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| dbo:associatedMusicalArtist
| - Carla_Thomas
- Marvell_Thomas
- Vaneese_Thomas
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| Subject
| - 2001 deaths
- American male singers
- 20th-century American singers
- Blues Hall of Fame inductees
- American blues singers
- American soul singers
- 1917 births
- African-American singers
- American blues musicians
- American funk musicians
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- Tennessee State University alumni
- People from Marshall County, Mississippi
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| abstract
| - Singer and songwriter, born 26 March 1917 in Cayce, Mississippi, died 15 December 2001 in Memphis, Tennessee.He enjoyed his biggest successes while signed to the Stax label during the 1960s and early 1970s. His best known song is probably Walking The Dog (1963), later covered by artists such as The Rolling Stones and Aerosmith.Rufus Thomas is the father of Carla Thomas, Vaneese Thomas and Marvell Thomas.
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| dbo: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 %22Walking the Dog%22 (1963), %22Do the Funky Chicken%22 (1969) and %22(Do the) Push and Pull%22 (1970). According to the Mississippi Blues Commission, %22Rufus 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.%22His 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 %22The World's Oldest Teenager%22. He was the father of singers Carla Thomas (with whom he recorded duets) and Vaneese Thomas, and keyboard player Marvell Thomas.
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| - Chess Records
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| - Funk
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