"Poses" is the title track to Rufus Wainwright's second album, which he wrote in New York City while living in the Chelsea Hotel. Wainwright, the son of the singer-songwriters Kate McGarrigle and Loudon Wainwright III, first tried his luck in New York in the early '90s but ran headlong into grunge, which as a self-proclaimed "opera-loving dandy gay boy," didn't suit his style. He made his self-titled debut album, released in 1998, in Los Angeles, then moved back to New York with a heap of critical adulation and a musical landscape that had shifted … read more
"Poses" is the title track to Rufus Wainwright's second album, which he wrote in New York City while living in the Chelsea Hotel. Wain… read more
"Poses" is the title track to Rufus Wainwright's second album, which he wrote in New York City while living in the Chelsea Hotel. Wainwright, the son of the singer-songwri… read more
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. 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 Wainwright, mother Kate, and aunt Anna as the McGarrigle Sisters and Family. His song I'm A-Runnin', which he performed in the movie Tommy Tricker and the Stamp Traveller (in which he also played a minor character), was nominated for the 1989… read more
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate…read more
Rufus McGarrigle Wainwright (born 22 July 1973) is a Canadian-American singer and songwriter. Wainwright was born in Rhinebeck, New York, USA, to folk singers Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle (they divorced while he was a chil… read more