Kermit Ruffins (born December 19, 1964) is an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. He has been influenced by Louis Armstrong and Louis Jordan and says that the highest note he can hit on trumpet is a high C. He often accompanies his songs with his own vocals. Most of his bands perform New Orleans jazz standards, though he also composes many of his own pieces. Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote, "Mr. Ruffins is an unabashed entertainer who plays trumpet with a bright, silvery tone, sings with off-the-cuff charm and never gets too abstruse in his material."
Early life
He started playing trumpet in 8th grade at Lawless Junior High School in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans. He attended Joseph S. Clark High School in the 6th Ward. In high school, he played a little bit of classical music at the behest of a strict band teacher.
He developed an appreciation for cooking from his grandmother, observing her movements in the kitchen.
Three days after the events of the first film, a young boy named Billy Taggart assists his father in erecting scarecrows throughout a corn field, when one of the scarecrows suddenly comes to life and attacks him. As his father, Jack Taggart Sr., and his older brother, Jack Jr., rush to his aid, the scarecrow drags Billy through the field before sprouting wings and flying off, leaving the Taggart family horrified.
The following day (Day 23), a school bus carrying a high school basketball team and cheerleaders suffers a blowout. The chaperones inspect the tire, which they discover has been torn apart by a hand-crafted shuriken made of bone fragments. Back on the Taggart farm, Jack Jr. finds a dagger left by the Creeper. When his father inspects it, it inexplicably flies out of his hand on its own accord.
This song was featured in the 1938 film Going Places starring Dick Powell, Anita Louise and Ronald Reagan. Louis Armstrong appears in the part of Gabriel, the trainer of a race horse named Jeepers Creepers. Jeepers Creepers is a very wild horse and can only be soothed enough to let someone ride him when Gabriel plays the song "Jeepers Creepers" on his trumpet or sings it to him. Gabriel wrote the song specifically for the horse. (The phrase "jeepers creepers", a slang expression and minced oath euphemism for Jesus Christ, predates both the song and film.)
The lyrics of the song are under copyright; the most famous pair of lines is:
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published: 23 Sep 2012
Kermit Ruffins - Happy Talk
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Bobby Campo Trumpet
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Sam Cooke Composer
Ford Dabney Composer
Mack David Composer
James Demaria Photography
Chris Finney Engineer, Mixing
Tracey Freeman Producer
Édith Giovanna Gassion Composer
Guglielmi Luis Guglielmo Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg Composer
Corey Henry Trombone
James Van Heusen Composer
Mike Jenner Sax (Tenor)
Cynthia Kinney Design
Carolyn Leigh Composer
Matt Lemmler Arranger, Piano
Kristiaan Lewis Vocals (Background)
Cecil Mack Composer
Daryll McCoy Guitar, Soloist
Vlado Meller Mastering
Sidney D. Mitchell Composer
Ray Moore Sax (Baritone)
Mark Mullins Soloist, Trombone
Maceo Pinkard Composer
David Pulphus Bass
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published: 21 Jan 2014
Kermit Ruffins - When I Die, You Better Second Line
This is a video I created for a class I am teaching (Langue vivante - anglais) at the University of Limoges, France. It is supplemental material for a lesson on Second Lines in New Orleans. The soundtrack is "When I Die, You Better Second Line" by Kermit Ruffins, and the video footage is a montage from the HBO series "Treme".
published: 15 Oct 2012
Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers: "Marie" - Live from Mother-in-law Lounge (2015)
Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers perform 'Marie' at Kermit's Mother-in-Law Lounge on the last day of WWOZ's membership drive - March 13, 2015.
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New Orleans t...
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New Orleans trumpet player and singer Kermit Ruffins climbs in with Jam In The Van for ""Drop Me Off In New Orleans"".
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Bonnaroo 2013 takes place June 13th to 16th in Manchester, TN.
The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is four of the best days ever. 80,000 happy campers. 700 acres of Tennesee nature. 150 epic performances. 10+ stages of music. Several dozen comedians. An escape into excitement. Music. Art. Discoveries.
But Bonnaroo is more than a music festival. If you love music, laughter, animals, dance parties, coolness, friends and good stuff, Bonnaroo 365 will keep you feeling the vibe all year round. Enter a world of music discovery, incredible characters, soulful inspiration, and flat-out ridiculousness. Most importantly, be sure to join in on the fun, conversation, and free stuff.
Bonnaroo 365 - Your year round ticket to performances, artists, happiness, adventures, nirvana, couscous, over-joyousness, sharing, dancing, hyperbolic verbiage, system overload...
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New Orleans trumpet player and singer Kermit Ruffins climbs in with Jam In The Van for ""Drop Me Off In New Orleans"".
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Bonnaroo 2013 takes place June 13th to 16th in Manchester, TN.
