Rufus Wainwright
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	BIRTHDAY: July 22, 1973 GRAMMY AWARDS: 0 "For me, being gay means being one who usually gets the rotten side of the stick but who can handle it a little better." - Rufus Wainwright

Rufus Wainwright was born July 22, 1973 to parents Loudon Wainwright III and Kate McGarrigle of the McGarrigle Sisters and raised in Canada. The singer-songwriter began his musical journey by taking piano lessons when he was 6. Rufus was honest about his homosexuality since his teens, and was began to get musical recognition by 1990 when he was nominated for a Juno Award for Most Promising Male Vocalist of the Year.

Rufus released his debut LP Rufus Wainwright.

Rufus was named Best New Artist by Rolling Stone and was named the Best Debut Artist by GLAMA.

Rufus won a Juno Award for Best Alternative Album (Rufus Wainwright).

Rufus could be heard on the soundtrack for Big Daddy with "Instant Pleasure."

The DVD Circuit Musical Journal 9 was released.

Rufus could be heard on the soundtrack for Shrek with "Hallelujah" and the soundtrack for Moulin Rouge with "Complainte De La Butte."

Rufus could be heard on the soundtrack for Zoolander with "He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother."

Rufus could be heard on the soundtrack for I Am Sam with his cover of "Across The Universe."

Rufus released Poses.

Rufus won a Juno Award for Best Alternative Album (Poses).

Rufus won a GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Music Album (Poses).

Rufus could be heard on the compilation Stormy Weather: The Music Of Harold Arlen with "It's Only A Paper Moon."

Rufus released Want One.

Rufus could be heard on the holiday compilation Maybe This Christmas, Too with "Spotlight On Christmas."

Rufus could be heard on the soundtrack for The L-World with "Hallelujah."

The EP Waiting For A Want was released.

Rufus released the CD/DVD Want Two.
Rufus could be heard on the soundtrack for Bridget Jones - The Edge Of Reason with Dido on "I Eat Dinner."

Rufus could be heard on the soundtrack for Brokeback Mountain with "King Of The Road" and "The Maker Makes."

Rufus could be heard on the Rogue's Gallery: Pirate Ballads, Sea Songs & Chanteys compilation with "Lowlands Away."

Rufus could be heard on the soundtrack for Meet The Robinsons with the tracks "Another Believer" and "The Motion Waltz (Emotional Commotion)."

Rufus released his next LP Release The Stars.

Rufus released the 2-CD set Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall and the DVD Rufus! Does Judy! Live At The London Palladium.

Rufus could be heard on the tribute LP Born To Breed: A Tribute To Judy Collins on the track "Albatross."

Rufus was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall).
Rufus could be heard on the charity compilation LP War Child Presents Heroes on the track "Wonderful & Song For Children." Proceeds of the LP assist war-affected children around the world.

Rufus released Milwaukee At Last!!!. The CD/DVD set was from a 2007 performance.

Rufus released All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu.

Rufus released Out Of The Game.

Rufus married his longtime partner.

Rufus could be heard on the holiday compilation Holidays Rule on the track "Baby, It's Cold Outside."

Rufus released Vibrate: The Best Of Rufus Wainwright.

• April 22: Rufus released Take All My Loves: 9 Shakespeare Sonnets.

• July 10: Rufus released Unfollow The Rules.

• March 14: Rufus was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (Unfollow The Rules).

• June 2: Rufus released Folkocracy.

• February 4: Rufus was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Folk Album (Folkocracy).

