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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 .
Nov 27, 2019 · 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...
Dec 17, 2001 · Stax Records cornerstone and one of R&B’s most memorable iconoclasts, Rufus Thomas, died of heart failure on December 15th in Memphis at age eighty-four. Thomas, who found fame as...
Rufus Thomas. "The World's Oldest Teenager," a songwriter, and vocalist whose career spanned early R&B in the '50s to funky hits in the '70s. Read Full Biography.
The official YouTube channel of soul legend Rufus Thomas.
Few of rock & roll’s founding figures are as likable as Rufus Thomas. From the 1940s onward, he has personified Memphis music; his small but witty cameo role in Jim Jarmusch’s Mystery Train, a film which satirizes and enshrines the city’s role in popular culture, was entirely appropriate.
Oct 23, 2019 · Walking The Dog (Thomas) by Rufus ThomasOn the ‘pop’ charts this was the most successful single release for radio DJ and R&B singer Thomas (father of singer ...
