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Rufus Thomas (26 Mar 1917 - 15 Dec 2001)

Male Person - United States US blues & funk singer & songwriter

 Also known as (1)

Releases (37)

Official

Album

  1. Walking the Dog 1963
  2. Do the Funky Chicken 1970
  3. Did You Heard Me? 1972
  4. Crown Prince of Dance 1973
  5. If There Were No Music 1977
  6. That Woman Is Poison! 1988
  7. Timeless Funk 1992
  8. Blues Thang! 1996
  9. Best of the Best 1999
  10. Funky Chicken 1999
  11. Just Because I'm Leavin' 2005

Album - Live

  1. Rufus Thomas Live Doing The Push & Pull At P.J.'s 1971

Album - Compilation

  1. Can't Get Away From This Dog 1992
  2. The Best of Rufus Thomas: The Singles 1968-75 Oct 1993
  3. Rufus Thomas 15 Aug 1994
  4. Did You Heard Me? / Crown Prince of Dance 28 Apr 1995
  5. The Best of Rufus Thomas: Do the Funky Somethin’ 23 Apr 1996
  6. Memories 1998
  7. The Funkiest Man: The Stax Funk Sessions 1967-1975 Sep 2002
  8. Stax Profiles 25 Apr 2006
  9. The Platinum Collection 19 Mar 2007
  10. The Very Best Of 31 Jul 2007
  11. Tiger Man: Earliest Recordings 1950-1957 2008
  12. The Early Years

Single

  1. Tiger Man (King of the Jungle) / Save That Money 1953 (as Rufus Thomas, Jr.)
  2. Bear Cat / Walking In The Rain 1953 (as Rufus Thomas Jr.)
  3. Walking the Dog / You Said 1963
  4. Can Your Monkey Do the Dog / I Want to Get Married Jan 1964
  5. Jump Back / All Night Worker Sep 1964
  6. Willy Nilly / Sho’ Gonna Mess Him Up 29 Jun 1965
  7. The Memphis Train 12 Mar 1968
  8. The Breakdown 1971
  9. Itch and Scratch 1972
  10. I'll Be Your Santa Baby / That Makes Christmas Day 1973
  11. If There Were No Music / Blues in the Basement 1976
  12. Get Up Offa That Funk 1992
  13. Hey Rufus 1998

Relationships (5)

Member Of

  1. Carla & Rufus

Married

  1. Lorene Thomas

Children

  1. Vaneese Thomas
  2. Carla Thomas
  3. Marvell Thomas

Recordings by (303)

  1. Walking in the Rain 2:23 (1953)
  2. Tiger Man (King of the Jungle) 2:48 (1953)
  3. Save That Money 2:45 (1953)
  4. Bear Cat 2:45 (1953)
  5. Walking the Dog 2:33 (1963)
  6. The Dog 2:36 (1963)
  7. Mashed Potatoes 2:21 (1963)
  8. Ooh‐Poo‐Pah‐Doo 2:36 (1963)
  9. You Said 2:32 (1963)
  10. Boom Boom 2:49 (1963)
  11. It’s Aw’rite 3:12 (1963)
  12. Ya Ya 2:16 (1963)
  13. Land of 1,000 Dances 2:39 (1963)
  14. Can Your Monkey Do the Dog 1:57 (1963)
  15. Cause I Love You 2:48 (1963)
  16. I Want to Be Loved 2:31 (1963)
  17. I Want to Get Married 2:20 (Jan 1964)
  18. Jump Back 2:10 (Sep 1964)
  19. All Night Worker 2:15 (Sep 1964)
  20. Willy Nilly 2:37 (29 Jun 1965)
  21. Sho’ Gonna Mess Him Up 2:45 (29 Jun 1965)
  22. Tiger Man (King of the Jungle) 2:46 (1965)
  23. Bear Cat 2:44 (1965)
  24. The Memphis Train 2:30 (12 Mar 1968)
  25. I Think I Made a Boo Boo 2:13 (12 Mar 1968)
  26. Let the Good Times Roll 3:36 (1970)
  27. Funky Chicken 3:15 (1970)
  28. Sixty Minute Man 7:18 (1970)
  29. Lookin' for a Love 3:45 (1970)
  30. Bear Cat (a.k.a. Hound Hog) 2:55 (1970)
  31. Old McDonald Had a Farm, Part 1 3:44 (1970)
  32. Old McDonald Had a Farm, Part 2 2:45 (1970)
  33. Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown 2:40 (1970)
  34. Soul Food 4:30 (1970)
  35. Turn Your Damper Down 2:51 (1970)
  36. The Preacher And The Bear 3:53 (1970)
  37. The Breakdown, Part 1 3:17 (1971)
  38. The Breakdown, Part 2 3:00 (1971)
  39. Monologue 12:00 (1971)
  40. Ooh Poo Pah Doo 6:54 (1971)
  41. Old McDonald Had A Farm 6:28 (1971)
  42. The Night Time Is The Right Time 6:54 (1971)
  43. (Do the) Push and Pull 5:30 (1971)
  44. Do the Funky Chicken 8:30 (1971)
  45. (Do the) Push & Pull, Part 1 3:14 (1972)
  46. (Do the) Push & Pull, Part 2 3:14 (1972)
  47. The World Is Round 3:12 (1972)
  48. Do the Funky Penguin, Part 1 3:11 (1972)
  49. Ditch Digging 2:55 (1972)
  50. 6-3-8 2:35 (1972)
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On Recordings (2)

