, dancing and music", over four days and nights. Participants stayed at the Melia Miramar Hotel and attended two concerts, which were scheduled to take place between September 21 and 25. One of the planned

title: Wainwright Libre

text: Wainwright Libre "Wainwright Libre", sometimes fully titled "Wainwright Libre: Rufus in Havana", was a concert series and "fan experience" by Rufus Wainwright, held during September 21–25, 2017, in Havana, Cuba. "Wainwright Libre" was a concert series and "fan experience" incorporating music and tourism, during which Wainwright performed in Havana, and guests accompanied him for "adventures, sightseeing, fine cuisine, dancing and music", over four days and nights. Participants stayed at the Melia Miramar Hotel and attended two concerts, which were scheduled to take place between September 21 and 25. One of the planned performances was a private, solo show, and the

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text: to tour during 2007 and embraced forms of expression not usually part of mainstream American music concerts. These included dressing in red lipstick and stiletto heeled shoes to perform Judy Garland songs, and expressing his concerns against the current U.S. political situation. His performances were critically acclaimed. In April 2009, Wainwright worked with the Berliner Ensemble and the avant-garde director Robert Wilson, who hired Wainwright to supply the music for a joint staging of "Shakespeares Sonette" based on Shakespeare's sonnets. In June 2012, Wainwright released a comedy video on the Funny or Die website, giving his interpretation of a number

text: released in CD, digital and Blu-ray Disc formats, the latter of which will contain 50 minutes of bonus footage. "Rufus Wainwright: Live from the Artists Den" was recorded on May 17, 2012 at a private concert at the Church of the Ascension in Greenwich Village, New York City. The concert was filmed and recorded for the PBS program "Live from the Artists Den". Constructed in 1841, the Church of the Ascension is a National Historic Landmark, located at the intersection of Fifth Avenue and Tenth Street. Wainwright said of performing in the church: "I've found that the venue essentially dictates

title: Carroll Livingston Wainwright I

text: War II. Through his brother, Loudon, he was the uncle of Loudon Wainwright Jr., and the grand-uncle of Loudon Wainwright III, the singer and songwriter, himself the father of Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, and Lucy Wainwright Roche. His paternal grandparents were Margaret (née Livingston) Wainwright and John Howard Wainwright, who was the son of the Bishop of New York, Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright. His maternal grandparents were Elizabeth Robinson Smith (1841–1910) and Archibald Loudon Snowden (1835–1912), who served as U.S. Ambassador to Spain, Serbia, Romania and Greece. He was a direct descendant of Peter Stuyvesant, the last Dutch governor of New

title: House of Rufus

text: to call the box set "The Rufus Cycle". After being told the title was "too sophisticated", he went with "House of Rufus", partly inspired by Lady Gaga's Haus of Gaga. Wainwright claimed the box set's release shortly after his father's (Loudon Wainwright III) box set "40 Odd Years" was "totally serendipitous". The box set's title commemorates Wainwright's five-night residency at London's Royal Opera House during July 18–23, 2011, also referred to as the "House of Rufus" (sometimes the "Haus of Rufus") or billed as "Five Nights of Velvet, Glamour and Guilt". During the first night, Wainwright performed his tribute concert

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text: announced that he had finished recording his sixth studio album, and was calling it "". The album was released on March 23 in Canada, April 5 in the UK and April 20 in the US, with the first single "Who Are You New York?". In December 2009, Wainwright appeared with sister Martha Wainwright and mother Kate McGarrigle at the Royal Albert Hall in London, raising $55,000 for the Kate McGarrigle Fund, which was established in 2008 to raise awareness of sarcoma, a rare cancer that affects connective tissue such as bone, muscle, nerves, and cartilage. It was the last performance

title: Lucy Wainwright Roche

text: when Lucy was two years old and her father spent much of his time in the UK, so Lucy didn't see her father much during her childhood. The Loudon Wainwright song "Screaming Issue" is written about Lucy. Lucy is also the half-sister of singer-songwriters Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright (whose late mother Kate was half of the Canadian folk duo Kate & Anna McGarrigle). She has toured with Rufus throughout the years. Through her father, she is a niece of Sloan Wainwright. Roche was born and raised in Greenwich Village, New York City. She attended PS 41 in Manhattan and

