Loudon Iii Wainwright - High Wide & Handsome: The Charlie Poole Project ((CD))

Loudon Wainwright III, together with producer Dick Connette, has created one of the most ambitious projects of his career with the 2 CD set High Wide & Handsome - a grand gathering of songs, both old and original, revisiting the life, times and recorded legacy of legendary singer and banjo picker Charlie Poole (1892-1931). The music ranges from old-timey to dixieland, from parlor songs to acapella gospel, a compendium of the strains that have created and continue to create American popular music. Greil Marcus wrote in his notes for the project, "Poole might have been waiting all these years for someone to talk back to him so completely in his own language; Wainwright might have been waiting since he first heard Charlie Poole to get up the nerve to do it." Guests on the album include Martha Wainwright, Rufus Wainwright, Sloan Wainwright, Lucy Wainwright Roche, the Roches, and Chris Thile.This collector's version includes:*30 tracks on two CDs*75 page full color booklet featuring vintage photos, song lyrics and notes by Loudon and an essay by Kinney Rorrer*Deluxe 4 color cardboard jacket that houses both CDs and the bookletProduct shot of all the items.Cover art on the full color package.Loudon Wainwright has crafted a vibrant forty-year career, with over twenty-five albums and two GRAMMY nominations. He wrote "Dead Skunk" in 15 minutes in 1972 and it reached #12 in the Billboard chart. His songshave been covered by Johnny Cash, Earl Scruggs, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, among others. Loudon is also an accomplished actor and has appeared in films directed by Martin Scorcese, Tim Burton, Cameron Crowe, andJudd Apatow, all while remaining one of the most original and impressive songwriters and live performers of our generation. MOJO Magazine calls Wainwright "lyrically compelling and emotionally overpowering."

• Internal ID: JITRE
• Format Detail: 2CD bookpak
• Handling Note: **Please allow an additional 72 hours for this item's shipment.**
• Genre: Folk