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The Two Sides of Loudon Wainwright III

Jim Sullivan, Cape Cod Times, 17 August 2018

"I'VE ALWAYS thought of myself as a switch-hitter," says singer-guitarist-songwriter Loudon Wainwright III. "I can do the dark and the light, and I enjoy doing both. I still enjoy singing the stupid, goofy novelty song – and I'm still writing them – and on the other hand I'm still writing more dark, serious, hopefully revealing songs."

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