title: House of Rufus

text: Wainwright, and Loudon Wainwright III. Another disc contains demo tracks from the tape which earned Wainwright a recording contract. DVD recordings include: "Live at the Fillmore", "", "Milwaukee at Last!!!", a collection of "Release the Stars" commentary and live performances, "All I Want" and "Prima Donna: The Making of an Opera". "House of Rufus" contains approximately thirty unreleased or "hard-to-find" tracks. The collection is encased in a "red velvet-covered 90-page hardback book" featuring lyrics, photos, hand-drawn tour posters, art prints, and liner notes by Neil Tennant, Linda Thompson, Lenny Waronker, Martha Wainwright, and Rufus himself. Wainwright dedicated the box set

title: House of Rufus

text: its packaging and "extras". (*) designates previously unreleased material<br> Track listings adapted from Allmusic, "Hive" magazine and Universal Music. House of Rufus House of Rufus is a collection of six studio albums, two live albums (one being a double album), four additional albums of previously unreleased material, and six DVDs recorded by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, reissued as a 19-disc box set in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2011. Wainwright's official site claimed that the collection "spans Rufus' entire career and represents the most complete collection of Rufus Wainwright recordings to date." The box set's title commemorates his five-night

title: House of Rufus

text: House of Rufus House of Rufus is a collection of six studio albums, two live albums (one being a double album), four additional albums of previously unreleased material, and six DVDs recorded by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, reissued as a 19-disc box set in the United Kingdom on July 18, 2011. Wainwright's official site claimed that the collection "spans Rufus' entire career and represents the most complete collection of Rufus Wainwright recordings to date." The box set's title commemorates his five-night residency of the same name at London's Royal Opera House during July 18–23, 2011. Only 3,000 copies were produced

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text: and released as a CD ("Concrete") in October 2006. In June 2007, Wainwright was a part of the multi-artist True Colors Tour, which traveled through 15 cities in the United States and Canada. The tour, sponsored by the Logo channel, began on June 8, 2007. Hosted by comedian Margaret Cho and headlined by Cyndi Lauper, the tour included Debbie Harry, The Gossip, the Indigo Girls, The Dresden Dolls, The MisShapes, and Erasure. Profits went to the Human Rights Campaign. In August 2007, Wainwright said that he considered it a "great honor" to perform on the gay rights tour. Wainwright continued

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text: Wainwright's decision to write the libretto in French and the Met's inability to schedule an opening in the 2009 season, Wainwright and the Met ended their relationship. Instead of a New York opening, "Prima Donna" was staged during the Manchester International Festival, where the first performance took place at the Palace Theatre on July 10, 2009. Reviews for the performance were mixed, with one publication suggesting Wainwright "may struggle to convince critics he is worthy of a place among the greats". "Prima Donna" won a Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Musical/Opera in June 2011. In November 2009, Wainwright

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text: the debut failed to chart in any country, though he ranked No.24 on "Billboard"'s Top Heatseekers chart. In 1996 Wainwright toured the UK as "Special Guest" of Kate & Anna McGarrigle. He toured with Sean Lennon in 1998 and began his first headline tour later that year. In December 1998, he appeared in a Gap commercial directed by Phil Harder, performing Frank Loesser's "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?". In March 1999, Wainwright began a headlining tour in Hoboken, New Jersey. Wainwright lived in the Chelsea Hotel in New York City for six months, during which he wrote most

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: the words, pretend to be Blondie. Just a sign of many other things to come as well." Wainwright later said in another interview that his "mother and father could not even handle me being gay. We never talked about it really." Wainwright became interested in opera during his adolescent years, and the genre strongly influences his music. (For instance, the song "Barcelona" features lyrics from the libretto of Giuseppe Verdi's opera, "Macbeth".) During this time, he became interested in Édith Piaf, Al Jolson, and Judy Garland. At age 14, Wainwright was sexually assaulted in London's Hyde Park after picking up

title: Loudon Wainwright Jr.

text: Loudon Wainwright Jr. Loudon Snowden Wainwright Jr. (December 16, 1924 – December 12, 1988) was an American writer. He was the father of folk singer Loudon Wainwright III and singer Sloan Wainwright, and grandfather to Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, and Lucy Wainwright Roche. Wainwright was born in New York City, New York, the son of Eleanor Painter (née Sloan) Wainwright (1903–1985) and Loudon Snowden Wainwright (1898–1942). His father, a graduate of the Pawling School and Princeton University, was a senior partner in the insurance firm of Wainwright & Page, Inc. His paternal grandparents were Stuyvesant Wainwright, a direct descendant of

