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Rufus Thomas

Real Name:Rufus Thomas
Profile: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 Rolling Stones, The and Aerosmith.

Rufus Thomas is the father of Carla Thomas and Marvell Thomas.
URLs:http://www.seguerecords.com/rufusthomas/
Name Variations: All | Rufus Thomas | R. Thomas | R.Thomas | Rufus | Rufus 'Hound Dog' Thomas | Thomas
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Releases:
Walking The Dog (7")   London Records 1963
Walking The Dog/You Said (7")   Stax 1963
Baby Walk / Little Sally Walker (7")   Stax 1965
Funky Mississippi / So Hard To Get Along With (7", Promo)   Stax 1968
Do The Funky Chicken (7", Single)   Stax 1969
Do The Funky Chicken / Turn Your Damper Down (7", Single)   Stax 1969
(Do The) Push And Pull (7", Single)   Stax 1970
(Do The) Push And Pull (7", Single)   Stax 1970
Do The Funky Chicken (LP, Promo)   Stax 1970
Do The Funky Chicken (LP)   Stax 1970
Do The Funky Chicken / The Breakdown (7", Promo)   Stax 1971
Do The Funky Penguin ◄ (3 versions)   Stax 1971
Doing The Push & Pull At P.J.'s (LP)   Stax 1971
The Breakdown (7")   Stax 1971
The Breakdown (7")   Stax 1971
Did You Heard Me? (LP, Album)   Stax 1972
Do The Funky Chicken / Gee Whiz (Look At His Eyes) (7")   Stax 1972
Itch And Scratch ◄ (2 versions)   Stax 1972
Crown Prince Of Dance (LP)   Stax, Stax 1973
Funky Robot Part 1&2 (7")   Stax 1973
"Boogie Ain't Nuttin' ( But Gettin' Down )" ◄ (2 versions)   Stax 1974
Crown Prince Of Dance (LP)   Stax 1974
The Funky Bird / Steal A Little (7")   Stax 1974
Do The Double Bump (7")   Stax 1975
The Best Of Rufus Thomas (LP)   Stax 1976
Do The Funky Chicken / Do The Funky Penguin (Part 1) (7", RE)   Stax, Bellaphon 1977
Do The Funky Chicken / Sixty Minute Man (Part 2) (7")   Bellaphon 1977
The Breakdown, Part I / Do The Funky Penguin, Part I (7", Single)   Stax 1977
Who's Makin' Love To Your Old Lady / Hot Grits (7", Promo)   AVI Records 1977
Fried Chicken / I Ain't Got Time (7")   Hi Records 1978
Chronical: Their Greatest Stax Hits (LP, Comp)   Fonit Cetra 1980
Rappin' Rufus (12")   Ichiban Records 1984
Theme From "Shaft" / Do The Funky Chicken (7")   ZYX Records 1988
Chronical: Their Greatest Stax Hits (CD, Album + CD, Enh)   Stax 1991
Walking The Dog (CD, Album, RE, RM)   Atlantic, Atlantic 1991
Funky Chicken (12")   Sleeping Giant Music 1992
Funky Hot Grits / Give Me The Green Light (7", Single)   BGP Records 2002
The Funkiest Man (The Stax Funk Sessions 1967 - 1975) (2xLP)   Stax 2002
School Boy Crush / Do The Funky Penguin (12")   Strictly Breaks Records 2005
The Platinum Collection (CD, RM)   Warner Platinum 2007
(Do The) Push And Pull (7")   Stax  
Can't Ever Let You Go / It's Aw'rite (7")   Stax  
Do The Funky Chicken / Sixty Minute Man (Part 2) (7")   Collectables  
Funky Way / I Want To Hold You (7", Single)   Stax  
If There Were No Music (12")   Perfect Records  
Rappin' Rufus (7")   Ichiban Records  
Walking The Dog / "The Dog" (7", Single, RE)   Atlantic  
Appears On:
