The Concord Music Group has been re-issuing classic albums from the extensive catalogue of the Stax label. Their latest three releases, due September 13, are Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get by The ...

Legendary Memphis singer Rufus Thomas, who died this past December 15th at the age of 84, was the originator of the Funky Chicken, the World’s Oldest Teenager, and the Crown Prince Of Dance. But ...

I’ve always liked nicknames, whether they’re simple and direct (Bruce Springsteen is "The Boss") or inexplicable to the uninitiated (a high school friend of mine was dubbed "Squelcho.") Some nicknames ...

Rufus Thomas was a Memphis soul legend known for his funky, playful style and energetic performances. As a DJ and performer, he helped shape the sound of Southern soul through his work with Sun ...

RUFUS THOMAS, who has died aged 84, was best known for such novelty dance records as Do the Funky Chicken and Walkin' the Dog in the 1960s and 1970s. He was also a dancer, comedian, disc jockey and ...

2001-12-20 04:00:00 PDT Memphis-- Rufus Thomas, the jovial patriarch of Memphis soul who billed himself as the "world's oldest teenager," died Saturday at 84. Mr. Thomas died at St. Francis Hospital ...

Rhythm & blues pioneer Rufus Thomas made his last trip to Memphis' Beale Street yesterday (Dec. 20) with a brass band playing "Just a Closer Walk with Thee" marching in front of his hearse. Thomas… By ...

Rufus Thomas's Do the Funky Chicken, Shirley Brown's Woman to Woman, and the Dramatics' Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get are fortified with bonus tracks LOS ANGELES, Calif.—In 1968, on the heels of the ...

Soul icon Rufus Thomas, pioneering radio DJ and singer-songwriter famed for R&B standard “Walking The Dog,” died Saturday Dec. 15 in Memphis of apparent heart failure. He was 84. Over a 70-year career ...