Should we all just admit that Hugh Laurie is living his best life? First, famous comedian on two, hugely successful British shows. Second, wildly popular and loved dramatic actor. Third, tremendously talented musician. And he seems to be healthy, happily married, and have a great family. What a guy!
@Adriano.C3 жыл бұрын
Damn, bro... my life is a sh*t.
@mihaelanegritu17093 жыл бұрын
"Some guys have all the luck..."
@matthewwinegarden3 жыл бұрын
Don't forget his book. Well written mystery!
@geoffrey10013 жыл бұрын
@@matthewwinegarden I didn't know about that! Have to check it out.
@serjherman3 жыл бұрын
Yep. He's an insanely awesome guy. Too bad he sold out to illuminuts, though. But I guess you can't achieve anything there unless you sell out.
@suzanneeder3 ай бұрын
Intro was mesmerizing but when Hugh started to sing. I was hooked the first time. Love this!!
@55lisadiane3 жыл бұрын
Comedy, drama, best-selling novels, piano, soulful singing, saxaphone , percussion and harmonica. It should be illegal, the talent that this man possesses. I adore him.
@mikecurtis3893 жыл бұрын
What else can't he do?
@55lisadiane3 жыл бұрын
I loved his Appalachian accent in a funny musical skit with Stephen Fry. He played guitar and sang a parody country song. He's limitless.
@threethymes2 жыл бұрын
He was also a brilliant rower. His dad won a gold medal for rowing at the olympics and that was his goal too.
@sythiadawn2 жыл бұрын
He's definitely got more than his share of talent and gifts. Seriously, can he at least spare one note so then I could claim not to be totally untalented? 😁
@Mscellany14 ай бұрын
Who wouldn't?
@tomcartwright71342 жыл бұрын
To play a blues standard on piano is one thing , but to be able execute the subtle trills is quite extraordinary. He has a great soulful voice.
@barbarakenn77432 жыл бұрын
Amazing
@tsstrat Жыл бұрын
Yes, he does have a terrific voice for the blues. As @Barbara Kenn says--amazing. I've never seen him act, but have heard he can do other stuff, and here's your proof. These polymaths are always really good at everything that interests them.
@schwepes2002 Жыл бұрын
This piece by Cab Calloway taught me that our rock was not our creation but something we learned from others.
@Bella-fz9fy3 ай бұрын
@@schwepes2002The song goes back to the 17th century and was originally a folk song/lament.
@Bluekuh4 жыл бұрын
Dr. Blues is in the House
@bvisonl4 жыл бұрын
lmao
@athnaahmed83664 жыл бұрын
Or Dr.house is in the blues? Hhmmmmm
@HrLBolle4 жыл бұрын
good one
@arwahsapi4 жыл бұрын
This is House music
@HrLBolle4 жыл бұрын
@@athnaahmed8366 Dr. House has the blues?
@johnmcgarry9519 Жыл бұрын
The way this song was miked up in that venue needs a bow to an unsung genius.
@kitchen_elf_Nita2 ай бұрын
My mind is blown. I had no idea of this man's many talents. 😮 😊 Bravo!!!
@richardosullivan8102 Жыл бұрын
Love it when a performance allows you time to hear every voice, instrument, or backing vocal instead of each fighting each getting in the way of each other.
@psychicangelathomas Жыл бұрын
One of my favorite blues songs. After spending years in New Orleans, I never tire of hearing it.
@mikepennington80884 жыл бұрын
I would love to sit in a blues club somewhere and listen to him perform all night into the wee hours.
@hjarnansjarn59693 жыл бұрын
I would love to find a blues club where you can sit all night into the wee hours.
@wandelgartking54462 жыл бұрын
Tell me if you guys discover something like that
@jimdecamp72042 жыл бұрын
Me too, but my liver would not survive.
@williammichael21562 жыл бұрын
@@hjarnansjarn5969 Me too
@joybreeden3666 ай бұрын
Hugh, music deep in his soul....the man has class
@jackvoss1752 жыл бұрын
One of my buddies in Nam would sing this when he got drunk. A real blues song. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying
@lagal733 жыл бұрын
Laurie's dirge-like piano introduction to St James Infirmary is quite moving, and with the great Allen Toussaint conducting the horns and winds, I simply don't have sufficient superlatives to describe what listening to the music means to me.
