Rufus Thomas
- Atuação
- 26 de março de 1917 · Cayce, Mississippi, USA
- 15 de dezembro de 2001
Biografia
Rufus Thomas, Jr. (March 27, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was an American rhythm and blues, funk and soul singer and comedian from Memphis, Tennessee, who recorded on Sun Records in the 1950s and on Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of soul singer Carla Thomas and keyboard player Marvell Thomas. A third child, Vaneese, a former French teacher, has a recording studio in upstate New York and sings for television commercials.
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Filmografia
- Memphis '69
- The Blues · Em pessoa
- Sounds of Memphis · Em pessoa
- Only the Strong Survive · Em pessoa
- A Fortuna de Cookie · Theo Johnson
- Segredo de Família · Tommy
- The Soul of Stax · Em pessoa
- All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians · Em pessoa
- Trem Mistério · Man in Station
- A Fera do Rock · Haney's Big House Dancer
- Os Novos Centuriões
- Wattstax · Em pessoa