1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 Loudon Wainwright III is best known as a folk singer and songwriter, but now he is lending his unique interpretation to the music of the great American songbook on a new album that he recorded with big band bandleader Vince Giordano and his Nighthawk Orchestra. &amp;nbsp;They&amp;nbsp;talk about their deep affection for the music of composers like Irving Berlin and Rodgers &amp;amp; Hart&amp;nbsp;and some of their favorite tracks &amp;nbsp;from their album I’d Rather Lead a Band. &amp;nbsp;Loudon recalls fond memories of his father playing these songs on the family record player when he was boy,&amp;nbsp;and Vince remembers the legendary jazz arranger who inspired his lifelong passion for keeping this this music alive. &amp;nbsp;They reveal what they are doing to keep busy now that the pandemic has prevented them from touring and performing&amp;nbsp;and how they find solace and a few laughs during these troubled times&amp;nbsp;in the hopeful music of the Great Depression&amp;nbsp;and the bawdy lyrics of a rather tragic ukulele player&amp;nbsp;who became the voice of Walt Disney’s Jiminy Cricket. Download or order Loudon Wainwright III and Vince Giordano's wonderful album I'd Rather Lead a Band on iTunes, Spotify,&amp;nbsp;or Amazon. &amp;nbsp;Keep up with Loudon at lw3.com and follow Vince at vincegiordano.com See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Kickass News https://www.kickassnews.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/18869576/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/content/101787950