The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is four of the best days ever. 80,000 happy campers. 700 acres of Tennesee nature. 150 epic performances. 10+ stages of music. Several dozen comedians. An escape into excitement. Music. Art. Discoveries.
But Bonnaroo is more than a music festival. If you love music, laughter, animals, dance parties, coolness, friends and good stuff, Bonnaroo 365 will keep you feeling the vibe all year round. Enter a world of music discovery, incredible characters, soulful inspiration, and flat-out ridiculousness. Most importantly, be sure to join in on the fun, conversation, and free stuff.
Bonnaroo 365 - Your year round ticket to performances, artists, happiness, adventures, nirvana, couscous, over-joyousness, sharing, dancing, hyperbolic verbiage, system overload...
Kermit Ruffins - ""Drop Me Off In New Orleans"" - Jam in the Van | Bonnaroo365
http://www.youtube.com/user/bonnaroo365
Edna Alexander Composer
Harold Arlen Composer
Lew Brown Composer
Sammy Cahn Composer
Bobby Campo Trumpet
Cy Coleman Composer
Sam Cooke Composer
Ford Dabn...
Edna Alexander Composer
Harold Arlen Composer
Lew Brown Composer
Sammy Cahn Composer
Bobby Campo Trumpet
Cy Coleman Composer
Sam Cooke Composer
Ford Dabney Composer
Mack David Composer
James Demaria Photography
Chris Finney Engineer, Mixing
Tracey Freeman Producer
Édith Giovanna Gassion Composer
Guglielmi Luis Guglielmo Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg Composer
Corey Henry Trombone
James Van Heusen Composer
Mike Jenner Sax (Tenor)
Cynthia Kinney Design
Carolyn Leigh Composer
Matt Lemmler Arranger, Piano
Kristiaan Lewis Vocals (Background)
Cecil Mack Composer
Daryll McCoy Guitar, Soloist
Vlado Meller Mastering
Sidney D. Mitchell Composer
Ray Moore Sax (Baritone)
Mark Mullins Soloist, Trombone
Maceo Pinkard Composer
David Pulphus Bass
Herlin Riley Drums
Richard Rodgers Composer
Kermit Ruffins Composer, Primary Artist, Trumpet, Vocals
Neshia Ruffins Vocals (Background)
Mark Samuels Executive Producer
Carl Sigman Composer
Tom Thompson Management
Eric Traub Sax (Tenor), Soloist
William H. Tyers Composer
Patrick Upton Composer
Jimmy Weber Trumpet
Micahel White Clarinet
Percy Williams Percussion
1
Panama
Carl Sigman / William H. Tyers
Kermit Ruffins
5:16 SpotifyRdioMOG
2
Hey Look at Me
Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh
Kermit Ruffins
3:41 MOG
3
Ain't That Good News
Sam Cooke
Kermit Ruffins
3:34 SpotifyRdioMOG
4
La Vie en Rose
Mack David / Édith Giovanna Gassion / Guglielmi Luis Guglielmo
Kermit Ruffins
3:54 SpotifyRdioMOG
5
Happy Talk
Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers
Kermit Ruffins
5:19 SpotifyRdioMOG
6
If I Only Had a Brain
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
Kermit Ruffins
9:07 SpotifyRdioMOG
7
High Hopes
Sammy Cahn / James Van Heusen
Kermit Ruffins
4:25 SpotifyRdioMOG
8
I Got a Tremé Woman
Kermit Ruffins
Kermit Ruffins
5:44 RdioMOG
9
Shine
Lew Brown / Ford Dabney / Cecil Mack
Kermit Ruffins
2:55 SpotifyRdioMOG
10
Sugar
Edna Alexander / Sidney D. Mitchell / Maceo Pinkard
Kermit Ruffins
7:46 SpotifyRdioMOG
11
More Today Than Yesterday
Patrick Upton
Kermit Ruffins
3:59 SpotifyRdioMOG
12
New Orleans (My Home Town)
Kermit Ruffins
Kermit Ruffins
6:37
Edna Alexander Composer
Harold Arlen Composer
Lew Brown Composer
Sammy Cahn Composer
Bobby Campo Trumpet
Cy Coleman Composer
Sam Cooke Composer
Ford Dabney Composer
Mack David Composer
James Demaria Photography
Chris Finney Engineer, Mixing
Tracey Freeman Producer
Édith Giovanna Gassion Composer
Guglielmi Luis Guglielmo Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg Composer
Corey Henry Trombone
James Van Heusen Composer
Mike Jenner Sax (Tenor)
Cynthia Kinney Design
Carolyn Leigh Composer
Matt Lemmler Arranger, Piano
Kristiaan Lewis Vocals (Background)
Cecil Mack Composer
Daryll McCoy Guitar, Soloist
Vlado Meller Mastering
Sidney D. Mitchell Composer
Ray Moore Sax (Baritone)
Mark Mullins Soloist, Trombone
Maceo Pinkard Composer
David Pulphus Bass
Herlin Riley Drums
Richard Rodgers Composer
