Post by valerie davenport on Sept 24, 2007 13:47:18 GMT -5
Hugh Laurie's band scores download hit
Monday, September 24 2007,
By Beth Hilton
A song by Hugh Laurie's band of TV celebrities has been a surprise hit as a download on iTunes.
Laurie, Desperate Housewives star James Denton and Heroes' Greg Grunberg have recorded a version of Cab Calloway's jazz classic 'Minnie The Moocher'.
The group, called Band for TV, has performed numerous gigs for charity in Hollywood, as well as a song for the soundtrack of Laurie's hit medical drama House.
The 48-year-old said: "There's about 50 versions of 'Minnie The Moocher' on iTunes and I'm afraid to say ours is the most popular... It was a real thrill... It's a funky version of it."
Laurie said he was proud of the cash the band has raised for good causes, explaining: "In about a dozen shows we have played we have raised just a gargantuan sum of money for charity. The first one we played... we went after Yes and before Fleetwood Mac... The top of the bill was Macy Gray."
Monday, September 24 2007,
By Beth Hilton
A song by Hugh Laurie's band of TV celebrities has been a surprise hit as a download on iTunes.
Laurie, Desperate Housewives star James Denton and Heroes' Greg Grunberg have recorded a version of Cab Calloway's jazz classic 'Minnie The Moocher'.
The group, called Band for TV, has performed numerous gigs for charity in Hollywood, as well as a song for the soundtrack of Laurie's hit medical drama House.
The 48-year-old said: "There's about 50 versions of 'Minnie The Moocher' on iTunes and I'm afraid to say ours is the most popular... It was a real thrill... It's a funky version of it."
Laurie said he was proud of the cash the band has raised for good causes, explaining: "In about a dozen shows we have played we have raised just a gargantuan sum of money for charity. The first one we played... we went after Yes and before Fleetwood Mac... The top of the bill was Macy Gray."
