《豪斯医生》在去年大结局后，主演Hugh Laurie只接拍了一部独立影片，鲜有新闻。好消息是今年五月大叔要推出他的第二张录音室专辑《Didn't It Rain》。6岁开始Hugh学习钢琴，会包括钢琴、吉他、鼓、口琴等乐器，在主演的电视剧中也有过展示。新专辑依然和老搭档Joe Henry合作，不同于前一张，本次Hugh Laurie歌曲更加多元化，包括Jazz, R&B, Tango等，而其本人除了演唱还参与录制了歌曲中钢琴和吉他的部分。
After the huge success of his debut album Let Them Talk on which he celebrated and revived classic material from the world of NOLA blues, Hugh Laurie release his second album Didn’t It Rain on May 6th on Warner Music Entertainment.
‘Didn’t It Rain’ sees Hugh Laurie depart the sounds of New Orleans as he follows the trajectory of the blues upstream and into the American heartland.
It includes songs dating back to early pioneers W.C. Handy (‘St Louis. Blues’) and Jelly Roll Morton (‘I Hate A Man Like You’) to more recent artists such as Dr. John (‘Wild Honey’) and Alan Price of The Animals (‘Changes’).
Again produced by Joe Henry, ‘Didn’t It Rain’ was recorded at Ocean Way Studio in Los Angeles in January of this year. Complemented with the heart and accomplishment of his supporting musicians the Copper Bottom Band – Jay Bellerose, Kevin Breit, Vincent Henry, Greg Leisz, Robby Marshall, David Piltch and Patrick Warren with Elizabeth Lea and Larry Goldings – the album also features several lead vocal performances from Guatemalan singer-songwriter Gaby Moreno and soul singer Jean McClain who has previously worked with artists as varied as Jimmy Cliff and Sheryl Crow. The album also highlights a very special guest in the shape of the Grammy-winning blues artist Taj Mahal who contributes vocals to a new take on Little Brother Montgomery’s ‘Vicksburg Blues’.
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