![]() ![]() Although a few disposable tracks weighs down the effort, Did You Heard Me? more often than not has Thomas on his game. A warbled cover of the standard "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons" is the only dud here. (Ma December 15, 2001) 1 2 3 was an American rhythm-and-blues, funk, soul and blues singer, songwriter, dancer, DJ and comic entertainer from Memphis, Tennessee. The last song recorded from the sessions, Thomas's ode to gambling "6-3-8" has sneaky horn charts and a booming bassline. He enjoyed his biggest successes while signed to the Stax label during the 1960s and early 1970s. On the track Thomas manages to pose the album's title question not once but twelve times. Profile: Rhythm & blues and soul singer and songwriter, born 26 March 1917 in Cayce, Mississippi, died 15 December 2001 in Memphis, Tennessee. The other hit singles, "The Breakdown Part 1 and II" and "Do the Funky Penguin Part I and II have Charles Pitts' humorous guitar effects that helped to make the songs even more kinetic. "(Do the Push) and Pull (Part 1 & 2)" has Michael Toles' lazy, country styled guitar riffs and the steady rhythm section of bassist James Alexander and drummer Willie Hall. This 1971 album offers prime Thomas having great chemistry with the members of Isaac Hayes' band of the time. Do the Funky Chicken by Rufus Thomas from Do the Funky Chicken. 42 R&B Stax 0071 written by Billy Ward, Rose Marks, traditional & Rufus Thomas (arrangement) 9. When Rufus Thomas was given the nickname 'the Worlds Oldest Teenager,' there was more than a little truth to the statement. As his label was going through many reconfigurations and styles in the early 70's Thomas didn't change too much and continued to do up-tempo tracks with a suitably updated production. Sixty Minute Man (Part II) / The Preacher and the Bear by Rufus Thomas from Do the Funky Chicken. ![]() Big hits like 1964's "Walking the Dog" and 1970's classic "Do the Funky Chicken" all but helped typify the quirky and potent Stax sound. Signed to Satellite in 1959, before it became Stax, Rufus Thomas could be counted on to provide some of the hardest, unabashedly southern music in the history of the label. ![]()
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