Kurz-Bio:
”Mr. Swing”
Rufus Thomas wurde am 26. März 1917 in Cayce, Mississippi, als Rufus C. Thomas, Jr. geboren und verstarb am 15. Dezember 2001 im St. Francis Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, an einem Herzfehler. Die Sängerin Carla Thomas
ist seine Tochter (links klicken), mit der er auch einige Einspielungen machte.
Seine Singles:
Star TALENT (78er)
02 50....807-A....
RUFUS THOMAS..I'll Be A Good Boy (332)/-B….I'm So Worried (333)
BULLET (78er)
07 50....327 A....MR. SWING WITH BOBBY PLATER’S ORCHESTRA..Beer Bottle Boogie/ B....Gonna Bring My Baby Back
CHESS (78er)
07 51....1466....
RUFUS THOMAS, JR. ..Night Workin' Blues (U-62)/Why Did You Deegee? (U-63)
01 52....1492....
RUFUS THOMAS And His Orchestra..No More Dogging Around (U-7299)/Crazy About You Baby (U-7300)
09 52....1517....
RUFUS THOMAS, JR. ..Juanita (1024)/Decorate The Counter (1025)
SUN
03 53....181....
Rufus HOUND DOG Thomas, Jr. ..Bear Cat (U-63)/
RUFUS THOMAS, JR. ..Walkin' In The Rain (U-64)
09 53....188....
RUFUS THOMAS, JR. ..Tiger Man
(King of the Jungle) (BMI U-79)/Save That Money (BMI U-80)
METEOR
11 56....5039....RUFUS "BEARCAT" THOMAS
WITH THE BEARCATS..The Easy Livin' Plan (MR 5064)/I'm Steady Holdin' On (MR 5065)
SATELLITE
08 60....S-102....CARLA and RUFUS..Deep Down Inside (S-1003)/Cause I Love You (S 1004) (
dann ATCO 6177)
ATCO
09 60....45-6177....CARLA and RUFUS..Cause I Love You (60C-4849)/Deep Down Inside (60C-4850) (
SATELLITE 102)
06 61....45-6199....RUFUS AND FRIEND..I Didn't Believe (61C-5367)/Yeah, Yea-ah (61C-5368)
STAX
09 62....S–126....
RUFUS THOMAS..It's Aw'rite (STX-1065)/Can't Ever Let You Go (STX-1066)
12 62....S-130....
RUFUS THOMAS..The Dog (6513-11)/Did You Ever Love A Woman (6514-11)
09 63....S-140....
RUFUS THOMAS..Walking The Dog (STX-7171)/Fine & Mellow (STX-7077)
10 63….S-140....
RUFUS THOMAS..You Said (STX-7216)/Walking The Dog (STK-7171)
01 64….S-144....
RUFUS THOMAS..Can Your Monkey Do The Dog (STX-7496)/I Want To Get Married (STX-7497)
03 64….S-149....
RUFUS THOMAS..Somebody Stole My Dog (STX-1128)/I Want To Be Loved (STX-1129)
05 64….S-151....RUFUS & CARLA..Night Time Is The Right Time (STX-7756)/That's Really Some Good (STX-7757)
09 64….S-157....
RUFUS THOMAS..Jump Back (STX-8067)/All Night Worker (STX-8068)
02 65….S-167....
RUFUS THOMAS..Baby Walk (STX-8534)/Little Sally Walker (STX-8535)
06 65….S-173....
RUFUS THOMAS..Willy Nilly (STX-9050)/Sho’ Gonna Mess Him Up (STX-9051)
08 65….S-176....RUFUS & CARLA THOMAS..When You Move You Lose (STX-9194)/We’re Tight (STX-9195)
09 65….S-178....
RUFUS THOMAS..Chicken Scratch (STX-9255)/The World Is Round (STX-9256)
01 66….S - 184....RUFUS & CARLA..Birds & Bees (STX - 9803)/Never Let You Go (STX - 9804)
09 66….S - 200....
RUFUS THOMAS..Sister’s Got A Boyfriend (STX - 10784)/Talkin’ Bout True Love (STX - 10785)
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Gerd
