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Born: March 26, 1917 in Cayce, MS
Years Active: 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's, 90 's
Died: December 15, 2001 in Memphis, TN
Genre: R&B

Biography:
Few of rock & roll's founding figures are as likable as Rufus Thomas. From the 1940s onward, he has personified Memphis music; his small but witty cameo role in Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train, a film which satirizes and enshrines the city's role in popular culture, was entirely appropriate. As a recording artist, he wasn't a major innovator, but ... Continue Bio >>

Ringtones:

Do The Funky Chicken

Discography:
1998 Rufus Live
1996 Blues Thang!
1995 Rufus Thomas Live!
1988 That Woman Is Poison!
1977 If There Were No Music
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Filmography:
2003 The Blues: The Road to Memphis
2003 American Soul, Vol. 1
2002 Only the Strong Survive
1999 Cookie's Fortune
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Similar Artists: Johnny Ace Wilson Pickett Otis Redding Sam & Dave Johnnie Taylor More >>

Influenced By: Junior Parker B.B. King Ike Turner Big Mama Thornton Bobby "Blue" Bland More >> Followers: Swamp Dogg Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Booker T. & the MG's Johnny Ace More >>

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