[Dixielandjazz] So. Rampart St. Parade

[Robert Ringwald]

Bob Romans wrote:

> Who wrote South Rampart Street Parade?
> Google has Steve Allen and another site on Google says Ray Bauduc and Bob 
> Haggard!!


Steve Allen wrote just the words.  

Ray Bauduc and Bob Haggard are credited with writing it.  

The first time the band saw it, Zeke Zarchy was playing lead trumpet.  In fact, on the original lead trumpet part, it says "Zeke Zarchy."  

I asked Zeke if, when they played it for the first time, did he suspect it would become a Jazz standard?  

He said, "Hell no.  We played hundreds of arrangements of new songs, most of which we never played again."  

If my memory serves me, I think that I heard there is actually no South Rampart St in New Orleans.  


--Bob Ringwald
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My wife was hinting about what she wanted for our upcoming anniversary.
She said, "I want something shiny that goes from 0 to 150 in about 3 seconds."
I bought her a bathroom scale.


Molly and I used to sing it as a duet.