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Rufus C. Thomas Jr., né le 26 mars 1917 à Cayce, Mississippi, et mort le 15 décembre 2001 à Memphis, Tennessee 1, est un compositeur et chanteur américain de blues, de rhythm and blues, de soul et de funk . En solo ou avec sa fille Carla, Rufus Thomas est l'un des fondateurs du rhythm 'n' blues moderne.
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Wherever he goes, Rufus Thomas continues to be a walking representative of 40 years of Memphis soul. Rufus Thomas died December 15, 2001. l/71. “I’m the only one of its kind,” Rufus Thomas asserts with justifiable pride. The 54-year-old entertainer represents 40 years of Memphis.
You doin' the funky chicken. Slick and spasm, you put both arms up, across your face. You knees start wiggling, all over the place. You flap your arms and your feet start kicking. Then you know you doin' the funky chicken. Oh, I'm feeling it now, I feel so unnecessary. This is the kind, this is the kind of stuff.
Rufus Thomas. Rufus Thomas, Jr. (March 27, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was an American rhythm and blues, funk and soul singer and comedian from Memphis, Tennessee, 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 and keyboard player Marvell Thomas. A third child ...
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