Liner Notes: On Parents, Children, Exes, Excess, Decay & A Few More Of My Favourite Things - Couverture rigide

Wainwright, Loudon

 
9781785588464: Liner Notes: On Parents, Children, Exes, Excess, Decay & A Few More Of My Favourite Things

Synopsis

In the late 1960s, Loudon Wainwright III established himself as a determinedly independent talent. Then, at the age of 25, in 1972 he wrote a song about a dead skunk and leapt from critic s darling to popular success, since then he s recorded twenty-seven albums, won a Grammy Award and sold-out the London Palladium.

As plain-speaking on the page as in his songs, Wainwright lays everything bare in this hilarious and heartfelt memoir of music and family. His lyrics adorn and inform the text, along with extracts from the brilliant work of his father esteemed Life magazine columnist Loudon Wainwright, Jr.

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À propos de l?auteur

Loudon Wainwright III is a singer songwriter and actor. He has recorded twenty-seven albums, including his 2010 Grammy Award winning <i>High, Wide, & Handsome</i>. 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 (<i>M*A*S*H</i>, <i>Ally McBeal</i>, <i>Undeclared</i>), in movies (<i>Big Fish</i>, <i>The Aviator</i>, <i>Knocked Up</i>), on Broadway (<i>Pump Boys</i> and <i>Dinettes</i>) and off (<i>Hot Lunch Apostles</i>, <i>Surviving Twin</i>).

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In the late 1960s, Loudon Wainwright III established himself as a determinedly independent talent. Then, at the age of 25, in 1972 he wrote a song about a dead skunk and leapt from critic s darling to popular success, since then he s recorded twenty-seven albums, won a Grammy Award and sold-out the London Palladium.

As plain-speaking on the page as in his songs, Wainwright lays everything bare in this hilarious and heartfelt memoir of music and family. His lyrics adorn and inform the text, along with extracts from the brilliant work of his father esteemed Life magazine columnist Loudon Wainwright, Jr.

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ISBN 10 :  0399177027 ISBN 13 :  9780399177026
Editeur : Blue Rider Press, 2017
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