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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 15, 2001 · 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.
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 C. Thomas, Jr. Profile: Rhythm & blues and soul singer and songwriter, born 26 March 1917 in Cayce, Mississippi, died 15 December 2001 in Memphis, Tennessee. He enjoyed his biggest successes while signed to the Stax label during the 1960s and early 1970s.
Jun 17, 2024 · Rufus Thomas was no pup when Walking The Dog was released. Born in 1917, he’d earned a decent living around Memphis as an MC, dancer, radio DJ, and wisecrackin’ theatre act, and every one of...
The official YouTube channel of soul legend Rufus Thomas.
RUFUS THOMAS - DO THE FUNKY CHICKEN. LIVE FILMED PERFORMANCE 1972. MOMOFUNKONE. 10.8K subscribers. Subscribed. 7K. 856K views 12 years ago. AT THE LIVIN WORLD WATTSTAX ...more.
“I’m the only one of its kind,” Rufus Thomas asserts with justifiable pride. The 54-year-old entertainer represents 40 years of Memphis Soul. Millions of young people around the world have danced to his hit records, including “Walkin’ The Dog”, “Do the Funky Chicken”, and the “Push and Pull.”
Rufus Thomas. BIOGRAPHY AND DISCOGRAPHY. One of the most improbable and longest lasting stars in rock and in more ways than one the patriarch of Memphis rock ‘n’ roll, Rufus Thomas Jr. was born in Mississippi in 1917, moving to Memphis as a child.