text: video, released on October 30, was directed by Andrew Ondrejcak and features Wainwright as Dionysius II of Syracuse and Darren Criss portraying Damocles. Trump is not referenced directly, but the introduction displays the text: "Dear Mr. President, This ancient story, from the 4th century, reminds me of you. Love, Rufus". Then, text describes the story of Damocles: The two men sit at opposite ends of a table, and Dionysius is showered with fortunes before he shares them with Damocles. The background visuals become increasingly "absurd" as the fortunes are transferred; among the colorful effects are golden orbs and a maggot-infested

title: Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy!: Live from the London Palladium

text: Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy!: Live from the London Palladium Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy!: Live from the London Palladium is a DVD by the Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, released under Geffen Records in December 2007. The film consists of live recordings from his sold-out February 25, 2007 tribute concert at the London Palladium to the legendary American actress and singer Judy Garland. The DVD complements the release of Wainwright's Grammy Award-nominated double album, "Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall", which contains the same songs from Garland's well-known 1961 album, "Judy at Carnegie Hall". The DVD

text: in Europe: February 18, 2007 at the London Palladium in London, February 20 at L'Olympia in Paris, and February 25 once again at the London Palladium. The final performance was on September 23, 2007 at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, California. Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy!: Live from the London Palladium Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy!: Live from the London Palladium is a DVD by the Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, released under Geffen Records in December 2007. The film consists of live recordings from his sold-out February 25, 2007 tribute concert at the London Palladium

title: Loudon Wainwright III

text: (born 1993). Since 2015, Wainwright has lived with Susan Morrison, an editor at The New Yorker. Loudon 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, Martha Wainwright, and Lucy Wainwright Roche; brother of Sloan Wainwright; and former husband of the late folksinger Kate McGarrigle. He resides on Long Island, NY. To date, Wainwright has released 26 studio albums. Reflecting upon his career in 1999, he stated, "You could characterize the catalog as somewhat checkered, although I prefer to think of it

title: Loudon Wainwright III

text: Loudon 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, Martha Wainwright, and Lucy Wainwright Roche; brother of Sloan Wainwright; and former husband of the late folksinger Kate McGarrigle. He resides on Long Island, NY. To date, Wainwright has released 26 studio albums. Reflecting upon his career in 1999, he stated, "You could characterize the catalog as somewhat checkered, although I prefer to think of it as a tapestry." In October 2017, Wainwright released his autobiography, "Liner Notes: On Parents & Children,

title: Martha Wainwright

text: Martha Wainwright Martha Wainwright (born May 8, 1976) is a Canadian-American folk-rock singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of American folk singer and actor Loudon Wainwright III and Canadian folk singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle. She was raised in a musical family along with her older brother, Rufus Wainwright, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She speaks the two official languages in Canada, English and French. Wainwright released an independent cassette, "Ground Floor", in 1997. The following year, her song "Year of the Dragon" appeared on "The McGarrigle Hour", an album released by Kate & Anna McGarrigle. Shortly after this recording, Martha began singing backup

title: Rufus Wainwright (album)

text: fourteen, his song "I'm a Runnin', written for the 1988 Canadian film "Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller", earned him a Genie Award nomination for Best Achievement in Music – Original Song and a Juno Award nomination in 1990 for Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year. Wainwright attended McGill University in Montreal for a short time to study Classical music composition. With his mother's support, he began writing pop songs and learned how to play guitar. Wainwright started performing at the night club Sarajevo, and eventually recorded a demo tape with record producer Pierre Marchand, a family friend, who

title: House of Rufus

text: to Judy Garland, recorded previously in June 2006, and released as "Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall" in 2007. The production was repeated on July 22, the fourth concert of the series. The July 19 and 21st shows included performances alongside his sister Martha Wainwright and father Loudon. The residency's final night included a program called "Rufus Does Rufus", and featured Wainwright performing selections from his 2009 opera "Prima Donna". Stephen Oremus conducted the Britten Sinfonia for three of the performances, and soprano Janis Kelly was featured in the "concert version" of "Prima Donna". Reception of the residency performances was

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text: a straight man. Other songs address full-blown love and the consequences of falling out of love ("This Love Affair", "Leaving for Paris", and "Peach Trees"). Wainwright also sings about his family relationships. "Beauty Mark", "Little Sister" and "Martha", and "Dinner at Eight" address, respectively, his experiences with his mother, sisters, and father. The song "Matinee Idol" was written about River Phoenix. "Memphis Skyline" is a tribute to the late singer Jeff Buckley, whom he met briefly in the 1990s when Wainwright was an up-and-coming act. By this time, Buckley had already released his first album "Grace", and was well on

