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The official YouTube channel of soul legend Rufus Thomas.
Rufus Thomas. Soundtrack: War Dogs. Born on March 26, 1917, in Cayce, Mississippi, R&B and blues legend Rufus Thomas began his career in the 1930s as a comedian with the Rabbit Foot Minstrels.
Rufus Thomas "I'm the only one of its kind." Rufus Thomas, Jr. Tiger Man (King Of The Jungle) (Joe Hill Louis-S. Burns) Sun 188. Rufus Thomas konnte alles: singen, tanzen, Witze erzählen, ansagen – und Hits einfahren. Mehr als ein halbes Jahrhundert war er in Memphis künstlerisch präsent, ab 1951 als Discjockey bei WDIA. Rufus wurde am 27 ...
Rufus Thomas embodied the spirit of Memphis music perhaps more than any other artist, and from the early 1940s until his death on December 15, 2001, occupied many important roles in the local scene. Thomas was born in Cayce on March 26, 1917, and his family lived on Mt. Carmel Road before they moved to Memphis in about 1921.
The Crown Prince of Dance, Rufus Thomas is one of the most significant figures in Memphis music history, and 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."
17. Dez. 2001 · Rufus Thomas Dies. 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 ...
Rufus C. Thomas, Jr. 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. His dance records, including "Walking the Dog", "Do the Funky Chicken", and " Push and ...