Kermit Ruffins Composer, Primary Artist, Trumpet, Vocals
Neshia Ruffins Vocals (Background)
Mark Samuels Executive Producer
Carl Sigman Composer
Tom Thompson Management
Eric Traub Sax (Tenor), Soloist
William H. Tyers Composer
Patrick Upton Composer
Jimmy Weber Trumpet
Micahel White Clarinet
Percy Williams Percussion
1
Panama
Carl Sigman / William H. Tyers
Kermit Ruffins
5:16 SpotifyRdioMOG
2
Hey Look at Me
Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh
Kermit Ruffins
3:41 MOG
3
Ain't That Good News
Sam Cooke
Kermit Ruffins
3:34 SpotifyRdioMOG
4
La Vie en Rose
Mack David / Édith Giovanna Gassion / Guglielmi Luis Guglielmo
Kermit Ruffins
3:54 SpotifyRdioMOG
5
Happy Talk
Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers
Kermit Ruffins
5:19 SpotifyRdioMOG
6
If I Only Had a Brain
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
Kermit Ruffins
9:07 SpotifyRdioMOG
7
High Hopes
Sammy Cahn / James Van Heusen
Kermit Ruffins
4:25 SpotifyRdioMOG
8
I Got a Tremé Woman
Kermit Ruffins
Kermit Ruffins
5:44 RdioMOG
9
Shine
Lew Brown / Ford Dabney / Cecil Mack
Kermit Ruffins
2:55 SpotifyRdioMOG
10
Sugar
Edna Alexander / Sidney D. Mitchell / Maceo Pinkard
Kermit Ruffins
7:46 SpotifyRdioMOG
11
More Today Than Yesterday
Patrick Upton
Kermit Ruffins
3:59 SpotifyRdioMOG
12
New Orleans (My Home Town)
Kermit Ruffins
Kermit Ruffins
6:37
This is a video I created for a class I am teaching (Langue vivante - anglais) at the University of Limoges, France. It is supplemental material for a lesson on...
This is a video I created for a class I am teaching (Langue vivante - anglais) at the University of Limoges, France. It is supplemental material for a lesson on Second Lines in New Orleans. The soundtrack is "When I Die, You Better Second Line" by Kermit Ruffins, and the video footage is a montage from the HBO series "Treme".
This is a video I created for a class I am teaching (Langue vivante - anglais) at the University of Limoges, France. It is supplemental material for a lesson on Second Lines in New Orleans. The soundtrack is "When I Die, You Better Second Line" by Kermit Ruffins, and the video footage is a montage from the HBO series "Treme".
Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers perform 'Marie' at Kermit's Mother-in-Law Lounge on the last day of WWOZ's membership drive - March 13, 2015.
Support WWOZ: h...
Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers perform 'Marie' at Kermit's Mother-in-Law Lounge on the last day of WWOZ's membership drive - March 13, 2015.
Support WWOZ: https://www.wwoz.org/donate/
Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers perform 'Marie' at Kermit's Mother-in-Law Lounge on the last day of WWOZ's membership drive - March 13, 2015.
Support WWOZ: https://www.wwoz.org/donate/
See all of the Jam in the Van Bonnaroo sessions: http://ow.ly/dXBRs
Read up on the official Bonnaroo Guide to Mardi Gras 2013: http://ow.ly/hwhEo
New Orleans trumpet player and singer Kermit Ruffins climbs in with Jam In The Van for ""Drop Me Off In New Orleans"".
Get it all: http://bit.ly/BonnarooWebsite
Get your tickets!!: http://bit.ly/BonnarooTicketInfo
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Bonnaroo 2013 takes place June 13th to 16th in Manchester, TN.
The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is four of the best days ever. 80,000 happy campers. 700 acres of Tennesee nature. 150 epic performances. 10+ stages of music. Several dozen comedians. An escape into excitement. Music. Art. Discoveries.
But Bonnaroo is more than a music festival. If you love music, laughter, animals, dance parties, coolness, friends and good stuff, Bonnaroo 365 will keep you feeling the vibe all year round. Enter a world of music discovery, incredible characters, soulful inspiration, and flat-out ridiculousness. Most importantly, be sure to join in on the fun, conversation, and free stuff.
Bonnaroo 365 - Your year round ticket to performances, artists, happiness, adventures, nirvana, couscous, over-joyousness, sharing, dancing, hyperbolic verbiage, system overload...
