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Rufus Thomas: Do The Funky Chicken

Nov 23, 2011, 2:00am PopMatters
Rufus Thomas does Funky Chicken
Rufus Thomas's finest achievement gets the reissue treatment and proves to stand the test of time. Rufus Thomas is the most overlooked, under-appreciated artist to ever come from the Stax imprint. Period. Done. End of story. There isn't a single other artist who recorded at 926 East McLemore Avenue in the 1960s and 1970s that was as dismissed, discounted and disrespected as the man who gave Stax its first real hit with "Cause I Love You" in the '60s. Why? Well, it's a combination of reasons, really. Thomas's knack for absurdity...
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Rufus Thomas: Do the Funky Chicken

Oct 15, 2011, 12:38pm Hyperbolium
Rufus Thomas - Sixty Minute Man
Stax's elder statesman hits a funky '70s groove R&B singer Rufus Thomas had been with Stax for over a decade when he recorded this 1970 album. He and daughter Carla had hooked up with Stax's predecessor, Satellite, as early as 1960, and Rufus scored a Top 10 hit with "Walking the Dog" in 1963. He released a steady stream of singles throughout the 1960s, with only limited success until 1969's "Do the Funky Chicken." Though it only rose to #23 on the Pop charts, it was a big hit on soul radio, and the [...]
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JOHNNIE TAYLOR: TAYLORED IN SILK

Oct 4, 2011, 7:02am L.A. RECORD
(Out now on Concord/Stax Remasters ) "The Philosopher of Soul," Arkansas-born Taylor was an early disciple of Sam Cooke, taking over Sam's part in the renowned gospel group the Soul Stirrers before landing up at Stax-Volt in the mid-Sixties. The next-to-last of Taylor's LPs for Stax, this 1973 swank up Soul Street is, along with Big Star's three-album output and a few Rufus Thomas and Shirley Brown singles, among the label's last notable recordings before the Memphis powerhouse folded in 1975. The wiseass persona Taylor displays on "Cheaper to Keep Her" exhibits only one [...]
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Music Review: Three New Stax Remasters - The Dramatics, Shirley Brown, and Rufus Thomas

Sep 30, 2011, 3:15pm Music @ Blogcritics.org
Three Stax Records classics, remastered and reissued with bonus tracks.
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Music Review: Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken

Sep 19, 2011, 10:39am Music @ Blogcritics.org
A non-stop party with Rufus Thomas.
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Music Review: Rufus Thomas - Do The Funky Chicken (Remastered)

Sep 9, 2011, 1:56pm Music @ Blogcritics.org
Rufus Thomas serves up some tasty funky chicken.
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Musicians in Memphis: 20 Great Acts That Make Up the River City's Soul Stew

Jun 7, 2011, 11:03am Spinner.com
Jay Reatard - See-Saw
Filed under: Exclusive , The Hit List Though he was from Texas, like a lot of musicians, sax great King Curtis sure did love him some Memphis. The veteran session player had his biggest hit as [...]
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Memphis Train A-Comin´

Jan 14, 2011, 5:44pm For The Sake Of The Song
Memphis Train A-Comin´ And Rufus and Bobby are both waiting at the station. Here´s hoping their sweethearts are safely aboard. Rufus Thomas - The Memphis Train MP3 Bobby Hebb - Night Train To Memphis MP3
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Artist:Bobby Hebb
Title:Night Train To Memphis
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Year:1960
Artist:Rufus Thomas
Title:The Memphis Train
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Year:1968

Runnin' Out Of Christmas

Dec 21, 2010, 10:55am 30 Days Out
Runnin' Out Of Christmas Well, what I really should say is that we are running out of things to say about Christmas. We already took our potshot at the right-wing TV pundits, and we already did our "tired of Christmas" thing and of course the good ol' commercialization of Christmas thing. We can still do the ol' Peace on Earth thing ... But we're not running out of Christmas tunes! MP3: "A Jordan Xmas" by Tracy Morgan MP3: "Christmas Time Is Here Again" by My Morning [...]
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Any Major Christmas Soul Vol. 2

Dec 8, 2010, 6:12pm Any Major Dude With Half A Heart
Any Major Christmas Soul Vol. 2 The first Christmas soul mix was very popular. Thank you to all the kind people who took the time to say nice things about it (and about my efforts here in general). Comments are always appreciated. As I pointed out in the blurb for the first mix, I held back a lot of great stuff for the follow-up. So this one might be even better than the first compilation. You be the judge of that. Be advised that in this batch are a couple of tracks that might not appeal to your mother: Rufus Thomas (Carla's [...]
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Scratch n Sniff Edits:

Dec 6, 2010, 3:28am SlothBoogie
Scratch n Sniff Edits: Our favourite funker Scratch n Sniff has a couple more tracks to shake your tooshy too :) If you haven't heard it yet we highly recommend you check out his SlothBoogie Guestmix ! Rufus Thomas - Fried Chicken (scratchandsniffs finger licking re-rub) by scratchandsniff Boney M [...]
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Music DVD Review: America's Music Legacy: Soul

Nov 11, 2010, 10:14am Music @ Blogcritics.org
Soul music greats in concert.
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I Got To See For Myself If You Got Any Butter Left [video]

Aug 17, 2010, 12:47pm Hello Vegetables
Rufus Thomas - Breakdown
I want so badly to live in a world where something like this can actually happen. Oh, that's right. I do. I can't find the words to express how much I want to be like this. Rufus Thomas: "The Breakdown" from Wattstax
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Adios, Buddy!

