 Rufus Thomas Lyrics and Songs
Popular or famous Rufus Thomas music songs: Do the Funky Chicken Lyrics, Walking the Dog Lyrics, Breakdown, Bear Cat, World Is Round Lyrics, Funky Robot, Jump Back Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Sophisticated Sissy, Funky Mississippi Lyrics, Walking In The Rain, Do the Push and Pull, Pt. 1, Preacher and the Bear. More music lyrics and songs Sixty Minute Man Lyrics, Do the Funky Penguin Lyrics, Tiger Man, I'll Be A Good Boy, Funky Bird, Memphis Train Lyrics, Can Your Monkey Do The Dog Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Do the Funky Penguin, Pt.1. See All Songs
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Rufus Thomas Biography
The Crown Prince of Dance, Artist is one of the most significant figures in Memphis music history, and is also an important contributor to the development of early rock & roll, classic Southern soul, and funk. Thomas began singing in the 1940s and made his name as a radio DJ in Memphis before recording the classic Sun Records side "Bear Cat." Thomas signed on with the legendary Stax Records in the early '60s where he released a series of fun yet hard-hitting soul records, many of which--"Do the Funky Chicken," "Do the Penguin," "Walking the Dog"--were directives for the latest dance crazes. Although Thomas was a genial entertainer, he was also one mean soulster, a reputation he upheld dutifully until his death in 2001.
Key Personnel
Worked With
Carla Thomas, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Johnnie Taylor
Contemporaries
B.B. King, Otis Redding, Fats Domino, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the MG's, Wilson Pickett, Bo Diddley, The Staple Singers, Sam & Dave, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Johnnie Taylor, Ike Turner, Joe Tex, Don Covay, Irma Thomas, The Bar-Kays, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Lee Dorsey, Booker T. Jones, William Bell, Johnny Ace (Piano), David Porter, General Johnson
Followers
The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Cramps, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Spencer Davis Group, Clarence Carter, Joe Tex, Don Covay, Alex Chilton, Chubby Checker, The Reigning Sound, Carla Thomas, Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs, Junior Walker & the All-Stars
Influences
James Brown, B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, Big Joe Turner, Cab Calloway, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Ike Turner, Big Mama Thornton, Junior Parker
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