Carol (7", EP) Walking The Dog Decca 1964
Rhythm & Blues (LP) Walking The Dog Decca 1964
The Rolling Stones (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Walking The Dog Decca ... 1964
Here Are The Sonics!!! (Album) ◄ (3 versions) Walkin' The Dog Etiquette Records (2) ... 1965
Their First LP (LP, Mono) Jump Back Fontana, Fontana 1965
Memphis Gold Vol. I (LP, Comp) Walking The Dog Stax 1966
Plays The Great Memphis Hits (LP) The Dog, Jump Back ATCO Records 1967
The Happy Song (LP)   Atlantic 1968
The Best Of Herbie Mann (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Philly Dog Atlantic 1970
Aerosmith (Album) ◄ (6 versions) Walkin' The Dog Columbia 1973
Black Music (LP) Do The Funky Chicken Arcade Deutschland GmbH 1974
Memphis Special (LP) Philly Dog Midi 1974
Non-Stop Dance Party (LP, Mixed) Do The Funky Chicken Music For Pleasure 1974
20 Blazing Bullets (LP, Comp) Walking The Dog Ronco 1975
Stupidity (LP) Walking The Dog United Artists Records 1976
Disco Mouse (7", Single) Walking The Dog Buena Vista Records 1977
Specials (LP, Album) Do The Dog Ariola Benelux, Ariola Benelux 1979
Ratt (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Walkin' The Dog Music For Nations ... 1983
Soulmates (Cass, Comp) Walking The Dog Spot Records (2) 1983
The Rock 'N' Roll Era - 1963 (2xLP, Comp, RM) Walking The Dog Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1986
Ultimate Breaks & Beats (LP) Do The Funky Penguin Street Beat Records 1986
Dance With Me (1987 Version) ◄ (2 versions) Walking The Dog Perfect Beat 1987
Hits By The Kids (LP) Liisan Koira (Walking ... Sateenkaari 1987
Memphis Soul Classics (CD) Walking The Dog Warner Special Products 1987
Veneno Rojo (LP) Paseando El Perro DRO 1987
The British RnB Explosion Volume 1 '62-'68 (CD, Comp) Walking The Dog See For Miles Records Ltd. 1988
Oro Incenso & Birra (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Overdose (D'amore) Polydor 1989
Ultimate Breaks & Beats (LP) The Breakdown (Part II) Street Beat Records 1989
Flamingo (CD, Album) Walking The Dog Big Beat Records 1990
Back To Back (CD, Album, RE, RM) Philly Dog Atlantic 1991
Charles Et Les Lulus (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Walkin' The Dog Virgin France S.A. 1991
Pain In My Heart (CD, Album, RM) The Dog ATCO Records 1991
Pandora's Box ◄ (2 versions) Walkin' The Dog (Unrel... Columbia 1991
Stax Gold : Hits 1968 > 1974 (LP, Comp) (Do The) Push And Pull... Stax 1991
The Legacy (3xCD, Comp) Walkin' The Dog Love Records (4) 1992
Stax-O'-Soul (CD) Last Clean Shirt Ace Records (UK) 1993
When A Man...Loco X La Tele Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Cause I Love You RCA 1993
In Step With The Kaisers (LP, Album, Mono) Walking The Dog No Hit Records 1994
Seducing Down The Door - A Collection 1970 - 1990 (2xCD, Comp) Walkin´ The Dog Rhino Records (2) 1994
20 Suosikkia - Kaunis Nainen (CD, Comp) Liisan Koira (Walkin' ... Fazer Records, Warner Music Finland Oy 1995
A Session With The Remains (LP, Mono) Walkin' The Dog Sundazed Music, Sundazed Music 1996
