루퍼스 토머스

소개

루퍼스 C. 토머스 2세(Rufus C. Thomas, Jr., 1917년 3월 26일 ~ 2001년 2월 15일)는 리듬앤블루스, 펑크, 솔, 블루스를 한 미국의 가수·작곡가·舞人·디제이·골계가이다.

Rufus C. Thomas, Jr. was an American rhythm-and-blues, funk, soul and blues singer, songwriter, dancer, DJ and comic entertainer from Memphis, Tennessee. He recorded for several labels, including Chess Records and Sun Records in the 1950s, before becoming established in the 1960s and 1970s at Stax Records. His dance records, including "Walking the Dog" (1963), "Do the Funky Chicken" (1969), and "(Do the) Push and Pull" (1970), were some of his most successful songs. According to the Mississippi Blues Commission, "Rufus Thomas embodied the spirit of Memphis music perhaps more than any other artist, and from the early 1940s until his death . . . occupied many important roles in the local scene."