Vocals

  1. Walking the Dog 2:33 Rufus Thomas (1963)
  2. Hey Rufus 3:57 Rufus Thomas (1998) guest, lead vocals

Credited as (34)

  1. Rufus Thomas
  2. Rufus Thomas & Carla Thomas
  3. André Previn / Olympic Runners / Rufus Thomas
  4. Rufus Thomas feat. The Charlie Daniels Band, Al Kooper & The LA Reflection Section
  5. Rufus "Hound Dog" Thomas
  6. Rufus Thomas, Jr.
  7. Rufus Thomas Jr.
  8. Rufus 'Hound Dog' Thomas Jr.
  9. Rufus & Carla
  10. Rufus Thomas feat. Bobby Plater’s Orchestra
  11. Rufus Thomas feat. Carla Thomas
  12. Rufus ‘Hound Dog’ Thomas Jr.
  13. Carla & Rufus
  14. Rufus & Carla Thomas
  15. Johnny Russell / John Smith & The New Sound / The Tremeloes / Rufus Thomas / The Tremeloes
  16. Rufus Thomas feat. Andrew Love
  17. Carla Thomas and Rufus Thomas
  18. Rufus Thomas and Carla Thomas
  19. Carla & Rufus Thomas
  20. Rufus & Friend
  21. Carla Thomas & Rufus Thomas
  22. Rufus and Friend
  23. Carla Thomas with Rufus Thomas
  24. Godchildren of Soul featuring Rufus Thomas
  25. Rufus (Hound Dog) Thomas Jr
  26. Albert King / Rufus Thomas
  27. Rufus and Friend
  28. John Kasandra & Rufus Thomas
  29. Martha Reeves / Rufus Thomas / The Nashville Teens / The Troggs
  30. Rufus & Friend
  31. Rufus Thomas; Carla Thomas
  32. John Kasandra, Rufus Thomas
  33. DJ Koco A.K.A. Shimokita / Thunder & Lightning / Rufus Thomas / Lou Donaldson / Biz Markie / Steve Miller Band / The Brides of Funkenstein / The Notations / Albert King / Otis Redding / James Brown / Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell / The Meters / The Sylvers / Baby Huey & The Babysitters
  34. Rufus "Bearcat" Thomas with The Bearcats

Works (25)

Wrote

  1. Somebody Stole My Dog
  2. The Breakdown
  3. Can Your Monkey Do the Dog
  4. All Night Worker
  5. ’Cause I Love You
  6. Jump Back
  7. The Grain
  8. Sho’ Gonna Mess Him Up
  9. Nobody Can Do the Dog Like I Do (The Dog - Nobody but Me)
  10. So Hard to Get Along With
  11. Philly Dog
  12. Eazy‐er Said Than Dunn
  13. Rhymes Galore

Composed

  1. Faire le trottoir
  2. Walking the Dog
  3. Chicken Dog
  4. Do the Funky Chicken
  5. Ik ben een gokker
  6. Do the Dog

Lyrics

  1. Faire le trottoir
  2. Do the Dog
  3. Walking the Dog
  4. Chicken Dog
  5. Do the Funky Chicken
  6. Ik ben een gokker

Events (1)

Main Performer At

  1. Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary

Links (29)

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13950638h
  2. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/rufus_thomas
  3. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n94046080
  4. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n94046080
  5. http://snaccooperative.org/ark:/99166/w6dv2m62
  6. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134570693

Lyrics Page

  1. https://genius.com/artists/Rufus-thomas
  2. http://muzikum.eu/en/122-8611/rufus-thomas/lyrics.html

Songkick

  1. https://www.songkick.com/artists/131781

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/47513

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000303050

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0859476/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/7580057

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1805782

Secondhandsongs

  1. https://secondhandsongs.com/artist/1811

Stream For Free

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  5. https://open.spotify.com/artist/4oV4BOq0fOdX5BYaE8VHqz
  6. https://www.deezer.com/artist/214

Purchase Music For Download

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Streaming Page

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Biographies

  1. http://www.rockabilly.nl/references/messages/rufus_thomas.htm

Picture

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BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/af1f46fe-903c-4bbf-8e20-a3e114343bd0