Best Of (CD) Do The Dog Disky 1996
East Memphis Music - The Hits & More... (2xCD) Cause I Love You Rondor Music International 1996
Missing Pieces (CD, Comp) Walking The Dog (Extract) East Side Digital 1996
Now I Got Worry (Album) ◄ (4 versions) Chicken Dog Matador ... 1996
Too Much Too Young (CD, Comp) Do The Dog EMI Gold, EMI Gold 1996
Journey On (CD, Album) Walking The Dog Blue Groove 1997
When Disaster Strikes... (Album) ◄ (2 versions) Rhymes Galore Elektra ... 1997
The Mod Scene (CD, Comp) Walking The Dog Deram 1998
Turn It Up (Remix) / Fire It Up (12") Rhymes Galore (LP Vers... Elektra 1998
Kultainen 60-Luku - 40 Rockhittiä (2xCD, Comp) Liisan Koira (Walkin' ... Fazer Records, Warner Music Finland Oy 1999
Teenage Head (CD, Album, RE, RM) Walkin' The Dog Buddha Records (2) 1999
Thousand Finger Man (CD, Album) Jump Back Blue Note 1999
Bärenstark - Bear Essentials (CD, Comp) Bear Cat Bear Family Records 2000
Super Breaks Volume Two (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) The Breakdown (Part 2) BGP Records 2000
The Best Of Busta Rhymes (CD, Album, RM, Comp) Rhymes Galore Rhino Entertainment Company, Elektra 2001
Ultimate Breaks & Beats Vol. 1 & 2 (CD) Do The Funky Penguin Street Beat Records 2003
...No Fingers Like (CD, Album, Copy Prot., Dig) Memphis Train Aquarius Records (2) 2004
Uptight And Outasight (CD, Comp, Mono) The Memphis Train Circle Records (6) 2004
Internationale Oldie-Hits 100 (5xCD, Comp, Car + Box, Car) Do The Funky Chicken Eurotrend 2005
Serce I Dusza (CD, Comp) Walkin' The Dog Universal Music Polska 2006
Stax Gold - Memphis Hits (CD, Comp) Philly Dog, Walking Th... Warner Platinum 2006
Stax Chartbusters Volume 1 (CD, Comp, Jew) The Breakdown Spectrum Music (2) 2007
The Platinum Collection (CD, RM) The Dog (a.k.a Walking... Warner Platinum 2007
The Platinum Collection (CD, Comp, RM) Philly Dog Warner Platinum 2007
Covers Cocktail - Humo Selecteert 20 Topsongs (CD, Comp) Walkin' The Dog EMI Music (Belgium) 2008
Instrumentals (CD) Do The Funky Penguin Traffic Entertainment Group 2008
Live At The Haunted House : May 18, 1968 (2xCD, Album, Ltd) Philly Dog Rhino Handmade 2008
Reprises Totales - Télémoustique Sélectionne 20 Hits (CD, Comp) Walkin' The Dog EMI Music (Belgium) 2008
Stax Soul Power! (CD, Comp) The Breakdown (Part 1) Mojo Magazine 2008
The New Dark Ages (CD) Walking The Dog Asian Man Records 2009
Ike Turner And The Kings Of Rhythm (LP) Philly Dog Bellaphon  
Mavi Işıklar (Vinyl, Album) Walk In The Dog Damla  
Memphis Train / My Chant (7") Memphis Train Mercury  
Pain In My Heart (LP, Album) The Dog ATCO Records  
Silver Machine (LP) Do The Push And Pull, ... Napoleon (2)  
Tracks Appear On:
Memphis Gold Vol. I (LP, Comp) Walking The Dog Stax 1966
Takin' You There (LP, Gat) Funky Penguin Stax 1972
Wattstax, The Living Word (2xLP) The Breakdown, Do The ... Stax 1972
Wattstax, The Living Word (2xLP) The Breakdown, Do The ... Stax 1972
Wattstax, The Living Word (2xLP) The Breakdown, Do The ... Stax 1972
Fillet Of Soul (LP, Comp) The Breakdown Stax 1973
