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Rufus McGarrigle? Wainwright (born July 22, 1973) is a Canadian-American singer-songwriter. He is the son of musicians Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle?. Since 1998, he has recorded four albums of original music and several EPs.
Early years===
Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle? (they divorced while he was a child). He began to play the piano at age six, and by age thirteen he was touring with his sister Martha, mother Kate, and aunt Anna as the &quo...