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text: by Petite Maison Production, before it premiered in Athens in September. In addition to his tenor singing voice, he plays piano and guitar, often switching between the two instruments when performing live. While some songs feature just Wainwright and his piano, his later work is often accompanied by rock instrumentation or a symphony orchestra, displaying complex layering and harmonies with an operatic feel. Wainwright is an opera enthusiast and likes Franz Schubert's "lieder". Wainwright's music has been described as "popera" (pop opera) or "baroque pop". Many of his compositions are densely packed amalgams of strings, horns, operatic choruses, and ragtime

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text: and "Quand vous mourez de nos amours" from 2004's augmented edition. Wainwright's fifth studio album, "Release the Stars", was released by Geffen on May 15, 2007. The album was produced by Wainwright and featured Richard Thompson, friend Teddy Thompson, sister Martha Wainwright, mother Kate McGarrigle, Neil Tennant, Joan Wasser, Julianna Raye, Larry Mullins (professionally known as Toby Dammit), and actress Siân Phillips. It reached No.2 on the UK Albums Chart, and debuted at No.23 on the "Billboard" 200. The first single, "Going to a Town", was released on April 3, 2007 in the iTunes Music Store. The second single released

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III. His parents divorced when he was three, and he lived with his mother in Montreal for most of his youth. His father is a descendant of Peter Stuyvesant, the 17th century Dutch governor of New Amsterdam the later New York. Wainwright has dual US and Canadian citizenship. He attended high school at the Millbrook School in New York (which would later inspire his song "Millbrook"), and later briefly studied piano at McGill in Montreal. He began playing the piano at age six, and started touring at age 13 with "The McGarrigle Sisters and Family", a

title: Rufus Wainwright (album)

text: Wainwright continued to tour throughout the month of April before heading to Europe. Stops were mostly along the West Coast, including four in California, Portland, Oregon, and Seattle. Three concerts were also held in western Canada, including Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary. Overall, reception of the album was positive. Speaking of second-generation artists emerging around the same time, Allmusic's Jason Ankeny wrote that Wainwright "deserves to be heard regardless of his family tree". Furthermore, Ankeny complimented the musician for his songwriting abilities and his "knack for elegantly rolling piano melodies and poignantly romantic lyrics". Music journalist Robert Christgau characterized Wainwright as

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text: advertisement in "Billboard" promoting the album also referred to appearances on "CBS News Sunday Morning", "Late Night with Conan O'Brien", "Late Show with David Letterman", and "Sessions at West 54th". In the year prior to the album's release, Wainwright opened for artists such as Barenaked Ladies and Sean Lennon. On March 1, 1999, Wainwright began his first tour as a headlining act in Hoboken, New Jersey. During that month, Wainwright toured throughout New England and the mid-Atlantic states, Ontario (Ottawa and Toronto), Quebec (Montreal), the southern United States (Nashville, and Atlanta), and the midwestern United States (Cincinnati, Chicago, and Pontiac).

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text: musicality and smarts, and the dad's smarts and voice, that'd be nice.' Then I put it on and I said, 'Oh, my God, this is stunning. Wainwright acknowledged that having musicians as parents gave him a "foot in the door", but attributed his success to hard work. Wainwright was signed to DreamWorks in 1996. Waronker paired the singer with producer Jon Brion, and together they spent "most of 1996 and 1997" recording 56 songs on 62 rolls of tape. Costs for the recording sessions reached between $700,000 and $1,000,000. Wainwright admitted that he and Brion took their time recording the

title: Lucy Wainwright Roche

text: "Starting Square" are featured on the soundtrack of the 2013 movie "The Last Keepers". In 2015, Roche opened for her brother Rufus Wainwright on his Australia tour, where he premiered a song about her, "Lucy's Blue". On the tour, Roche shared a song from an album of "dark lullabies" that she and sister Martha Wainwright were working on. Lucy Wainwright Roche Lucy Wainwright Roche (born December 16, 1981) is an American singer-songwriter, and the daughter of musicians Loudon Wainwright III and Suzzy Roche. Preceded by two EPs, "8 Songs" and "8 More", Roche released her debut album, "Lucy" in October

title: Sloan Wainwright

text: Sam and Gabe McTavey. Sloan is a performer best known for her rich contralto voice and personal lyrics. Her musical style combines pop, folk, jazz, and blues. Born into a highly acclaimed musical family (youngest sister to Loudon Wainwright, aunt to Rufus Wainwright and Martha Wainwright) Sloan's teenage years were largely influenced by a constant flow of diverse artists, writers and musicians. Writing and performing, throughout the Greenwich Village scene, Sloan developed her songwriting style. In the mid 1990s, Sloan began to collaborate with guitarist Stephen Murphy. They assembled a band and Sloan released a self-titled debut CD in 1996,