Black Music (LP) Do The Funky Chicken Arcade Deutschland GmbH 1974
It's Christmas Time Again (LP, Comp) I'll Be Your Santa, Baby Stax 1982
Sweet Soul Music (2xLP) Do The Push & Pull (Pa... Cambra 1982
Soulmates (Cass, Comp) Walking The Dog Spot Records (2) 1983
Super Disco Brake's Volume Six (LP) Do The Funky Chicken Paul Winley Records 1984
Stax Greatest Hits (CD, Comp) Do The Funky Chicken Victor Musical Industries 1986
The Originals (2xLP, Comp, Gat) Do The Funky Chicken Towerbell Records 1986
The Rock 'N' Roll Era - 1963 (2xLP, Comp, RM) Walking The Dog Time Life Music, Warner Special Products 1986
Ultimate Breaks & Beats (LP) Do The Funky Penguin Street Beat Records 1986
Memphis Soul Classics (CD) Walking The Dog Warner Special Products 1987
Original Rare Groove Vol. 1 (LP) Do The Funky Chicken ZYX Records 1988
Original Rare Groove Vol. 1 (CD) Do The Funky Chicken Galaxis 1988
The Sound Of Sun (CD) Bear Cat, Tiger Man Charly Records Ltd. 1988
The Sound Of Sun (LP) Bear Cat Charly Records Ltd. 1988
Mystery Train (LP) The Memphis Train Milan Records 1989
Mystery Train - A Film By Jim Jarmusch (CD) The Memphis Train Milan Records 1989
Ultimate Breaks & Beats (LP) The Breakdown (Part II) Street Beat Records 1989
Ultimate Breaks & Beats (LP) Do The Funky Penguin (... Street Beat Records 1989
Soul Decade ; The Sixties ◄ (2 versions) Walking The Dog BMG 1990
Stax Gold : Hits 1968 > 1974 (LP, Comp) (Do The) Push And Pull... Stax 1991
The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968 (9xCD + Box) 'Cause I Love You, I D... Atlantic 1991
Son Of Stax Funk - A Whole Nuther Strut (CD) Funky Hot Grits, Do Th... Ace Records (UK) 1993
Son Of Stax Funk - A Whole Nuther Strut (LP) Funky Hot Grits Ace Records (UK) 1993
Stax-O'-Soul (CD) Last Clean Shirt Ace Records (UK) 1993
That's Soul (CD, Album) Walking The Dog WEA International Inc. 1993
When A Man...Loco X La Tele Vol. 2 (CD, Comp) Cause I Love You RCA 1993
Moments In Soul (CD, Comp) Walking The Dog K-Tel 1995
Top 100 Summer Hits (4xCD, Comp) Do The Funky Chicken Arcade 1995
Trax From Stax (CD) Do The Funky Chicken Stax 1995
A Celebration Of Blues - The Great Singers (CD) Breaking My Back St. Clair 1996
L'Epopea Della Stax (CD, Comp) Can Your Monkey Do The... La Repubblica 1996
Beg Scream & Shout (6xCD, Comp) The Memphis Train Rhino Entertainment Company 1997
Dance Mania (3xCD, Comp) Funky Chicken, Push An... Temptation (2) 1997
Brainfreeze (CD, Mixed) Sophisticated Sissy, I... Sixty 7 Recordings 1999
DJ Pogo Presents Block Party Breaks ◄ (2 versions) Itch And Scratch (Part... Strut 1999
Mega 60 - Jukebox Collection (4xCD, Comp) Walking The Dog Wagram 1999
Millennium Soul From Stax (CD) Do The Funky Chicken ZYX Music 1999
Stax Of Soul (2xCD) (Do The) Push And Pull... Festival Records 1999
The Definitive Sound Of Atlantic Soul (2xCD) Walkin' The Dog Warner.ESP 1999
Mega Disco Funk (4xCD) Do The Funky Chicken Wagram 2000
Stax Of Funk (2xLP, Comp) Turn Your Damper Down,... BGP Records 2000
Super Breaks Volume Two (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) The Breakdown (Part 2) BGP Records 2000