@singsonggirl926710 ай бұрын
Talent extraordinaire! Superb comedian, actor, musician and performer. Soulful man. Doesn't hurt a bit that he is gorgeous and sexy.
@TobeyFairre78616 жыл бұрын
The arrangement of this piece by Hugh Laurie is probably my favourite of the one's I've listened to.
@joemendiola73454 жыл бұрын
And also Joe Williams and Lou Rawls.
@lindaharris14294 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@leobardojuarez54383 жыл бұрын
Totally agree.the best by far
@oscarsill74153 жыл бұрын
Hot Lips Page by far has the best version for me. Absolutely epic talent. This one is brilliant tho and very different compared
@thebrutusmars3 жыл бұрын
Never forget the great James Booker.
@davinagreen387511 ай бұрын
Saw him live in Marbella, Spain, some years ago. Best concert ever. He is amazing.
@Tysto Жыл бұрын
This song is a variant of "The Gambler's Blues", which is a based on "St James Infirmary", which has a melody closer to "The Streets of Laredo", both of which are based on a very old song called "The Unfortunate Rake" (which also starts at St James' Hospital). There are several other variants as well. Some are about cowboys or soldiers who have been shot; some about gamblers or prostitutes who have caught syphilis (a much more virulent disease in past times).
@marvinhaines929710 ай бұрын
What an interesting bit of history. Had no idea. Scott Joplin died of syphilis, the AIDS of the time. Very sad.
@fredfuller4952 Жыл бұрын
Allen Toussaint directing the band - outstanding
@nancyhavens142 жыл бұрын
I've heard this before and keep going back to listen again. Superb rendition of this song and Hugh Laurie blows me away every time. One person who is multitalented and excels in all his talents. It's such a treat to hear this . Way to go Hugh Laurie.
@bobbiestreet82752 жыл бұрын
Hugh Laurie has brought me back to Jazz.
@patricklemmon82603 ай бұрын
Oh, Yes Yes Yes. Sweet Crescent City Blues ! Play It, Sing It, Be It. Possibly the best ever version of this classic. Get down, boys and girls, get dowwwnnnnn.
@demon13doc3 жыл бұрын
I like how when the band joins in, he looks up like he forgot they were there.
@dianareyes21862 жыл бұрын
he is just so..........unbelievably talented
@nemo2272 жыл бұрын
Hugh Laurie simply loves music, loves performing, enjoys life.
@hidesertmusic2 жыл бұрын
What a great arrangement of a very old folk song. Jazz rules! Thanks Hugh.
@DeniseReedis4 жыл бұрын
I had NO idea he was so musically gifted on the piano! He can belt a tune, too.
@55lisadiane3 жыл бұрын
Add guitar, percussion, harmonica and published novelist under a pseudonym.
@davidscothern85133 жыл бұрын
He can belt a tune... in an accent that is not his!
@johnhobson91652 жыл бұрын
On Jeeves and Wooster, Hugh and Stephen Fry did an intriguing version of Minnie The Moocher.
@nathandavis2932 жыл бұрын
@@johnhobson9165 to this day any time I hear that song I think of Stephen Fry dryly saying "Hootie hootie hootie hoo, sir."
@johnhobson91652 жыл бұрын
@@nathandavis293 I think about the lines where the King of Sweden "gave her a home built of gold and steel/A diamond car with platinum wheels" and Fry says "That was awfully good of King Gustav".
@nikkihalstead41037 жыл бұрын
Thank the universe for Hugh Laurie. He is amazing.
@straycatsanctuary3475 Жыл бұрын
Amen.
@Purlee1004 жыл бұрын
From Bertie Wooster to King of the Blues, what a talent!
@BoojumFed2 жыл бұрын
"Ho-dee ho-dee ho, sir."
@marvinhaines929710 ай бұрын
@@BoojumFed Am I the only person here who gets this fabulous reference from the first J&W episode??
@custerranch10 ай бұрын
@@marvinhaines9297 Nope!
@jimslater3574 Жыл бұрын
I only knew Hugh Laurie from "House." I didn't know he was so gifted in so many other ways.
