Description

Produced by Randall Poster and Stewart Lerman, Id Rather Lead a Band finds Loudon Wainwright III partnering up with Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks for their take on some of the American songbooks finest classics. This album showcases a fresh side of LW3 with big band sounds and timeless songs from Irving Berlin, Cliff Friend, Lew Brown and other Tin Pan Alley contemporaries.

Id Rather Lead a Band is a collection of modern takes on timeless compositions from the American songbook spanning from the 1910s thru 1950. The album is produced by Randall Poster and Stewart Lerman, and is recorded with Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks as Loudons backing band.