Sep 16, 2023 · This time around, it's a feature on Rufus Thomas, including an interview with Matthew Ruddick who discusses his stunning book, Funkiest Man Alive: Rufus Thomas and …

Rufus Thomas (1985) Interview by Barney Hoskyns, Rock's Backpages audio, 1985. Rufus Thomas, between mouthfuls, talks about his youth in segregated Memphis, Minstrelsy, Ike and …

Blues singer Rufus Thomas has died at the age of 84 Wel play back several songs and an interview from the 1997 Chicago Blues Festival. Thomas was best known for novelty dance …

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Mar 26, 2017 · On the happy occasion of Rufus Thomas' 100th birthday, I wanted to posted this interview that my friend Dan Hopper and I did with the World's Oldest Teenager in 1989. The …

Rufus C. Thomas, Jr. (March 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001) [1] [2] [3] was an American rhythm-and-blues, funk, soul and blues singer, songwriter, dancer, DJ and comic entertainer from …

The colorful – often irascible – Thomas was a lively interview subject in his later years and passed away in 2001 at the age of 84. Though a legend in Memphis, inducted in the city’s Music Hall …

Jun 22, 2011 · Rufus Thomas performs and talks about his life with longtime friend Joe Mulherin. [Catalog No. - CFV10169; Copyright - 2008 Smithsonian Institution]

He was also a disc jockey at the groundbreaking Memphis radio station, WDIA, the first black- programmed station in the U.S., and one of the first Deejays with an audience of both black …

May 27, 2024 · The small Memphis label Stax Records created soul hits by Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Wilson Pickett, Rufus and Carla Thomas, and others. It's the subject of a new …

Sep 11, 2023 · In addition to a deep dive into the Thomas catalog, there is an interview with Matthew Ruddick who discusses his stunning book, Funkiest Man Alive: Rufus Thomas and …

His career was entwined with virtually every great blues, R&B, and soul performer of the twentieth century, including Son House, Muddy Waters, Sam Cooke, B.B. King, and Al Greene; yet, …

Blues singer Rufus Thomas has died at the age of 84. Wel play back several songs and an interview from the 1997 Chicago Blues Festival. Thomas was best known for novelty dance …

Along with W.C. Handy, and Elvis Presley, Rufus Thomas has been one of the most influential people in Memphis music history. His life has spanned, and added important contributions to …

Leslie West of MountainSongwriter Interviews. From the cowbell on "Mississippi Queen" to recording with The Who when they got the wrong Felix, stories from one of rock's master …