Kermit Ruffins - ""Drop Me Off In New Orleans"" - Jam in the Van | Bonnaroo365
http://www.youtube.com/user/bonnaroo365
Edna Alexander Composer
Harold Arlen Composer
Lew Brown Composer
Sammy Cahn Composer
Bobby Campo Trumpet
Cy Coleman Composer
Sam Cooke Composer
Ford Dabney Composer
Mack David Composer
James Demaria Photography
Chris Finney Engineer, Mixing
Tracey Freeman Producer
Édith Giovanna Gassion Composer
Guglielmi Luis Guglielmo Composer
Oscar Hammerstein II Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg Composer
Corey Henry Trombone
James Van Heusen Composer
Mike Jenner Sax (Tenor)
Cynthia Kinney Design
Carolyn Leigh Composer
Matt Lemmler Arranger, Piano
Kristiaan Lewis Vocals (Background)
Cecil Mack Composer
Daryll McCoy Guitar, Soloist
Vlado Meller Mastering
Sidney D. Mitchell Composer
Ray Moore Sax (Baritone)
Mark Mullins Soloist, Trombone
Maceo Pinkard Composer
David Pulphus Bass
Herlin Riley Drums
Richard Rodgers Composer
Kermit Ruffins Composer, Primary Artist, Trumpet, Vocals
Neshia Ruffins Vocals (Background)
Mark Samuels Executive Producer
Carl Sigman Composer
Tom Thompson Management
Eric Traub Sax (Tenor), Soloist
William H. Tyers Composer
Patrick Upton Composer
Jimmy Weber Trumpet
Micahel White Clarinet
Percy Williams Percussion
1
Panama
Carl Sigman / William H. Tyers
Kermit Ruffins
5:16 SpotifyRdioMOG
2
Hey Look at Me
Cy Coleman / Carolyn Leigh
Kermit Ruffins
3:41 MOG
3
Ain't That Good News
Sam Cooke
Kermit Ruffins
3:34 SpotifyRdioMOG
4
La Vie en Rose
Mack David / Édith Giovanna Gassion / Guglielmi Luis Guglielmo
Kermit Ruffins
3:54 SpotifyRdioMOG
5
Happy Talk
Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers
Kermit Ruffins
5:19 SpotifyRdioMOG
6
If I Only Had a Brain
Harold Arlen / E.Y. "Yip" Harburg
Kermit Ruffins
9:07 SpotifyRdioMOG
7
High Hopes
Sammy Cahn / James Van Heusen
Kermit Ruffins
4:25 SpotifyRdioMOG
8
I Got a Tremé Woman
Kermit Ruffins
Kermit Ruffins
5:44 RdioMOG
9
Shine
Lew Brown / Ford Dabney / Cecil Mack
Kermit Ruffins
2:55 SpotifyRdioMOG
10
Sugar
Edna Alexander / Sidney D. Mitchell / Maceo Pinkard
Kermit Ruffins
7:46 SpotifyRdioMOG
11
More Today Than Yesterday
Patrick Upton
Kermit Ruffins
3:59 SpotifyRdioMOG
12
New Orleans (My Home Town)
Kermit Ruffins
Kermit Ruffins
6:37
This is a video I created for a class I am teaching (Langue vivante - anglais) at the University of Limoges, France. It is supplemental material for a lesson on Second Lines in New Orleans. The soundtrack is "When I Die, You Better Second Line" by Kermit Ruffins, and the video footage is a montage from the HBO series "Treme".
Kermit Ruffins & the BBQ Swingers perform 'Marie' at Kermit's Mother-in-Law Lounge on the last day of WWOZ's membership drive - March 13, 2015.
Support WWOZ: https://www.wwoz.org/donate/
Kermit Ruffins (born December 19, 1964) is an American jazz trumpeter, singer, and composer from New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. He has been influenced by Louis Armstrong and Louis Jordan and says that the highest note he can hit on trumpet is a high C. He often accompanies his songs with his own vocals. Most of his bands perform New Orleans jazz standards, though he also composes many of his own pieces. Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote, "Mr. Ruffins is an unabashed entertainer who plays trumpet with a bright, silvery tone, sings with off-the-cuff charm and never gets too abstruse in his material."
Early life
He started playing trumpet in 8th grade at Lawless Junior High School in the Ninth Ward of New Orleans. He attended Joseph S. Clark High School in the 6th Ward. In high school, he played a little bit of classical music at the behest of a strict band teacher.
He developed an appreciation for cooking from his grandmother, observing her movements in the kitchen.
Jeepers creepers, where'd you get those peepers? Jeepers creepers, where'd you get those eyes? Gosh all git-up, how'd you get so lit up? Gosh all git up, how'd it get that size? Golly gee, when you turn those heaters on, Woe is me, got to put my cheaters on. Jeepers creepers, where'd you get those peepers? Oh those weepers, how they hypnotize!