	Rufus Wainwright Released: May, 1998 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Foolish Love" - "Danny Boy" - "April Fools" - "In My Arms" - "Millbrook" - "Baby" - "Beauty Mark" - "Barcelona" - "Matinee Idol" - "Damned Ladies" - "Sally Ann" - "Imaginary Love"
	Poses (re-release) Released: February 2002 Billboard peak: # 117 Entertainment Weekly: A Tracks: "Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk" - "Greek Song" - "Poses" - "Shadows" - "California" - "The Tower Of Learning" - "Grey Gardens" - "Rebel Prince" - "The Consort" - "One Man Guy" - "Evil Angel" - "In A Graveyard" - "Cigarettes And Chocolate Milk" (Reprise) - "Across The Universe"
	Want One Released: September, 2003 Billboard peak: # 60 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: A- Tracks: "Oh What A World" - "I Don't Know What It Is" - "Vicious World" - "Movies Of Myself" - "Pretty Things" - "Go Or Go Ahead" - "Vibrate" - "14th Street" - "Natasha" - "Harvester Of Hearts" - "Beautiful Child" - "Want" - "11:11" - "Dinner At Eight"
	Waiting For A Want EP Released: June, 2004 Billboard peak: # 103 Tracks: "The Art Teacher" - "Gay Messiah" - "This Love Affair" - "Waiting For A Dream"
	Want Two Released: November, 2004 Billboard peak: # 103 Rolling Stone: Tracks: "Agnus Dei" - "The One You Love" - "Peach Trees" - "Little Sister" - "The Art Teacher" - "Hometown Waltz" - "This Love Affair" - "Gay Messiah" - "Memphis Skyline" - "Waiting For A Dream" - "Crumb By Crumb" - "Old Whore's Diet"
	Release The Stars Released: May, 2007 Billboard peak: # 23 Rolling Stone: - Entertainment Weekly: B+ Tracks: "Do I Disappoint You" - "Going To A Town" - "Tiergarten" - "Nobody's Off The Hook" - "Between My Legs" - "Rules And Regulations" - "Not Ready To Love" - "Slideshow" - "Tulsa" - "Leaving For Paris" - "Sanssouci" - "Release The Stars"
	Rufus Does Judy At Carnegie Hall Released: December, 2007 Billboard peak: # 171 Entertainment Weekly: B- Live Tracks: "Overture: The Trolley Song / Over The Rainbow / The Man That Got Away" - "When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You)" - "Medley: Almost Like Being In Love / This Can't Be Love" - "Do It Again" - "You Got To My Head" - "Alone Together" - "Who Cares? (So Long As You Care For Me)" - "Puttin' On The Ritz" - "How Long Has This Been Going On" - "Just You, Just Me" - "The Man That Got Away" - "San Francisco" - "That's Entertainment" - "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" - "Come Rain Or Come Shine" - "You're Nearer" - "A Foggy Day" - "If Love Were All" - "Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart" - "Stormy Weather" - "Medley" You Made Me Love You / For Me And My Gal / The Trolley Song" - "Rock A Bye Your Baby With A Dixie Medody" - "Over The Rainbow" - "Swanee" - "After You're Gone" - "Chicago"
	Milwaukee At Last!!! Released: September, 2009 Live Tracks: "Release The Stars" - "Going To A Town" - "Sanssouci" - "Rules And Regulations" - "Leaving For Paris No. 2" - "If Love Were All" - "Nobody's Off The Hook" - "Not Ready To Love" - "Slideshow" - "Machusia" - "Gay Messiah"
	All Days Are Nights: Songs For Lulu. Released: April, 2010 Tracks: "Who Are You New York?" - "Sad With What I Have" - "Martha" - "Give Me What I Want And Give It To Me Now!" - "True Loves" - "Sonnet 43" - "Sonnet 20" - "Sonnet 10" - "The Dream" - "What Would I Ever Do With A Rose?" - "Les feux d'artifice t'appellent" - "Zebulon"
Amazon.mp3	Out Of The Game Released: May, 2012 Tracks: "Out Of The Game" - "Jericho" - "Rashida" - "Barbara" - "Welcome To The Ball" - "Montauk" - "Bitter Tears" - "Respectable Dive" - "Perfect Man" - "Sometimes You Need" - "Song Of You" - "Candles"
	Vibrate: The Best Of Rufus Wainwright Released: March 4, 2014 Tracks: "Going To A Town" - "Out Of The Game" - "Me And Liza" - "Hallelujah" - "Oh What A World" - "April Fools" - "Poses" - "Cigarettes And Chocalate Milk" - "Vibrate" - "The One You Love" - "I Don't Know What It Is" - "The Art Teacher" - "Go Or Go Ahead" - "Dinner At Eight" - "Foolish Love" - "Sometimes You Need" - "Grey Gardens" - "Tiergarten"
iTunes Amazon.mp3	Unfollow The Rules Released: July 10, 2020 Tracks: "Trouble In Paradise" - "Damsel In Distress" - "Unfollow The Rules" - "You Ain't Big" - "Romantical Man" - "Peaceful Afternoon" - "Only The People That Love" - "This One's For The Ladies (That Lunge!)" - "My Little You" - "Early Morning Madness" - "Deveil And Angels (Hatred)" - "Alone Time"
	Folkocracy Released: June 2, 2023 Tracks: "Alone" (featuring Madison Cunningham) - "Heading For Home" (featuring John Legend) - "Twelve-Thirty (Young Girls Are Coming To The Canyon)" (featuring Susanna Hoffs, Chris Stills & Sheryl Crow) - "Down In The Willow Garden" (featuring Brandi Carlile) - "Shenandoah" - "Nacht und Traume" - "Harvest" (featuring Andrew Bird & Chris Stills) - "Going To A Town" (featuring Anohni) - "High On A Rocky Ledge" (featuring David Byrne) - "Kaulana Na Pua" (featuring Nicole Scherzinger) - "Hugh Little Baby" (featuring Martha Wainwright & Lucy Wainwright Roche) - "Back Gold" (featuring Van Dyke Parks) - "Cotton Eyed Joe" (featuring Chaka Khan) - "Arthur McBride" - "Wild Mountain Thyme"