Rufus Thomas

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Rufus Thomas (March 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was a rhythm and blues and soul singer from Memphis, Tennessee, United States, who recorded on Sun Records in the 1950s and on Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of soul singer Carla Thomas (best known for the classic song "B-A-B-Y") and keyboard player Marvell Thomas. A third daughter, Vaneese, a former French teacher, for years had a recording studio in upstate New York where she sang for television commercials. The above biography taken from: Wikipedia - Rufus Thomas The Crown Prince of Dance; an early rock & roll DJ, Memphis soul icon and creator of the Funky Chicken. Artist Biography (below) by Richie Unterberger 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. As a recording artist, he wasn't a major innovator, but he could always be depended upon for some good, silly, and/or outrageous fun with his soul dance tunes. He was one of the few rock or soul stars to reach his commercial and artistic peak in middle age, and was a crucial mentor to many important Memphis blues, rock, and soul musicians. Thomas was already a professional entertainer in the mid-'30s, when he was a comedian with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels. He recorded music as early as 1941, but really ma

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The Platinum Collection

The Very Best of Rufus Thomas

Walking The Dog

Stax Profiles

Funkiest Man Alive: The Stax Funk Sessions 1967-1975

Just Because I'm Leavin'...

Do the Funky Chicken [Stax Remasters]

Stax-Volt: The Complete Singles 1959-1968

That Woman Is Poison!

Walking the Dog (Mono)

Do The Funky Chicken

Did You Heard Me?

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