Hugh Laurie is getting serious about the blues. The British House star announced today via press release that he’s signed with Warner Music Entertainment to release a New Orleans blues album that he plans to spend the rest of the summer and fall recording. Folk-rocker Joe Henry will produce, and several musical collaborators yet to be named are expected to join in the sessions.
 
休·劳瑞要认真对待蓝调音乐了。这位扮演豪斯医生的英国明星今天通过媒体宣布,自己已经和华纳娱乐签了合约发行一张新奥尔良蓝调专辑。他打算在这个夏季和秋天开始录制。民谣摇滚音乐人乔·亨利将担纲制作,另有其他音乐人也被提名加入唱片制作团队中。

The announcement can’t come as too much of a surprise to regular viewers of Fox’s House, where the cantankerous doctor played by Laurie has frequently shown off his piano and guitar talents. Laurie shares his character’s skills in real life; he is “predominantly self-taught (after creative differences with his childhood teacher),” according to the press release. “I am drunk with excitement at this opportunity,” he adds in the same release. “I know the history of actors making music is a checkered one, but I promise no one will get hurt.”

如果你是福克斯台《豪斯医生》的忠实观众,对这个消息应该不会惊讶了。劳瑞扮演的这位“品行不端”的医生时不时就会在片子里秀一下钢琴和吉他技术。劳瑞自己技术也不错,根据报道说,他很擅长自学成才。他在报道里面说,“得到这个机会我都飘飘然了,我知道演员玩音乐道路很曲折,不过我保证大家都不会损失啥。”

话说豪斯大叔的角色名House也是一种音乐的名称,HOUSE音乐是八十年代沿自DISCO发展出来的跳舞音乐,是芝加哥的DJ玩出的音乐。他们将德国电子乐团Kraftwerk的一张唱片和电子鼓(Drum Machine)规律的节奏,及黑人蓝调歌声混音在一起,House就产生了。而大叔唱片的风格新奥尔良蓝调带有加勒比韵律(尤其是伦巴)和一些美国南方音乐色彩。此类别可轻松休闲,也可捶胸跺脚地豪放。

另外就是,豪斯大叔有组乐队哒,叫Band from TV,成员都是出演过美剧的明星们,下面这段视频就是Band from TV在现场秀的表演: