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Albums
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Songs
What are the top 10 songs by Rufus Thomas? Below you will find a list of the top 10 Rufus Thomas songs sorted by rank. Our list shows the name of the song and the year it was first released.
| Song Title | Year Released * | Song Rank |
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| Do The Funky Chicken | 1993 | 65,061 |
| Walking The Dog | 1963 | 73,881 |
| The Memphis Train | 2007 | 126,867 |
| Can Your Monkey Do The Dog | 1964 | 133,336 |
| Bear Cat | 2010 | 140,182 |
| Sophisticated Sissy | 2006 | 165,855 |
| Jump Back | 1964 | 167,924 |
| The World Is Round | 1972 | 169,399 |
| The Dog | 2005 | 183,538 |
| Can't Ever Let You Go | 2005 | 184,064 |
* Approximate (assumes song was released same year as the album it was first released on)
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Music Videos
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Do The Funky Penguin #330,965
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Filmography
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1989
Aerosmith: Live Texxas Jam '78
(TV Show)
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84 (age at death)
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Soul, Blues, Southern Soul, Memphis Soul, Early R&B, Modern Electric Blues, Electric Memphis Blues, Regional Blues
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Party/Celebratory, Amiable/Good-Natured, Playful, Rowdy, Boisterous, Humorous, Bravado, Exuberant, Earthy, Raucous, Energetic
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Biography
Rufus Thomas, Jr. (March 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was an American rhythm and blues, funk and soul singer and comedian from Memphis, Tennessee, 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 and keyboard player Marvell Thomas. A third child, Vaneese, a former French teacher, has a recording studio in upstate New York and sings for television commercials.
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