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Rufus Thomas

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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.

Top songs

  1. Walking the Dog
  2. Do The Funky Chicken
  3. Bear Cat
  4. The Memphis Train
  5. The World Is Round
  6. Can Your Monkey Do The Dog
  7. The Dog
  8. Can't Ever Let You Go
  9. (Do The) Push And Pull - Pt. 1
  10. I'll Be Your Santa Baby
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  1. Jump Back
  2. Sophisticated Sissy
  3. The Breakdown (Part 1)
  4. Funky Mississippi
  5. Somebody Stole My Dog
  6. Sixty Minute Man
  7. Little Sally Walker
  8. Sister's Got A Boyfriend
  9. Walkin' the Dog
  10. Willy Nilly
  11. Funkiest Man Alive
  12. Down Ta My House
  13. (Do the) Push and Pull (Part 1)
  14. Walking the Dog - Mono
  15. Do The Funky Penguin (Part 1)
  16. Do The Funky Penguin - Part 1
  17. I Think I Made A Boo Boo
  18. Itch And Scratch (Part 1)
  19. Walking The Dog - Single/LP Version
  20. Funky Hot Grits
  21. Funky Way
  22. The Funky Bird
  23. Blues In the Basement
  24. Do The Funky Penguin
  25. Mashed Potatoes
  26. The Breakdown - Pt. 1
  27. Tiger Man (King of the Jungle)
  28. Turn Your Damper Down
  29. The Preacher And The Bear
  30. Tiger Man
  31. Walking The Dog - Single/
  32. Funky Robot
  33. Let The Good Times Roll
  34. Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo
  35. Itch And Scratch - Pt. 1
  36. Sixty Minute Man (Part 2)
  37. Do The Double Bump
  38. Boom Boom
  39. The Memphis Train - Single/
  40. It's Aw'rite
  41. Do The Funky Penguin - Pt. 1
  42. The Breakdown
  43. All Night Worker
  44. Ya Ya
  45. Big Fine Hunk of Woman
  46. 6-3-8
  47. That Makes Christmas Day
  48. No More Doggin' Around
  49. The Breakdown (Part 2)
  50. Walkin' in the Rain
  51. Funky Chicken
  52. Did You Ever Love a Woman
  53. The Memphis Train - Single/LP Version 2006 Remastered
  54. You Said
  55. The Breakdown, Pt. 1
  56. That Woman Is Poison!
  57. Boogie Ain't Nuttin' (But Gettin' Down) (Part 1)
  58. I Want to Be Loved
  59. Break Down
  60. Night Time Is The Right Time
  61. Walking the Dog - Remastered
  62. The Dog - Single/
  63. (Do The) Push And Pull, Pt. 1
  64. (Do the) Push and Pull (Part 1) - Pt. 1
  65. Git On Up And Do It
  66. Save That Money
  67. Breaking My Back
  68. Mashed Potatoes - Mono
  69. Soul Food
  70. The Dog - Single/LP Version
  71. If There Were No Music
  72. Land of 1,000 Dances
  73. I Didn't Believe
  74. Rufus Rastus Johnson Brown
  75. Itch And Scratch (Part 2)
  76. Memphis Train
  77. I'll Be a Good Boy
  78. I'll Be Your Santa, Baby
  79. I Just Got to Know
  80. Itch and Scratch
  81. Lookin' For A Love
  82. Memphis Train '75
  83. Cause I Love You
  84. The Memphis Train - Single/LP Version
  85. I Know You Don't Want Me No More
  86. The Memphis Train (Single/LP Version) (2006 Remastered)
  87. Give Me The Green Light
  88. Bear Cat (The Answer to Hound Dog)
  89. Can You Monkey Do the Dog
  90. Fried Chicken

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