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text: at the Knitting Factory in downtown Manhattan. Joined by other artists such as Emmylou Harris, Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson, the cast performed original and traditional Christmas-themed songs. In November 2009 Revelation Films released the concert on DVD. Following his 2007–2008 tour, Wainwright began writing his first opera, "Prima Donna", about "a day in the life of an opera singer", anxiously preparing for her comeback, who falls in love with a journalist. There are four characters, and the libretto is in French. The opera was originally commissioned by Metropolitan Opera general manager Peter Gelb. However, because of a dispute over

title: Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall

text: the pages of "The New York Times"" following the Carnegie Hall shows. In fashion designer Marc Jacobs' menswear boutique in Greenwich Village, "virtually nothing was for sale except T-shirts advertising the show" (the bright orange shirts contained the text "RUFUS RUFUS RUFUS" and "world's greatest entertainer", mimicking promotional material used for Garland 45 years earlier). Film director Sam Mendes planned to create a documentary about Wainwright's re-creation and the work leading up to it, though the project fell through. Dutch designers Viktor & Rolf outfitted Wainwright and his family members for the concerts. To return the favor Wainwright wrote the

title: History (Loudon Wainwright III album)

text: both Bruce Springsteen and Bob Geldof cited it as their favourite album of the year. The final track, "A Handful of Dust" is an adaptation of a song written by his father. "Hitting You" is the fourth song of Wainwright's career dedicated to his daughter Martha Wainwright, and "A Father and a Son" is directed to his son Rufus Wainwright. All tracks composed by Loudon Wainwright III History (Loudon Wainwright III album) History is the twelfth studio album by American singer-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III, released on September 21, 1992 on Charisma Records. The album was recorded following the death of

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text: song, I lament how these women are constantly dying brutal deaths, which I can see coming but cannot stop. It gets me every time." Greenwald described "Sally Ann" as a 1920s love ballad of "lost love and emotional regret". The melody in "Imaginary Love", the album's closing track, contains sixth and major seventh chords. Wainwright acknowledged that his debut album was "not a single driven album"; no singles were released from it. To promote the album, a music video was produced for the song "April Fools". Directed by Sophie Muller, the video features Wainwright in Los Angeles "amidst a clique

title: Rufus Wainwright (album)

text: Italian language lyric "Fuggi, regal fantasima", taken from Giuseppe Verdi's opera "Macbeth". According to Wainwright, the line appears in a scene when "Macbeth is going mad and sees the ghost, and in [Wainwright's] mind the ghost was AIDS." "Matinee Idol" is about the rise and fall of an entertainment figure, inspired by the death of actor River Phoenix. According to Greenwald, the musical song has a "1920s, cabaret musical feel". "Damned Ladies" is a slow ballad about the "beloved yet doomed ladies of opera". Wainwright said the following of "Damned Ladies", which contains references to nine opera heroines: "In the

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text: album in Los Angeles, and considered the extended time a "blessing" and "luxury", claiming that "most people have two weeks to record their first album". According to Wainwright, Waronker "didn't care how long it took, as long as we were doing good work." Waronker was pleased with the final product, and he and Wainwright agreed on the twelve tracks that made up the album. Songs on the album were produced by Brion, except "In My Arms" was produced and mixed by Marchand, and "Millbrook" and "Baby" were produced by Brion and Van Dyke Parks. Waronker served as the executive producer.

title: Thomas Wainwright

text: James and Olive. Thomas Wainwright died in Nantwich on 13 May 1949 from prostate cancer. He is buried in Nantwich cemetery with his wife Emily and daughter Doris. Source: Thomas Wainwright Thomas Wainwright (1876 – 13 May 1949) was an English footballer who played as a half-back for Burslem Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra, Wellington Town, and Notts County between 1900 and 1906. Thomas Wainwright was born in 1876 in the Johnstons Buildings on Beam Street in Nantwich. His father was James Wainwright (1851–1926) who married his mother Mary Ann Simmons (1852–1937) on 3 March 1872 in Nantwich. He was one

