Rufus C. 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 Records and Sun Records in the 1950s, before becoming established in the 1960s and 1970s at Stax Records. His dance records, including "Walking the Dog" (1963), "Do the Funky Chicken" (1969), and "(Do the) Push and Pull" (1970), were some of his most successful... [more on Wikipedia]
Top songs: #1: Walking the Dog - #2: Do the Funky Chicken - #3: (Do the) Push and Pull (Part 1) - #4: The Breakdown (Part 1) - #5: Jump Back| Date | Title | Points | Charts Peaks | Links | Comment | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1963-1964 | Walking the Dog | 164 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 02/1963 | 16 | US 87 • US R&B 22 | MP3 | [Stax 130] written by Rufus Thomas | |||
| 2. | 10/1963 | 122 | US 10 • US R&B 4 | MP3 | [Stax 140] written by Rufus Thomas | |||
| 3. | 02/1964 | 27 | US 48 • US R&B 12 | MP3 | [Stax 144] written by Steve Cropper & Rufus Thomas | |||
| 2. | 1970 | Do the Funky Chicken | 112 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 1970 | 3 | US R&B 42 | MP3 | [Stax 0071] written by Billy Ward, Rose Marks, traditional & Rufus Thomas | |||
| 2. | 01/1970 | 109 | US 28 • US R&B 5 • UK 18 | MP3 | [Stax 0059] written by Rufus Thomas | |||
| 3. | 1970-1972 | Did You Heard Me? | 169 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 12/1970 | 72 | US 25 • US R&B ✫1 | MP3 | [Stax 0079] written by Rufus Thomas | |||
| 2. | 05/1971 | 4 | US R&B 34 | MP3 | [Stax 0090] written by Rufus Thomas | |||
| 3. | 08/1971 | 58 | US 31 • US R&B 2 | MP3 | [Stax 0098] written by Eddie Foy, Mack Rice & Rufus Thomas | |||
| 4. | 12/1971 | 31 | US 44 • US R&B 11 | MP3 | [Stax 0112] written by Jo Bridges, Rufus Thomas | |||
| 5. | 06/1972 | 4 | US 114 | MP3 | [Stax 0129] written by Randy Stewart | |||
| 4. | 1974 | Crown Prince of Dance | 1 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 03/1974 | 1 | US R&B 93 | MP3 | [Stax 0192] written by Jo Bridges & Tom Nixon | |||
| 5. | 1976 | If There Were No Music | 1 | MP3 | ||||
| 1. | 09/1976 | 1 | US R&B 92 | MP3 | [Artists of America 126] written by George Jackson | |||
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