Rufus Thomas, Jr. (March 27, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was a 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, Vaneese, a former French teacher, has a recording studio in upstate New York and sings for television commercials.
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- Rufus Thomas, Jr. (March 27, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was a 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, Vaneese, a former French teacher, has a recording studio in upstate New York and sings for television commercials.
- Rufus Thomas war ein US-amerikanischer Blues- und Soul-Sänger, Radiomoderator, Entertainer und Talentscout. Er ist der Vater der Soul-Sängerin Carla Thomas und des Stax-Pianisten Marvell Thomas. Rufus Thomas begann seine Karriere in den 1930ern bei den Rabbit Foot Minstrels. In den 1940ern arbeitete er als Disc Jockey einer Radioshow bei WDIA in Memphis. Auf der Beale Street in Memphis betrieb er eine Talentshow, aus der u. a. B. B. King, Bobby Blue Bland und Ike Turner hervor gingen. 1953 hatte Thomas mit Bear Cat seinen ersten Hit. 1959 nahm er mit seiner Tochter Carla Cause I Love You auf. Sein größter Hit war jedoch Walking The Dog, das später auch von den Rolling Stones oder Aerosmith aufgenommen wurde und das zum Live-Programm von Grateful Dead und John Cale gehörte. 1992 wurde Rufus Thomas in die Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2001 in die Blues Hall of Fame aufgenommen. Er starb 2001 in Memphis an Herzversagen.
- Rufus Thomas est un compositeur, chanteur de blues, de rhythm and blues et de soul américain. Né à Cayce, Mississippi, le 26 mars 1917, il est décédé à Memphis, Tennessee, le 15 décembre 2001.
- Ha ha rappresentato per oltre 50 anni l'essenza della musica di Memphis. Dal vaudeville al rhythm & blues fino al funky è stato un esempio anche di vita per decine di musicisti. Primo D.J. a tramettere dalla W.D.I.A. , la radio nera di Memphis l'esordiente Elvis Presley. Uno dei suoi classici Walking The Dog è stato ripreso anche dai Rolling Stones. Insegnò ad Otis Redding come muoversi sul palco dell'Apollo di New York. Tra i suoi successi Funky Chicken, Push and Pull e The Dog. Porretta Terme, sede dell'annuale Porretta Soul Festival dove Rufus si è esibito per ben 6 volte, gli ha dedicato un parco.
- Rufus Tomas was een Amerikaanse soulzanger. Hij is vooral bekend van zijn hits Walking the dog en Do the funky chicken. Hij was de vader van soulzangeres Carla Thomas.
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- Rufus Thomas, "The World's Oldest Teenager".
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- Rufus Thomas, Jr. (March 27, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was a 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, Vaneese, a former French teacher, has a recording studio in upstate New York and sings for television commercials.
- Rufus Thomas war ein US-amerikanischer Blues- und Soul-Sänger, Radiomoderator, Entertainer und Talentscout. Er ist der Vater der Soul-Sängerin Carla Thomas und des Stax-Pianisten Marvell Thomas. Rufus Thomas begann seine Karriere in den 1930ern bei den Rabbit Foot Minstrels. In den 1940ern arbeitete er als Disc Jockey einer Radioshow bei WDIA in Memphis. Auf der Beale Street in Memphis betrieb er eine Talentshow, aus der u. a. B. B. King, Bobby Blue Bland und Ike Turner hervor gingen.
- Rufus Thomas est un compositeur, chanteur de blues, de rhythm and blues et de soul américain. Né à Cayce, Mississippi, le 26 mars 1917, il est décédé à Memphis, Tennessee, le 15 décembre 2001.
- Ha ha rappresentato per oltre 50 anni l'essenza della musica di Memphis. Dal vaudeville al rhythm & blues fino al funky è stato un esempio anche di vita per decine di musicisti. Primo D.J. a tramettere dalla W.D.I.A. , la radio nera di Memphis l'esordiente Elvis Presley. Uno dei suoi classici Walking The Dog è stato ripreso anche dai Rolling Stones. Insegnò ad Otis Redding come muoversi sul palco dell'Apollo di New York. Tra i suoi successi Funky Chicken, Push and Pull e The Dog.
- Rufus Tomas was een Amerikaanse soulzanger. Hij is vooral bekend van zijn hits Walking the dog en Do the funky chicken. Hij was de vader van soulzangeres Carla Thomas.
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