Originally a founding member in the 1980's of New Orleans' popular Rebirth … Read Full Bio ↴Originally a founding member in the 1980's of New Orleans' popular Rebirth Brass Band, with whom he recorded seven lively albums and toured the world. Ruffins branched out on his own in the early 1990's with his own band, a more traditional New Orleans jazz combo, but has also performed with The Kermit Ruffins Big Band. His style is most reminiscent of great Nawlin's trumpeter Louis Armstrong, He regularly performs with his backing band called the Barbecue Swingers in local New Orleans clubs. Ingeniously, he also shows up with a truck that sells Bar BQ off to the side, easily doubling a night's musician pay, satisfying fans stomach as well as spirit. He's also guested on many recordings including records from artists like Los Hombres Calientes and Harry Connick JR, and appears as himself regularly on the HBO television series Treme.

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Kermit Ruffins Lyrics

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After You Now won't you listen honey, while I say, How could…
AIN No one to talk with All by myself No one to walk…
Ain't Misbehavin' No one to talk with All by myself No one to walk…
Baby It's Cold Outside I really can't stay, it is cold outside I've got to…
Basin Street Blues Won't you come along with me To the Mississippi We'll take a…
Big Easy Big easy We got the Bourbon street How about Decatur street…
Black and Blue Cold empty bed, springs hard as lead Pains in my head,…
Bucket 'Cause My Bucket's Got A [G] Hole In It Yea! My…
But Not For Me Old man sunshine listen you Never tell me dreams come true …

Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead Once there was a wicked witch in the lovely land…
Do You Know What It Means To Miss New Orleans Do you know what it means to miss New Orleans And…
Drop Me Off In New Orleans Do you know what is means To miss New Orleans I miss…
Girl Of My Dreams Dear, it seems years since we parted, Years full of tears…
Hey Look Me Over Hey, look me over Lend me an ear Mortgaged up to here But…
Honey Chile You're shiftless and you're lazy Just like the hound dog…
I Got a Treme' Woman Well, I got a woman, way over town She's good to…
It Homesick tired All alone in a big city Why should…
Kermit's Second Line Somebody blow the whistle For this great New Orleans sound S…
La Vie en Rose Hold me close and hold me fast The magic spell you…
Ma Ma, she's got her eyes on me Ma, she's oh-so good…
Ma, He's Making Eyes At Me Little Lilly was oh! So silly and shy And all the…
Monday Night In New Orleans Way down in New Orleans The land of dreams Big juicy pig…
New Orleans I'm so New Orleans, I love Danny Barker I'm so New…
on teh sunny side of the stree Walked with no one and talked with no one And I…
On The Sunny Side Of The Street Walked with no one and talked with no one And I…
Pennies From Heaven Every time it rains, it rains pennies from heaven Don't you…
Santa Claus Is Coming To Town You better watch out, you better not cry You better not…
Skokiaan Oh, Far away in Africa Happy happy Africa They sing a-bing-a…
St. James Infirmary It was down by old Joe's barroom, on the corner…
Stardust And now the purple dusk of twilight time Steals across the…
Talking Loud And Saying Nothing Like a dull knife Just ain't cutting Just talking loud Th…
This Christmas Hang all the mistletoe I'm gonna get to know you better Th…
Tiger Rag Hold that tiger Hold that tiger Hold that tiger Hold that ti…
Tremé Mardi Gras Mardi Gras, in the Tremé Mardi Gras, in the Tremé It's Mardi…
Wake Up Neesie wake up neesie cause it's time to go to work…
When It Homesick tired All alone in a big city Why should…
When It's Sleepy Time Down South Homesick tired All alone in a big city Why should…

Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams When skies are cloudy and grey They're only grey for a…

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