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Rufus Wainwright on Sundance's Spectacle: Elvis Costello Jan. 14

By April MacIntyre Jan 13, 2009, 3:50 GMT

"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Rufus Wainwright" premieres Wednesday, January 14.
During this week's episode of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... , Elvis welcomes singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, one of the most acclaimed new artists of the past decade. Wainwright has made a big impression since bursting onto the music scene in the late '90s. His unique voice, songwriting skills and flamboyant stage presence. Rufus holds nothing back, demonstrating his musical chops at the piano and discussing freely his passion for music, his complicated family dynamics and his status as an icon of the gay community. His mother, the Canadian folk legend Kate McGarrigle, even turns up to join in on an unexpected performance, and Elvis covers a song by Rufus's father, Loudon Wainwright lll.Rufus Wainwright's Performance of "Memphis Skyline" - For highlights from this episode, go to hereIn addition, be sure you check out former Senior Writer for Rolling Stone Alan Light's weekly comment on each episode, exploring the relationship between Elvis and his guest - hereSeason 1 of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... is as follows:Episode 8 - January 21st
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Kris Kristofferson, Rosanne Cash, Norah Jones, John MellencampEpisode 9 - January 28th
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Renée Fleming" Episode 10 - February 4th
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Herbie Hancock" Episode 11 - February 11th
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with She & Him, Jenny Lewis, Jakob Dylan" Episode 12 - February 18th
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Diana Krall" Episode 13 - February 25th
"Spectacle: Elvis Costello with Smokey Robinson

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