The Ultimate Sixties Collection (8xCD, Comp) Do The Funky Chicken BMG UK & Ireland, Telstar TV 2000
75 Disco Hits (3xCD) Do The Funky Chicken, ... Musicline, Musicline 2001
Rhino Instant Party - Whole Lotta Soul (CD) Walking The Dog Rhino Entertainment Company 2001
AnotherLateNight ◄ (2 versions) Funkiest Man Alive Azuli Records 2002
Breaks Sessions (2xCD, Comp) The Breakdown (Part I)... Sessions 2002
Breaks Sessions (2xCD, Comp) The Breakdown (Part I)... Sessions 2002
Mega Funk (4xCD) Do The Funky Chicken Wagram 2002
Stax Of Funk Vol. 2 - More Funky Truth (CD) Do The Side Saddle BGP Records 2002
Stax Of Funk Vol.2 More Funky Truth (2xLP) Do The Side Saddle BGP Records 2002
Antonio Albanese In "Non C'è Problema" Soundtrack (CD) Do The Funky Penguin Warner Music (Italy) 2003
Music Guide Vol. 2: Roots Of Hip Hop (CD) Itch & Scratch (Part 1) Mojo Magazine 2003
SuperBreaksPresents: StaxBreaks. (CD) Itch And Scratch (Part 2) Ace Records (UK) 2003
Ultimate Breaks & Beats Vol. 1 & 2 (CD) Do The Funky Penguin Street Beat Records 2003
120% Soul (6xCD + Box) Push And Pull, If Ther... Weton-Wesgram 2004
Atlantic Gold (3xCD, Comp) Walking The Dog Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2004
Disco Legends (12xCD, Comp + Box) Do The Funky Chicken Musicbank Records Ltd. 2004
Disco Legends - Disco Nights (CD, Comp) Do The Funky Chicken Musicbank Records Ltd. 2004
Dr. Breaks - The Second Pound (The Chronicles 2004) (LP, Comp) The Breakdown (Part 1) Original Sound Recordings (2) 2004
Dr. Dre Originals (LP) The Breakdown Side Hustle Entertainment 2004
Everything I Do Gonna Be Funky ◄ (2 versions) Funky Robot Brown Sugar Records 2004
Funk Drops 3: Breaks, Nuggets And Rarities (CD) The Memphis Train Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2004
Rock! Rock! Rock! (CD) Bear Cat Mojo Magazine 2004
Sixties & Seventies Legends (12xCD, Comp, RE + Box) Do The Funky Chicken Musicbank Records Ltd., Musicbank Records Ltd., Musicbank Records Ltd., Musicbank Records Ltd., Musicbank Records Ltd., Musicbank Records Ltd., Musicbank Records Ltd., Musicbank Records Ltd., Musicbank Records Ltd., Musicbank Records Ltd., Musicbank Records Ltd., Musicbank Records Ltd. 2004
This Is Soul! (6xCD) Walking The Dog Warner Music UK Ltd. 2004
All The Breaks (CD, Comp) Do The Funky Penguin (... All The Breaks 2005
Atlantic Gold: 75 Soul Classics From The Atlantic Vaults (3xCD, Comp) Walking The Dog Warner Strategic Marketing (UK) 2005
Best Of Soul Classics (3xBox, Smplr) Walking The Dog Warner Music (Germany) 2005
Decades Of Pop - Hits Of The 60's, 70's & 80's (5xCD, Comp) Funky Robot Cheap'O'Lata 2005
Internationale Oldie-Hits 100 (5xCD, Comp, Car + Box, Car) Do The Funky Chicken Eurotrend 2005
Mastercuts Funk (3xCD) Walking The Dog Mastercuts 2005
100 Soul Classics (5xCD, Comp) Do The Funky Chicken Cheap'O'Lata 2006
Hot Grits Volume 1 (CD, Comp) The Funky Bird Universal Music (Austria) 2006
Serce I Dusza (CD, Comp) Walkin' The Dog Universal Music Polska 2006
