Rufus Thomas

GPTKB entity

Properties (41)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf musician
gptkbp:activeYears 1940
1990
gptkbp:associatedAct gptkb:Stax_Records
gptkbp:birthDate 1920-03-26
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Shelby_County,_Tennessee,_USA
gptkbp:children gptkb:Rufus_Thomas_Jr.
gptkb:Marvell_Thomas
gptkbp:deathDate 2001-12-15
gptkbp:genre R&B
blues
soul
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Rufus Thomas
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:The_Blues_Brothers
Prince
The Meters
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:James_Brown
gptkb:Ray_Charles
gptkb:B.B._King
gptkbp:instrument vocals
guitar
piano
gptkbp:knownFor Do the Funky Chicken
Walking the Dog
gptkbp:label gptkb:Dunhill_Records
gptkb:Stax_Records
Enterprise_Records
gptkbp:notableFeature The Dog
I Can't Help It
Walking the Dog
Funky Chicken
The Best of Rufus Thomas
The Funky Chicken
Jump Back
The Breakdown
(Do the) Push and Pull
That’s What I’m Talkin’ About
The Breakdown (Part 1)
You Ain't Nothing But a Dog
Rufus_Thomas_Live
gptkbp:website rufusthomas.com