| Born: Mar 26, 1917 in Cayce, MS | Avg.User Rating: 191 Ratings |
| Died: Dec 15, 2001 in Memphis, TN |
| Genre: Blues |
| Styles: Soul, Southern Soul, Memphis Soul, Early R&B, Modern Electric Blues, Electric Memphis Blues, Funk |
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| Biography: Few of rock & roll's founding figures are as likable as Rufus Thomas. From the 1940s onward, he has personified Memphis music; his small but witty cameo role in Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train, a film which satirizes and enshrines the city's role in popular culture, was entirely appropriate. As a recording ...Read full biography |
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