JT Woodruff

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James Thomas "JT" Woodruff is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of the American rock band Hawthorne Heights. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] He has also released solo music under his own name. [13] [14] [15] [16]

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Early life

Woodruff was born and raised in West Virginia. [17] He graduated from St. Mary's High School. [18]

Career

Woodruff owns a coffee shop called Greenhaus Coffee in Sidney, Ohio with his wife. [19]

In 2013, he named his ten "essential guitar albums" for an article for MusicRadar . [20] In 2024, he named his favorite 1990s emo albums for a Consequence article. [21]

In 2025, he was a guest performer in a Warped Tour tribute band. [22]

References

  1. Blabbermouth (2025-11-04). "HAWTHORNE HEIGHTS' JT WOODRUFF On Upcoming 'If Only You Were Lonely' 20th-Anniversary Tour: We Wanted To 'Give The Fans What They Want'". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  2. Skrip, Heather. "Interview with JT Woodruff from Hawthorne Heights". Northern Star. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  3. Punknews.org (2010-05-24). "Interviews: JT Woodruff (Hawthorne Heights)". www.punknews.org. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  4. "Hawthorne Heights' JT Woodruff on 20 Years of Tears Tour, Is for Lovers Fest, and the "Big 4" of Emo". Yahoo Entertainment. 2024-06-21. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  5. "Interview: Hawthorne Heights Vocalist, Guitarist JT Woodruff on Latest LP, 'The Rain Just Follows Me'". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  6. https://www.fresnobee.com/entertainment/music-news-reviews/article222175395.html#storylink=cpy
  7. "Interview: JT Woodruff on Recording New Material, Blink-182". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  8. Sievers, Alex. "Hawthorne Heights' JT Woodruff On Touring Australia & Playing Older Albums". The Music. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  9. "One of Dayton's most famous bands Hawthorne Heights on fame, tragic loss and DIY music". dayton-daily-news. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  10. Cororna, Alessandro. "Hawthorne Heights singer recounts 'dude, paint this place' days of 'shining star' Bogart's". The Enquirer. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  11. Willett, Brian (2010-06-16). "Hawthorne Heights JT Woodruff Discusses Skeletons and More" . Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  12. Chepurny, Gabi (2013-07-20). "Life After a Band Member's Death: Hawthorne Heights Presses On". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  13. Crane, Matt. "JT Woodruff (Hawthorne Heights) releases "Dark Young Days" music video". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  14. AltPress. "Hawthorne Heights' JT Woodruff premieres heartfelt video for solo track "Runaway"". Alternative Press Magazine. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  15. published, Laura B. Whitmore (2014-03-25). "Interview: Hawthorne Heights' JT Woodruff Gives Us a Dose of 'Field Medicine'". Guitar World. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  16. "JT Woodruff: Hawthorn Heights frontman explores pop side on new solo album". dayton-daily-news. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  17. lynch@hdmediallc.com, Bill Lynch (2024-07-10). "Hawthorne Heights singer, WV native: Charleston concert will 'conjure up some old ghosts'". The Herald-Dispatch. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  18. HawthorneHeightsVids (2010-04-14). Hawthorne Heights - JT's Hometown Show 5/29 . Retrieved 2025-12-17 via YouTube.
  19. "Hawthorne Heights frontman discusses his other passion project". dayton-daily-news. Retrieved 2025-12-17.
  20. published, Joe Bosso (2013-08-27). "Hawthorne Heights' JT Woodruff picks 10 essential guitar albums". MusicRadar. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  21. Staff, Heavy Consequence (2024-06-13). "10 Essential 1990s Emo Albums, As Selected by Hawthorne Heights' JT Woodruff". Consequence. Retrieved 2025-12-12.
  22. "The Warped Band featuring JT Woodruff of Hawthorne Heights". Columbus Underground. 2025-12-12. Retrieved 2025-12-12.