needs references that appear in reliable third-party publications. Primary sources or sources affiliated with the subject are generally not sufficient for a Wikipedia article. Please add more appropriate citations from reliable sources. (August 2008) This article is missing citations or needs footnotes. Please help add inline citations to guard against copyright violations and factual inaccuracies. (March 2007) Loudon Wainwright III Wainwright III performing at the Kent State Folk Festival in Kent, Ohio, November 18, 2006 Background information Birth name Loudon Snowden Wainwright III Born September 5, 1946 (1946-09-05) (age 64) Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S. Genres Folk Rock Blues Comedy Occupations Singer-songwriter, actor, humorist Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano, banjo, percussion, ukulele Years active 1967–present Labels Atlantic, Columbia, Legacy, Arista, Radar, Rounder, Silvertone, Charisma, Virgin, Hannibal, Red House, Sanctuary Records, 2nd Story Sound Records, Sovereign Artists, Concord, Proper Records Associated acts Kate and Anna McGarrigle, White Cloud, George Gerdes, Richard Thompson, Chaim Tannenbaum, The Roches, Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright Roche, Joe Henry Website www.lwiii.com Loudon Snowden Wainwright III (born September 5, 1946) is a Grammy Award-winning, 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 the former husband of the late folk singer Kate McGarrigle..