Person · US blues & funk singer & songwriter
Rufus Thomas
Albums
94
Members
1
Active
1917–2001
Origin
United States
Biography
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. Taken from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rufus_Thomas
Discography
Bear Cat / Walking In The Rain
Tiger Man (King Of The Jungle) / Save That Money
The Easy Livin' Plan / I'm Steady Holdin' On
I Didn't Believe
Can't Ever Let You Go / It's Aw'rite
The Dog / Did You Ever Love A Woman
Walking the Dog
Walking The Dog / Fine & Mellow
Can Your Monkey Do The Dog
Jump Back / All Night Worker
Somebody Stole My Dog
That's Really Some Good
Baby Walk
The World Is Round / Chicken Scratch
When You Move You Lose
Birds & Bees / Never Let You Go
Sister's Got A Boyfriend / Talkin' Bout True Love
Down Ta My House / Steady Holding On
Jump Back
Sophisticated Sissy
Funky Mississippi / So Hard To Get Along With
Funky Way
The Memphis Train
Do The Funky Chicken
Do the Funky Chicken
(Do The) Push And Pull
Old McDonald Had A Farm Part 2 / The Preacher And The Bear
The Preacher And The Bear
Do The Funky Penguin
Rufus Thomas Live Doing The Push & Pull At P.J.'s
The World Is Round / (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
6-3-8 / Love Trap
Did You Heard Me?
Crown Prince of Dance
Funky Robot
I'm Still In Love With You
Boogie Ain't Nuttin' (But Gettin' Down)
Do The Funky Chicken / Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)
The Funky Bird / Steal A Little
Do The Double Bump
Jump Back 75
Bear Cat / Walkin' In The Rain / Tiger Man / Save That Money
If There Were No Music / Blues In The Basement
The Best Of Rufus Thomas
Do The Funky Chicken / Sixty Minute Man, Part II
Do The Funky Chicken / The Breakdown
I Ain't Gittin' Older, I'm Gittin' Better
If There Were No Music
If There Were No Music
The Breakdown, Part I / Do The Funky Penguin, Part I
Who's Makin' Love To Your Old Lady / Hot Grits
Fried Chicken / I Ain't Got Time
I Ain't Gettin' Older, I'm Gettin' Better
Chronicle: Their Greatest Stax Hits
Do The Funky Chicken / Do The Funky Penguin (Part 1)
Funky Chicken / Walkin' The Dog
Rufus Thomas
Martha Reeves / Rufus Thomas / The Nashville Teens / The Troggs (La grande storia del rock)
Jump Back
Rappin' Rufus
Credits
Eye on the Gold Chain
When Disaster Strikes…
Now I Got Worry
That Woman Is Poison!
Ratt
Tsugu Way
Stupidity
Spring Fever
Crown Prince of Dance
Did You Heard Me?
Rufus Thomas Live Doing The Push & Pull At P.J.'s
The Breakdown
Do the Funky Chicken
Walking the Dog
Walking the Dog / You Said
Aerosmith / Toys In The Attic
BBC Radio 1 Live In Concert
Boogie Ain't Nuttin' (But Gettin' Down)
Can't Ever Let You Go / It's Aw'rite
Can't Get Away From This Dog
Deep Down Inside / Cause I Love You
Deep Inside
Do The Double Bump
Do The Funky Chicken
Do The Funky Chicken / Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes)
Do The Funky Penguin
(Do The) Push And Pull
Eazy-er Said Than Dunn
Fried Chicken / I Ain't Got Time
Funky Hot Grits
Funky Robot
Gangster Funk
Goin' To Memphis
I Ain't Gittin' Older, I'm Gittin' Better
If There Were No Music
If There Were No Music / Blues In The Basement
Jump Back
Jump Back 75
Jump Back / All Night Worker
Only The Strong Survive
Pagliaro I
Peabody Hotel
Pitch In Ona Party
Rappin' Rufus
Rufus Live!
Rufus Thomas
Soul Power 2 (The Very Best Of Rhythm & Blues)
Stax Profiles
Swing Out With Rufus Thomas
That's Really Some Good / Let It Be Me
The Breakdown, Part I / Do The Funky Penguin, Part I
The Easy Livin' Plan / I'm Steady Holdin' On
The Happy Song
The Original Potato Land
The Platinum Collection
The Preacher And The Bear
The World Is Round / (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
Walking The Dog / Fine & Mellow
Walking The Dog / The Dog
What This Country Needs