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Rufus Thomas

03/26/1917-12/15/2001 in Cayce, MS

Genres

  • Soul
  • Modern Electric Blues
  • Blues
  • Funk
  • Electric Blues

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Popular Songs

Stax: The Soul Of Hip Hop album cover
Do The Funky Penguin (Part 1)
What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977) album cover
The Memphis Train
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles Vol.3 album cover
6-3-8
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles Vol.2 album cover
The Preacher And The Bear

Biography

Rufus C. Thomas, Jr. (March 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was an American rhythm-and-blues, funk, soul and blues singer, songwriter, dancer, DJ and comic entertainer from Memphis, Tennessee. He recorded for several labels, including Chess Records and Sun Records in the 1950s, before becoming established in the 1960s and 1970s at Stax Records. He is best known for his novelty dance records, including "Walking the Dog" (1963), "Do the Funky Chicken" (1969) and "(Do the) Push and Pull" (1970). According to the Mississippi Blues Commission, "Rufus Thomas embodied the spirit of Memphis music perhaps more than any other artist, and from the early 1940s until his death . . . occupied many important roles in the local scene." ... (see more)


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Albums by Release Date

The Sun Years, Plus His R&B Recordings 1949-1956 album cover
The Sun Years, Plus His R&B Recordings 1949-1956
by Rufus Thomas
Tiger Man: Earliest Recordings 1950-1957 album cover
Tiger Man: Earliest Recordings 1950-1957
by Rufus Thomas
The Funkiest Man Alive: The Stax Funk Sessions 1967-1975 album cover
The Funkiest Man Alive: The Stax Funk Sessions 1967-1975
by Rufus Thomas
Blues Thang! album cover
Blues Thang!
by Rufus Thomas
Funky Chicken album cover
Funky Chicken
by Rufus Thomas
Did You Heard Me?~ Crown Prince Of Dance album cover
Did You Heard Me?~ Crown Prince Of Dance
by Rufus Thomas
Do The Funky Chicken album cover
Do The Funky Chicken
by Rufus Thomas
Walking The Dog album cover
Walking The Dog
by Rufus Thomas

Featured on

Live At The Bohemian Caverns album cover
Live At The Bohemian Caverns
by Carla Thomas
AnotherLateNight album cover
AnotherLateNight
by Tommy Guerrero

Compilations

Stax Number Ones album cover
Stax Number Ones
by Various Artists
Stax: The Soul Of Hip Hop album cover
Stax: The Soul Of Hip Hop
by Various Artists
Little Steven's Underground Garage Presents: Christmas A Go-Go album cover
Little Steven's Underground Garage Presents: Christmas A Go-Go
by Various Artists
What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977) album cover
What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves (1967-1977)
by Various Artists
Stax Breaks album cover
Stax Breaks
by Various Artists
Putumayo Kids Presents: Sing Along With Putomayo album cover
Putumayo Kids Presents: Sing Along With Putomayo
by Various Artists
Juke Joint Blues 1950's-1960's album cover
Juke Joint Blues 1950's-1960's
by Various Artists
Breaks Sessions album cover
Breaks Sessions
by Various Artists
Stax Of Funk Vol.2-More Funky Truth album cover
Stax Of Funk Vol.2-More Funky Truth
by Various Artists
Super Breaks, Vol. 2: Essential Jazz, Soul And Funk Break-Beats album cover
Super Breaks, Vol. 2: Essential Jazz, Soul And Funk Break-Beats
by Various Artists
Hi Times: The Hi Records R&B Years album cover
Hi Times: The Hi Records R&B Years
by Various Artists
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974 album cover
Atlantic Rhythm & Blues 1947-1974
by Various Artists
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles Vol.3 album cover
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles Vol.3
by Various Artists
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles Vol.2 album cover
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles Vol.2
by Various Artists
The Complete Stax-Volt Singles Vol.1 album cover
The Complete Stax-Volt Singles Vol.1
by Various Artists
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles Vol.2 album cover
The Complete Stax-Volt Soul Singles Vol.2
by Various Artists

Playlists

Blues Of The 50's
Blues Of The 50's
dj: BlueBeatTimeMachine
00 2000s greatest hits
00 2000s greatest hits
dj: classeigne260
big 50s 60s oldies
big 50s 60s oldies
dj: coreylssgn600
Penny905's Music Nota
Penny905's Music Nota
dj: penny905
SOUL for yours
SOUL for yours
dj: djbeebo
Soul 60's
Soul 60's
dj: BlueBeatTimeMachine
MadBeets
MadBeets
dj: MadBeets
Lonely Teardrops
Lonely Teardrops
dj: misterfathersir

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