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Loudon Wainwright unravels family tales in his new memoir

Musician Loudon Wainwright discusses music and his 'dysfunctional Von Trapp family,' both of which are detailed in his new memoir, Liner Notes.
Loudon Wainwright performing at Celebrate Brooklyn held at Prospect Park in New York City on July 20, 2010. (Ebet Roberts )

Loudon Wainwright is part of a musical dynasty that includes his children Martha and Rufus Wainwright and is late ex-wife, Kate McGarrigle. His new book — his first — is called Liner Notes: Loudon Wainwright III on Parents & Children, Exes & Excesses, Death & Decay, & a Few of my Other Favorite Things.

Wainwright joins Tom Power from New York to open up about the tangled branches of his "dysfunctional Von Trapp family."

— Produced by Chris Trowbridge