title: Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall

text: Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall is the sixth album (and first live album) by the Canadian-American singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, released through Geffen Records in December 2007. The album consists of live recordings from his sold-out June 14–15, 2006, tribute concerts at Carnegie Hall to the American actress and singer Judy Garland. Backed by a 36-piece orchestra conducted by Stephen Oremus, Wainwright recreated Garland's April 23, 1961, concert, often considered "the greatest night in show business history". Garland's 1961 double album, "Judy at Carnegie Hall", a comeback performance with more than 25 American pop

title: House of Rufus

text: mixed. The box set contains six studio albums: "Rufus Wainwright" (1998), "Poses" (2001), "Want One" (2003), "Want Two" (2004), "Release the Stars" (2007), and "" (2010). Each of the albums contain material that was not released previously. Also included are two live albums—the Grammy-nominated 2007 double album "Rufus Does Judy at Carnegie Hall", and "Milwaukee at Last!!!", released in 2009—each with previously unreleased tracks, along with four additional albums of rarities and six DVDs. Musicians described as "friends and family members" who appear on one disc of collaborations include Kate & Anna McGarrigle, The Pet Shop Boys, Teddy Thompson, Martha

title: Geoffrey Rufus

text: Scottish king. Rufus died on 6 May 1141. Rufus was married, and had at least one daughter, who married Robert of Amundeville. His son Geoffrey seems not to have been involved in politics, although he held an estate in Dorset of 18 and a half hides. His grave was identified and excavated in the 19th century inside Durham Chapter House. Geoffrey Rufus Geoffrey Rufus, also called Galfrid Rufus (died 1141) was a medieval Bishop of Durham and Lord Chancellor of England. Rufus' parentage and upbringing is unknown. The origin of the nickname "Rufus" has not been discovered either. He was

title: Thomas Wainwright

text: Thomas Wainwright Thomas Wainwright (1876 – 13 May 1949) was an English footballer who played as a half-back for Burslem Port Vale, Crewe Alexandra, Wellington Town, and Notts County between 1900 and 1906. Thomas Wainwright was born in 1876 in the Johnstons Buildings on Beam Street in Nantwich. His father was James Wainwright (1851–1926) who married his mother Mary Ann Simmons (1852–1937) on 3 March 1872 in Nantwich. He was one of nine children, having six brothers and two sisters. Around 1891 he moved from Beam Street to 24 Mill Street, Nantwich, and according to the 1891 census his occupation

title: House of Rufus

text: "treasure hunt" video for YouTube where visitors identified clues, and navigated links within a collage of Wainwright's music videos. According to Wainwright, the rarities box set was a "little Rufus blast" before he began work on his next pop album. Wainwright also said the following of the collection: "There's my old demos, a lot of them were recorded in Montreal... when I had a very, very different voice, I kind of sounded like a little old man. There's that and there's a lot of fabulous collaborations with my mother, my father and some other great artists." Wainwright had originally intended

title: Martha Wainwright

text: vocals for her brother, and released the six-song EP "Martha Wainwright" in 1999. Following her drama classes at Montreal's Concordia University, she moved to New York City, where she established herself as singer and songwriter. She made contacts within the industry, one of whom was producer Brad Albetta, who worked with Wainwright to produce her self-titled debut album, "Martha Wainwright" (released April 12, 2005, by MapleMusic Recordings). Albetta worked again with Wainwright to produce her second album, "I Know You're Married But I've Got Feelings Too", released in Canada on June 10, 2008. Artists contributing to the album include Pete

title: Marcus Junius Rufus

text: Marcus Junius Rufus Marcus Junius Rufus was a Roman Politician of the Roman Empire, who lived in the 1st century. Rufus was a member of the ancient, noble and politician influential Junius (gens). Rufus in 94, during the reign of Roman Emperor Domitian, was appointed as Prefect of Egypt. He was a prefect of Egypt from 94 until 98. During his time in Egypt he married a prominent Egyptian Greek woman called Claudia Capitolina, who was the daughter Equestrian Magistrate, Astrologer and Scholar Tiberius Claudius Balbilus. Rufus married Capitolina as her second husband, as Captiolina’s first husband Greek Prince of

title: Rufus Wainwright

text: a man at a bar. In an interview years later, he described the event: "I said I wanted to go to the park and see where this big concert was going on. I thought it was going to be a romantic walk in the park, but he raped me and robbed me afterwards and tried to strangle me". Wainwright states that he survived only by pretending to be an epileptic and faking a seizure. He has been reported to have stated that he remained celibate for five or seven years after the incident, and eventually became promiscuous. In 2009 the