@murattaner73843 жыл бұрын
Gut strings on bass and calf heads on drums. Thank you gentlemen. You are showing this mad world the way it should be The sound is monumental. Thank you all .thank you . :))))
@pierrettedejong5278 Жыл бұрын
Il a des talents extraordinaire je suis admiratrice
@janel3424 ай бұрын
I’d like a man like this one please. I’m 79.
@sandramcgleish264520 күн бұрын
❤ I enjoy his singing, Thank you Hugh ❤
@cathyblair42846 ай бұрын
Fabulous, Hugh. ❤❤❤
@capoeirastronaut3 жыл бұрын
Every other version, never quite had space for the sadness, as well as the swing. This made me love the song.
@lisagrimes48012 жыл бұрын
This man had the talent of a genius. Never seen such a multi talented man.
@grenway7580 Жыл бұрын
Hugh Laurie is the reason I love jazz soooo much❤!
@GunBigotHater3 жыл бұрын
This is one of my favorite blues tunes
@martinwalsh12312 жыл бұрын
I've watched this a number of times and am blown out of the room each time, absolutely fabulous!
@sharonholdren75883 жыл бұрын
I never paid any attention to House until I saw Hugh Laurie do this. Amazing what I've missed.
@ellenhowson83993 жыл бұрын
Yes me too
@lindaharris14294 жыл бұрын
This man has more talent than should be allowed. What can't he do I wonder.
@StefanGBucher2 жыл бұрын
Atrocious knitter.
@abelaberdeen37572 жыл бұрын
Lose. He CAN'T lose.
@TermiteUSA2 жыл бұрын
I think no, in this case the rich should get richer.
@williammichael21562 жыл бұрын
@@StefanGBucher That's funny ☺️
@williammichael21562 жыл бұрын
Probably can't make homemade chips
@22RosesGrow2 ай бұрын
I remember this. Its been a minute. Fantastic! A big fantastic display of excellence.
@vickyvazquezdelgado16133 жыл бұрын
AND NOW I´M FALLING IN LOVE EVEN MORE OF THIS KIND OF MUSIC
@rainedimattia8 ай бұрын
I had no idea 🤷♀️ he was a musician! Fabulous!
@artfulanders844910 күн бұрын
*Flashbacks to Bertie Wooster trying to play "Minnie The Moocher" in Jeeves and Wooster* always knew Hugh had a set of pipes but only just recently found out he actually released albums, I love each and every song so much😊
@lightbox61710 ай бұрын
This is an incredibly talented person
@adrianaferreira25497 сағат бұрын
Ñ canso de assistir esse vídeo!🥂👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
@paylmoffat34092 жыл бұрын
Holy Sheet, I never knew House could do this. Amazing
@allegedactor1263 жыл бұрын
Look at the late great Allen Toussaint up there smiling like a proud dad. Miss you, sir.
@killerpussy843 жыл бұрын
Wow. I love Cab Calloway's version, but this is legendary too.
@ErikMartijn9 жыл бұрын
When you have Allen Toussaint clapping for you... you've kinda made it.
@matanjahagbi3388 жыл бұрын
So true
@mkpcz8 жыл бұрын
+matanja hagbi From New Orleans...Thanks Hugh ! ! !
Awesome....hep walks the walk and can Definitely talk the talk......love it❤
@karenkemmerling70883 жыл бұрын
Love this. Hugh Laurie is such a great talent! Who are the fools that gave this a thumbs down?
@orestestabares9856 Жыл бұрын
Cuddy and Foreman
@sadieals11 ай бұрын
You said it yourself....FOOLS😂
@sjplhavebrainwilltravel57003 жыл бұрын
This is the Lacrimosa of Jazz with style!! Great rendition!!!
@petersmith40759 ай бұрын
I’m shocked; I had no clue he was a musician of such calibre! ❤
@georgeroberts4424 жыл бұрын
Listening to this is a humbling experience. All I can say is "Oh wow!"
@Beastleviath6 жыл бұрын
How is he so good at so many things... Comedy, drama, piano, and that absurd voice... wtf?
@obedulloa62195 жыл бұрын
don't forget he wrote a very good novel too
@hansfranz87954 жыл бұрын
Work.
@imadmoujahid34314 жыл бұрын
@@obedulloa6219 he's a writer ?
@quatrebillesblanches64423 жыл бұрын
@@imadmoujahid3431 The gun seller. In french " tout est sous controle" is a good book.
