Rufus Thomas

Rufus Thomas, född 26 mars 1917 i Cayce i Marshall County, Mississippi, död 15 december 2001 i Memphis, Tennessee, var en amerikansk sångare och komiker. Han var far till sångerskan Carla Thomas och keyboardisten Marvell Thomas. Några kända låtar av Rufus Thomas är Walking the Dog, (Do The) Push and Pull, Do the Funky Chicken och The Breakdown.

Diskografi

Album

1963 Walking The Dog (Stax704)
1969 May I Have Your Ticket Please (Stax STS-2022) Unreleased
1970 Do The Funky Chicken (Stax STS-2028)
1971 Doing The Push And Pull At PJ's (Stax STS-2039)
1972 Did You Heard Me? (Stax STS-3004)
1972 Crown Prince of Dance (Stax STS-30048)

Singlar

1962 Can’t Ever Let You Go / It’s Aw’right (Stax126)
1963 The Dog / Did You Ever Love A Woman (Stax130)
1963 Walking The Dog / Fine And Mellow (Stax140)
1963 Walking The Dog / You Said (Stax140) mkII
1964 Can Your Monkey Do The Dog / I Wanna Get Married (Stax144)
1964 Somebody Stole My Dog / I Want To Be Loved (Stax149)
1964 Jump Back / All Night Worker (Stax157)
1965 Little Sally Walker / Baby Walk (Stax167)
1965 Willy Nilly / Sho’gonna Mess Him Up (Stax173)
1965 The World Is Round / Chicken Scratch (Stax178)
1966 Sister’s Got A Boyfriend / Talking ‘Bout True Love (Stax200)
1967 Sophisticated Sissy / Greasy Spoon (Stax221)
1967 Down Ta’ My House / Steady Holding On (Stax240)
1967 The Memphis Train / I Think I Made A Boo Boo (Stax250)
1968 Funky Mississippi / Hard To Get Along With (Stax0010)
1968 Funky Way / I Want To Hold You (Stax0022)
1969 Do The Funky Chicken / Turn Your Damper Down (Stax0059)
1970 The Preacher And The Bear / 60 Minute Man (Stax0071)
1970 (Do The) Push And Pull Part 1 / Part 2 (Stax0079)
1971 The World Is Round / I Love You For Sentimental Reasons (Stax0090)
1971 The Breakdown Part 1 / Part 2 (Stax0098)
1972 Do The Funky Penguin Part 1 / Part 2 (Stax0112)
1972 6-3-8 (That’s The Number To Play) / Love Trap (Stax0129)
1972 Itch And Scratch Part 1 / Part 2 (Stax0140)
1973 Funky Robot Part 1 / Part 2 (Stax0153)
1973 You Don’t Me No More / I’m Still In Love With You (Stax0177)
1973 I’ll Be Your Santa Baby / That Makes Christmas Day (Stax0187)
1973 The Funky Bird / Steal A Little (Stax0192)
1974 Boogie Ain’t Nttin’ Part 1 / Part 2 (Stax0219)
1975 Do The Double Bump Part 1 / Part 2 (Stax0236)
1976 DJump Back ’75 Part 1 / Part 2 (Stax0254)