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Listen online to rufus thomas do the funky chicken and find out more about its history, critical reception, and meaning. March 26, 1917 december 15, 2001 was an american rhythmandblues, funk, soul and blues singer, songwriter, dancer, dj and comic entertainer from memphis, tennessee. Listen to your favorite songs from do the funky chicken stax remasters by rufus thomas now. There were some weird moments, particularly the downandbestial sevenminute update of sixty minute man on which rufus sounds like hes singing in tongues, a remake of bear cat, and a twopart version of old. Rufus thomas march 26, 1917 december 15, 2001 was a rhythm and blues and soul singer from memphis, tennessee, united states, who recorded on sun records in the 1950s and on stax records in the 1960s and 1970s. Rufus thomas the very best of rufus thomas lyrics and. Streaming and by permanent download to your computer andor device. Rufus thomas do the funky chicken live chicago blues festival duration. Do the funky chicken stax remasters by rufus thomas on. Do the funky somethin is an overdue, careerspanning collection of thomas best material, centering around his stax hits from the 60s and early 70s.
Find rufus thomas do the funky chicken lyrics and search for rufus thomas. The whole dog series of novelty dance songs from 19631964 is here, as well as the hit jump back and a clutch of stax singles that werent hits but became pretty wellknown anyway, like sisters got a boyfriend. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Listen online and get new recommendations, only at. Rufus thomas biography, albums, streaming links allmusic. Do the funky chicken, let the good times roll, sixty minute man, lookin for a love, bear cat a. Find similar albums to do the funky chicken rufus thomas on allmusic. One of the best funky lps by rufus thomas recorded in the early 70s with. Download the android app to get lyrics to the songs you play. Do the funky chicken stax remasters by rufus thomas.
Rufus thomas do the funky chicken sheet music notes. It aint the funky chicken, its called the breakdown its the brand new dance thats going around. Discover all of this albums music connections, watch videos, listen to music, discuss and download. Yall come on in now, come right on down front i got something i want to show you now yal. A third daughter, vaneese, a former french teacher, for. All albums by rufus thomas available to download and stream in high quality. Loading rufus thomas do the funky chicken stax remasters. Lyrics for do the funky chicken by rufus thomas feat. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Do the funky chicken by rufus thomas on amazon music. Thomas, rufus do the funky chicken cd 1 01 do the funky chicken 02 let the good times roll. Tracks 1 to 11 originally released as do the funky chicken stax 2028 in june 1969. From the 1940s onward, he has personified memphis music.
Rufus thomas do the funky chicken mp3 download and lyrics. We only like one song funky chicken the rest of the songs were all about rufus thomas stuck on himself and he isnt even a very good singer at all. He was the father of soul singer carla thomas best known for the classic song baby and keyboard player marvell thomas. Official rufus thomas do the funky chicken lyrics at cd universe. Rufus thomas do the funky chicken releases discogs. Rufus thomas first album following staxs break from the atlantic had do the funky chicken as its centerpiece, so the emphasis upon goodhumored dance tunes was unsurprising. Rufus thomas do the funky penguin american soul youtube.
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Memphis oldest teenager, rufus thomas, uses volunteers from the audience to demonstrate the funky chicken. 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. Last night, night before jump back, baby, jump back 24 robbers at my door jump back, baby, jump back i got up and let em in discovered using shazam, the music discovery app. Check out do the funky chicken by rufus thomas on amazon music. Do the funky chicken ep by rufus thomas on amazon music. It was released in 1963 through stax records with distribution by atlantic.
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