PineCone presents: Loudon Wainwright III
Date and Time
Sat, Jan 17, 2026 at 7:30 PM
Location
Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts
2 E. South St.
Raleigh, NC 27601
Artists / Performers
Event Details
Born in Chapel Hill, Loudon Wainwright III studied acting in college but dropped out to partake in the Summer of Love in San Francisco, where he wrote his first song in 1968 ("Edgar," about a lobsterman in Rhode Island). His career took off when his song "Dead Skunk" became a Top 20 hit in 1972. From there, he's won a Grammy, written two dozen albums of frank and often funny songs and performed live shows that leave audiences both challenged and charged up. His songs have since been recorded by the likes of Bonnie Raitt, Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, his son Rufus Wainwright, and Mose Allison, among others, and have been used in movies and theater.
Pricing
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