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Rufus Thomas
Born: 1917-03-26
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 fathe...
Films starring Rufus Thomas
Mystery Train
1989
Great Balls of Fire!
1989
A Family Thing
1996
Cookie's Fortune
1999
Sounds of Memphis
2002
Wattstax
1973
Only the Strong Survive
2002
The Soul of Stax
1994
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians
1990
Memphis '69
2019