People
Rufus Thomas
- Name: Rufus Thomas
- Birthday: 1917-03-26
- Place of birth: Cayce, Mississippi, USA
- Popularity: 1.832
Biography:
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Rufus Thomas, Jr. (March 27, 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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Movies:
| Title | Release date |
|---|---|
| Sounds of Memphis as Himself | 2002-02-19 |
| Only the Strong Survive as Himself | 2002-01-14 |
| Cookie's Fortune as Theo Johnson | 1999-03-24 |
| A Family Thing as Tommy | 1996-03-29 |
| The Soul of Stax | 1994-01-01 |
| All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians as Self | 1990-02-23 |
| Mystery Train as Man in Station | 1989-09-06 |
| Great Balls of Fire! as Haney's Big House Dancer | 1989-06-30 |
| Wattstax as Self | 1973-02-04 |