Stax Gold - Memphis Hits (CD, Comp) Walking The Dog Warner Platinum 2006
What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves 1967-1977 (4xCD, Comp) The Memphis Train Rhino (UK) 2006
A To Z: Kitty, Daisy & Lewis (2xCDr, Comp, Promo) Bear Cat Sunday Best Recordings 2007
Can You Dig It? ◄ (2 versions) Itch And Scratch Brown Sugar Records 2007
Soul Brothers I (CD, Comp) Breakdown Kings Road Multi Media 2007
Soul Brothers IV (CD, Comp) Push And Pull Kings Road Multi Media 2007
Soul Of Soul (2xCD, Comp) Walking The Dog Cristal Collection 2007
Stax 50th Anniversary Celebration (2xCD, RM) Walking The Dog, Do Th... Universal Music International Division 2007
Stax Chartbusters Volume 1 (CD, Comp, Jew) The Breakdown Spectrum Music (2) 2007
Stax Soul Power! (CD, Comp) The Breakdown (Part 1) Mojo Magazine 2008
The Stax Story (4xCD, Comp, RM) Walking The Dog, Do Th... Stax 2008
Stax: The Soul Of Hip-Hop (CD, Comp) Do The Funky Penguin (... Stax 2009
25 Soul Hits Vol. 1 (Cass) Do The Funky Chicken Tring International PLC  
Best Of Soul (CD) Do The Funky Chicken ARS Productions  
Black Soul (Vinyl, Album) Walkin The Dog, Do The... Creole Records  
Disco Freak Party (12 Smokin' Joints) (LP) Breakdown (Part 1) Paul Winley Records  
Essential Soul (LP) Walkin' The Dog K-Tel International (NZ) Ltd.  
Rhythm & Blues Panorama (LP) Sister's Got A Boyfriend Stax  
Snatch And Grab It! (CD, Comp) Tiger Man Bear Family Records  
Soul Is Here To Stay (2xLP, Comp) Do The Funky Penguin (... Stax  
Soul Nites (LP) The Funky Penguin Ronco  
Stax Gold 14 Greatest Hits (LP) Do The Funky Chicken Stax  
Stax Soul Selection (LP) Funky Mississippi Negram  
Story Of Soul When A Man Loves A Woman (2xLP) Sixty Minute Man, Funk... Time Wind  
SuR Boum (LP, Comp) Baby Walk, Never Let Y... Atlantic  
Sweet Soul Music (Volume 1) (CD, Comp) Walking The Dog Tring International PLC  
The Soul Decade (2xLP, Comp) Walking The Dog WEA Musik GmbH  
This Is Soul Vol. 5 (LP, Album) Memphis Train Atlantic Special  
Wattstax (2xLP) The Breakdown, Do The ... Stax  
Unofficial Releases:
Brainfreeze (CD, Mixed) Sophisticated Sissy, I... Pirateria Fonografica 1999
Rare Equations (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) Funky Bird Not On Label 2002
Rare Equations (Cass, Comp, Mixed) Funky Bird Not On Label 2002
A Quentin Tarantino Mash-Up (CD, Mixed) Itchin' & Scratchin' Not On Label (James Hyman Self-released) 2004
The De La Collection Volume 3 (2xLP) The Breakdown Strictly Breaks Records 2006
Ultimate Breaks & Beats The Complete Collection (Box, Comp, RM + 2xCD-ROM + DVD) Do The Funky Penguin, ... Street Beat Records 2006
A Double Sack Of Soul (2xLP) The Breakdown From The Basement Records  
Slurped! (2xLP) Itch And Scratch Not On Label  
Slurped! Original Brainfreeze Flavors Volume 1 (CD, Comp) Itch And Scratch Not On Label  
Stompin' Volume 11 - Special Blues Shouters Issue (LP) Decorate The Counter Stompin'  
The Rolling Stones (Phelge) (CD, Album, Mono, Dig) Walking The Dog Decca (3), Mecca  
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