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For more than 20 years, trumpeter Kermit Ruffins' weekly Thursday gig at Vaughan's in Bywater has served as a dependable, and popular, late-night music option. At Vaughan's and elsewhere, he embodied ...

Kermit Ruffins has retired from his weekly Thursday gig at Vaughan's Vaughan's Lounge at 800 Lesseps St. in New Orleans Thursday August 18, 2011. (DAVID GRUNFELD, NOLA.com | THE TIMES PICAYUNE) Jay ...

The title of the album is actually also the name of the first and last cuts of trumpeter and vocalist Kermit Ruffins & the Barbecue Swingers’ latest CD, “I’m So New Orleans.” Okay, got it. The opener ...

New Orleans musicians were acutely impacted by Hurricane Katrina, both personally and professionally. On a personal level, the city’s musicians dealt with the destruction of their homes and the total ...