@evanmcshannock3 жыл бұрын
It’s called being eccentric my friend don’t dedicate yourself to one thing try them all I mean it try everything you can 😉👌🏻
@SandraCastle Жыл бұрын
I'm so glad I introduced this to my Dad! He would play this on the piano when I was little! I called it the 'nurses song'. 4 years old so infirmary = nurses. My Dad died in 2020. I'm so glad he heard this!
@JoAnneMcMaster4 жыл бұрын
He is a great blues singer. I love blues and jazz.
@jaffaman95663 жыл бұрын
I can listen to this all day long
@elizabethportuguez38253 жыл бұрын
I love him. He's a wonderful actor and a great singer !!
@williamc.wolfinger67226 жыл бұрын
Great song by a great artist. This is music as it should be. Straight to our souls.
@juliaclifton59372 жыл бұрын
The man throws down on a keyboard. That's all. He amazes at every turn.
@UserUser-nk3xh Жыл бұрын
Ну и ну-у-у!..Отпадный парень! Гигант!
@viviennedoonar546629 күн бұрын
Highest quality and bluesy music gives us an excellent performance by Hugh Lawrie ❤🎉
@missindependent55354 жыл бұрын
So much talent in one dude. It just ain't fair.
@fraseredk74332 жыл бұрын
Comedy,drama, musical skill and good looks. Is there no end to your talent Hughsie baby ?!
@rumi90052 жыл бұрын
I've heard many renditions of this great classic. But this may actually be the best yet. Even better than Cab Calloway's original 1930s recording or the Betty Boop version. Perhaps, dare I say it, even better than Louis Armstrong.
@BrianOBarknon2 жыл бұрын
I agree this is excellent but it's not Cab for sure.
@jimgordon66292 жыл бұрын
To even approach Satchmos version is to be performing at the heights! Great job!
@williammichael21562 жыл бұрын
A very close 2nd to satchmo
@MonkPetite3 жыл бұрын
The drums are so well in stye of this music.. well done Hugh and band ..
@gage_isag0d6453 жыл бұрын
this is such a wonderful arrangement..............Over the top with so much talent.
@daynacutrer68742 жыл бұрын
I agree with every aspect of Mr. Laurie's not only gifted but talented workmanship starts with his music I feel that it all comes full circle amazing talent
@maurreese Жыл бұрын
I have been looking for the video for five years!!! What an incredible piece of music 🎵
@edmerkel24072 жыл бұрын
I always thought Laurie to be a good dramatic actor, and then I saw him in the mini-series entitled The Night Manager. He blew me away in his role there...to the point where I had to stop watching for a few minutes at a time. A tremendously talented guy.
@Throbtometrist2 жыл бұрын
I really liked that series! And I love it as a juxtaposition from his earlier comedic work. Man's got range!
@filgus4972 жыл бұрын
one of the better le carre adaptions and my goodness did laurie pull it off! i grew up with blackadder, fry & laurie etc so i love the man, but that performance was so convincing i found myself hating him. what an incredibly talented chap
@sueferguson72882 жыл бұрын
What talent! I miss House !! One if my most favorite shows
@user-os7ud1hh9f4 күн бұрын
Es un chingonazo es un chingonazo
@sandralauk24994 жыл бұрын
I am in shock. This is so good I get goose bumps from that music and it's 28 degrees outside
@jaimiesquicciarini64164 жыл бұрын
I love that he wrote his rendition on regular paper, not sheet music.
@user-it3ju5ju7v3 жыл бұрын
Сплошной восторг! Брависсимо!!!
@ulalaFrugilega6 жыл бұрын
Laurie's interpretation made me think he probably killed her ... and just when I'd thought that, he was laughing, too! Plus he skipped the 3rd verse: "Though she treated me mean and low down somehow I didn't care for the Lord does know, she was a good gal and I'll meet her again up there..."
@demon13doc3 жыл бұрын
He always killed her, this just makes it more apparent. 😈
@ulalaFrugilega3 жыл бұрын
@@demon13doc why would he meet her in heaven if he killed her? But I do admit to hearing this third verse in one version only up to now, so…
@mikeweir368011 күн бұрын
House is bloody fantastic!! I say, Sir, I say, MORE COWBELL!!!
