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Loudon III Wainwright

In the late '60s, New York's own Loudon Wainwright III was tagged as one of the first "New Dylans," but his penchant for solo acoustic performances was the only real similarity. Wainwright is adept at using humor to defuse powerful emotional issues in songs that deal very specifically with the everyday realities of life. His biggest hit was the novelty song "Dead Skunk," but in fact, he's written powerfully about some very heavy topics.