Wainwight Uchaze le albhamu njengomsebenzi “we-pop” awenzile emsebenzini wakhe. Wazalwa ngoJulayi 22, 1973, eRhinebeck, eNew York, uRufus uyindodana yabaculi bomdabu uLoudon Wainwright III noKate McGarrigle, kanye nomfowabo womunye umculi uMartha Wainwright. Waqala ukudlala upiyano eneminyaka engu-6 futhi wavakashela nomndeni wakhe eneminyaka engu-13. Lapho eneminyaka engu-20 waqala isiteji sakhe eyedwa.
'Ngaphandle Komdlalo' kuzoba i-albhamu yakhe yesikhombisa yesitudiyo, ngemuva kokuthi 'All Days Are Nights: Songs for Lulu', ekhishwe ngo-2010. Futhi kulabo abahlala eSpain, umculi uzobe ekhombisa izinto zakhe ezinyangeni ezizayo: ngoMeyi 4 uzobe ekhona. Granada, e-Generalife Auditorium; ngoJuni 1 eBarcelona, eSan Miguel Primavera Sound Festival nangoJuni 6 e-A Coruña ePalacio de la Ópera.