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Rufus Thomas albums featuring William Bell
Rufus Thomas Music Videos (6)
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| | Rufus Live! CD (1998)
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Live From 1996
Liner Note Author: Penny Wolfe.
Recording information: Ecko Sounds Studios, Memphis, TN (1996); Southern Crossroads Festival, Centennial Olympic Park, (1996).
Personnel: Rufus Thomas (vocals); Michael Toles (guitar); Jim Spake (tenor saxophone); Scott Thompson (trumpet); Marvell Thomas (keyboards); James Robertson (drums); ...
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 Rufus Thomas Lyrics and Songs
Popular or famous Rufus Thomas songs: Walking The Dog Lyrics, Do The Funky Chicken Lyrics, Breakdown Lyrics, Jump Back Lyrics, Do the Funky Penguin Lyrics, World Is Round Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Funky Mississippi Lyrics, Preacher and the Bear Lyrics, Little Sally Walker Lyrics, Push and Pull Lyrics, Somebody Stole My Dog Lyrics, 'Cause I Love You Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Do the Push and Pull Lyrics, Land Of 1000 Dances Lyrics, Do the Push & Pull Part 1 Lyrics, Today I Started Loving You Again Lyrics, Strolling Beale No. 1 Lyrics. More music lyrics and songs Walkin the Dog Lyrics, Want Dang Doodle Lyrics, Cherry Red Lyrics.
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Rufus Thomas Biography
The Crown Prince of Dance, Rufus Thomas 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
Contemporaries
B.B. King, Fats Domino, Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the MG's, Wilson Pickett, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Johnnie Taylor, The Staple Singers, Bo Diddley, Sam & Dave, Joe Tex, Irma Thomas, Don Covay, Ike Turner, The Bar-Kays, Screamin' Jay Hawkins, William Bell, Johnny Ace (Piano), Booker T. Jones, David Porter, General Johnson
Followers
The Rolling Stones, Elvis Presley, The Cramps, Alex Chilton, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, The Spencer Davis Group, Joe Tex, The Reigning Sound, Don Covay, Clarence Carter, Chubby Checker, Carla Thomas, Junior Walker & the All-Stars, Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs
Influences
James Brown, B.B. King, Howlin' Wolf, Big Joe Turner, Bobby "Blue" Bland, Cabell "Cab" Calloway, Big Mama Thornton, Ike Turner, Junior Parker, Jackie Brenston
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