Birth Name:

Rufus Thomas

Male

Birth Date:

Mon, Mar 26, 1917

Time of Birth:

Unknown (using Noon)

Place of Birth:

Cayce, Mississippi, United States

Age:

107

Zodiac Sign:

Aries

Astrology Data:

Sun

5°

Ari

31'

About Rufus Thomas

Rufus C. Thomas, Jr. (March 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001) 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. He is best known for his novelty dance records, including "Walking the Dog" (1963), "Do the Funky Chicken" (1969) and "(Do the) Push and Pull" (1970). 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."

Link to Wikipedia biography

External Links:

• Rufus Thomas Biography at Alligator Records

• Soulwalking.co.uk

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Astrological aspects and planetary data / tags for Rufus Thomas: Sun 5 Aries, Moon 22 Taurus, Mercury 2 Aries, Venus 27 Pisces, Mars 0 Aries, Jupiter 8 Taurus, Saturn 23 Cancer, Uranus 22 Aquarius, Neptune 2 Leo, Pluto 2 Cancer, Sun Trine Neptune, Sun Conjunct Mars, Sun Square Pluto, Venus Conjunct Mars, Mercury Square Pluto, Mercury Conjunct Venus, Sun Conjunct Mercury, Sun Semi Square Uranus, Mercury Conjunct Mars, Mercury Trine Neptune, Venus Trine Saturn, Venus Trine Neptune, Venus Square Pluto, Mars Trine Neptune, Mars Square Pluto, Saturn Quincunx Uranus, Neptune Semi Sextile Pluto

Categories related to Rufus Thomas: Mississippi, 20th-century American singers, 2001 deaths, March 26 births, American funk singers, American soul singers, American blues singers, Blues musicians from Mississippi, People from Marshall County, Tennessee State University alumni, 1917 births, Mississippi Blues Trail, Sun Records artists, Stax Records artists, Alligator Records artists, Chess Records artists, 20th-century American male singers, 20th-century African-American male singers, Meteor Records artists