Male stars who put their careers on the backburner to start a band
FEMAIL takes a look at the film and television stars who made their names in their industries before surprising their fans with forays into the world of music.
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FEMAIL takes a look at the film and television stars who made their names in their industries before surprising their fans with forays into the world of music.
Hugh Laurie, in full James Hugh Calum Laurie, (born June 11, 1959, Oxford, England), British comic actor perhaps best known for his role on the television series House (2004–12). Laurie was educated at Eton College and Selwyn College, Cambridge. His father won a gold medal at the 1948 London Olympics as a member of the British national rowing team, and, while at Eton, Laurie followed him into the sport. He and his partner were the 1977 national junior coxed pairs champions and came in fourth in the world junior championships. Laurie joined the rowing team at Cambridge the following year,
American banjo and fiddle player Jake Blount explains to Alexandra Petropoulos how he’s using the sounds and lessons of history and the global climate crisis to envision a new future for Black spiritual music
Blount and co draw on spirituals on this strikingly minimalist album set in a future world devastated by climate change
It’s back to the playground for Grange Hill creator Phil Redmond and its stars, while Ronnie Wood tells the one about Chuck Berry’s trousers