@marjonlanting5581 Жыл бұрын
On my birthday i did my dance on this number. So beautifull
@manselblain83747 жыл бұрын
I went down to St James Infirmary Saw my baby there She was stretched out on a long white table So cold, so sweet, so sweet, so fair Let her go, let her go, God bless her Wherever she may be She can search this whole wide world over She won't ever find another man like me When I die, bury me in straight laced shoes, A box backed suit and a Stetson hat Put a 20 dollar gold piece on my watch chain; So the boys'll know I died standin' pat
@dianeowen52584 жыл бұрын
Thanks Mansel.
@sirmartinfrobisher3 жыл бұрын
He is a long time celebrity in the UK, recognised for his true entertainement skills. He has presence on youtube, particularly as his character, Prince of Wales on "Blackadder", he is totally useless, well worth watching if you understand our sense of humour. He also plays another poor little drone on the same series. Joined up with his pals from Oxford University on the declaration of WW1. The UK government's plan of action in attack, was, "climing out of our trenches and walking slowly towards the Hun. Only to be totally manchine gunned in the first ten seconds".
@Jaydcoke3 жыл бұрын
@@sirmartinfrobisher Didn't Edmund Blackadder refer to him as The Pinhead of Wales? :-)
@nathanwithrow352 жыл бұрын
Folks now that you heard my story Hand me a shot of that booz, And if anyone should ask you Tell them I've got the St James infirmary blues.
@johlene18133 жыл бұрын
Where has this star been all my life? Unbelievable talent!!
@straycatsanctuary3475 Жыл бұрын
İ love this man tremendously.
@dubs21712 жыл бұрын
Great rendition. Might be the best version. Band is on point too, love the female vocals as well
@ccollins20653 ай бұрын
How am I just now finding this? Now I have to scour KZbin and the Internet for more Hugh Laurie! Wow!
@astcomjakecw5 жыл бұрын
Wait a minute.... he plays paino and sings??? Dr. Gregory House is even more epic than I thought.
@obedulloa62195 жыл бұрын
and plays the guitar too... and writes
@HrLBolle4 жыл бұрын
sure is
@hmayonay4 жыл бұрын
LOL I always think of him as Bertie Wooster.
@arwahsapi4 жыл бұрын
With those untrimmed fingernails I bet he plays guitar too
@paulthomson88244 жыл бұрын
PIANO
@divergentsenior Жыл бұрын
One of my all time favorite dings no matter who si gs it. This one is now in my top 5 pure New Orleans vibe.
@smilinglynn95842 жыл бұрын
Phenomenal! Loved every bit of this powerful performance. Thank you all!!
@hennihabeck85022 жыл бұрын
H. Is an extremely versitile Artist. Adorable. Admiration!
@hilarylewis70175 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Hugh. It is deeply appreciated to be able to hear from you!
@GunBigotHater3 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful job they did of this classic!
@margiecrabtree6590 Жыл бұрын
Don't know if you read your comments or not...but, you are amazingly talented and I loved every minute of your performance...Thank you...
@charlesbarry24852 жыл бұрын
A very talented individual. I didn't know that he was that good.
@johnhobson91652 жыл бұрын
He is simply brilliant.
@ctm49653 жыл бұрын
C'est un pur bonheur lorsque l'on fait les choses avec le cœur, merci. Christine
@agnesflorence98934 жыл бұрын
Stunning, What a great arrangement, very creative and soul searching. love it
@user-kg7pe2ul5o4 ай бұрын
Love him his music and hue great performer J Fiorovante❤
@innovacionentecnologia65332 ай бұрын
Hugh Laurie personaje muy completo sinceramente me quito el sombrero eres grande Dr House
@mamas_quilts35734 жыл бұрын
Dannnnng! What a talent...what a brain!!! I never realized...
@jennifermiles57394 жыл бұрын
Me either. I had no idea he did more than just acting. Mind blown. What an amazingly talented human.
@xDMrGarrison4 жыл бұрын
@@jennifermiles5739 It's insane to think he is actually more impressive than his character on Dr. House. Hugh is like if House traded a small bit of brilliance for an enormous amount of musical talent and *happiness*.
@yaquimike2 жыл бұрын
He has one of my favorite versions ever since he put it out on one of his Cd’s years ago.