Hugh Laurie is turning his talents to music with New Orleans blues, the &quot;raison d'etre&quot; driving his efforts. The &quot;House&quot; star's debut CD, &quot;Let Them Talk&quot; is also a means to celebrate what he considers a neglected music. And, he got some legends of this genre to join him on &quot;Let Them Talk,&quot; including Irma Thomas (&quot;Soul Queen of New Orleans&quot;), Allen Toussaint, Tom Jones and Dr. John.
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Why go: &lt;/b&gt;In his bio, Laurie confesses to being &quot;a white, middle-class Englishman, openly trespassing on the music and myth of the American south&quot; and has no answer for why you should listen to an actor's music. But that honesty translates to his music and is worth a trip to hear him live.
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Reconsider:&lt;/b&gt; Laurie performs live with the Copper Bottom Band, not Toussaint, Jones, Dr. John and Thomas.
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7:30 p.m. Tuesday at Park West, 322 W. Armitage Ave.; $45 (18+); 773-929-1322, etix.com&lt;/b&gt;