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- Rufus_Thomas abstract "Rufus Thomas, Jr. (March 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was an American rhythm and blues, funk, soul and blues singer, songwriter, dancer, DJ and comic entertainer from Memphis, Tennessee. He recorded for several labels including Chess and Sun in the 1950s, before becoming established in the 1960s and 1970s at Stax Records. He is best known for his novelty dance records including \"Walking the Dog\" (1963), \"Do the Funky Chicken\" (1969) and \"(Do the) Push and Pull\" (1970). According to the Mississippi Blues Commission, \"Rufus Thomas embodied the spirit of Memphis music perhaps more than any other artist, and from the early 1940s until his death... occupied many important roles in the local scene.\"His career began as a tap dancer, vaudeville performer, and master of ceremonies in the 1930s, and he later also worked as a disc jockey on radio station WDIA in Memphis, both before and after his recordings became successful. He remained active into the 1990s, and as a performer and recording artist was often billed as \"The World's Oldest Teenager\". He was the father of singers Carla Thomas (with whom he recorded duets) and Vaneese Thomas, and keyboard player Marvell Thomas.".
- Rufus_Thomas activeYearsEndYear "1998".
- Rufus_Thomas activeYearsStartYear "1930".
- Rufus_Thomas associatedBand Carla_Thomas.
- Rufus_Thomas associatedBand Marvell_Thomas.
- Rufus_Thomas associatedBand Vaneese_Thomas.
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- Rufus_Thomas background "solo_singer".
- Rufus_Thomas birthDate "1917-03-26".
- Rufus_Thomas birthPlace Cayce,_Mississippi.
- Rufus_Thomas deathDate "2001-12-15".
- Rufus_Thomas deathPlace Memphis,_Tennessee.
- Rufus_Thomas genre Blues.
- Rufus_Thomas genre Funk.
- Rufus_Thomas genre Novelty_song.
- Rufus_Thomas genre Rhythm_and_blues.
- Rufus_Thomas genre Southern_soul.
- Rufus_Thomas occupation Comedian.
- Rufus_Thomas occupation Dance.
- Rufus_Thomas occupation Disc_jockey.
- Rufus_Thomas occupation Singing.
- Rufus_Thomas occupation Songwriter.
- Rufus_Thomas occupation Television_presenter.
- Rufus_Thomas recordLabel AVI_Records.
- Rufus_Thomas recordLabel Chess_Records.
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