Aug 11, 2010, 3:32pm 30 Days Out
Adios, Buddy! Ranger (2001-2010) Damn ... it's time to say goodbye to my back porch beer drinking buddy, ol' Ranger. He lived with us for about nine years and yesterday he moved on over to the next life. He wasn't afraid of anything that crawled, climbed or slithered. The heat or cold didn't bother him, although he didn't mind paying a visit indoors once in a while. That sonovagun liked to run, but he never ran away. Adios, big boy - we'll keep your house in case you ever come this way again. [...]
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Song of the Day: "Walking the Dog"

May 29, 2010, 9:00pm zerode
Song of the Day: "Walking the Dog" must - resist - urge - to post - another - Janelle - Monáe... I want to start by acknowledging our pet psychiatrist, Dr. Blues - family friend, decent head shrinker, my stepfather's best friend (a major feat of tolerance), and above all a mean harmonica player and dedicated aficionado of great soul and R&B. It was Dr. Blues who prompted me to pursue a burgeoning interest in Stax Records, which led to... Rufus Thomas, "Walking the Dog" - from [...]
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Artist:Rufus Thomas
Title:Walking The Dog
Link Text:Rufus Thomas, Walking the Dog
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Artist:The Rolling Stones
Title:Walking The Dog
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File Name:12 Walking The Dog.mp3
Year:1964

It's the Birthday of Rufus Thomas

Mar 27, 2010, 2:52am SqueezeMyLemon
RUFUS THOMAS - Walking the Dog (1965)
Rufus Thomas was not really a bluesman, but he was a great showman. I loved his music back in the day. According to Wikipedia; Rufus Thomas, Jr. (March 27, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was a 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 [...]
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Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Releasing Greatest Hits Album

Mar 15, 2010, 11:00am Spinner.com
Jon Spencer Blues Explosion Releasing Greatest Hits Album Filed under: News , New Music , Exclusive The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion will issue the career retrospective disc, 'Dirty Shirt Rock N' Roll,' on Mar. 30, compiling the skuzz punk blues trio's work from 1992 to 2001. Alongside songs from JSBX's first six albums are several bonus cuts, including some noteworthy collaborations from those years. "We tried to give a good sense of what the band was about back then," Spencer tells Spinner from his home in New York City. "There's quite a few guests [...]
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Walk On By Part 2

Feb 22, 2010, 10:53pm The Cadillac Of Winter
Walk On By Part 2 I just can't get over losin' you And so if I seem, broken and blue Walk on by, walk on by Foolish pride, that's all that I have left Thanks to a wonderful teacher in high school, I was fortunate enough to be exposed to the entire Stax singles catalog almost immediately upon becoming interested in 60's R+B. I went from one cd, Otis Redding's Greatest Hits, Volume 2 to The Complete Stax Singles 1959-1968. I think a lot of folks can hand something this comprehensive to a [...]
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Link Text:Otis Redding - The Happy Song (Dum Dum)
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Nécro c'est trop !

Jan 12, 2010, 3:53am play-list
Nécro c'est trop ! Discours du Président de la République lors des vœux au monde animalier domestique et de compagnie. Freeskies sur Seine – Mardi 12 janvier 2010 Mesdames et Messieurs les Ministres, Mesdames et Messieurs les Vétérinaires, Mesdames et Messieurs les Directeurs des Toiletteurs pour chiens, Mesdames et Messieurs les Présidents des associations de nos 33 millions d'amis, Mesdames et Messieurs les Fournisseurs de gadgets et articles pour animaux de compagnie, Mesdames et Messieurs, Avant de m'adresser à vous, chacun comprendra que [...]
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BLUES SYNDICATE Nº 68

Dec 8, 2009, 11:22am BLUES SYNDICATE
BLUES SYNDICATE Nº 68 BLUES SYNDICATE Nº 68 1-Luther Allison – Movin' On Up 2-Willie Dixon – Save My Child 3 3-Little Milton – Me For You - LP Version 4-Pete Franklin – Lonesome Bedroom Blues 5-Homesick James – She May Be Your Woman 6-Memphis Slim – Letter Home 7-Otis Rush – My Love Will Never Die 8-Rufus Thomas – Blues In The Basement 9-Buddy Guy – Did Somebody Make A Fool Out Of You 10-Francine Reed – Evil Gal 11-Omar & The Howlers – Get Hip El archivo se encuentra en: http://sharebee.com/5475cf8b Una [...]
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