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Rufus Thomas

Rufus Thomas

117 songs
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2018
Album
Feb 2018
Stax Singles 4: Rarities & The Best Of The Rest

6 tracks

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Album
Feb 2018
Stax Singles 4: Rarities & The Best Of The Rest

6 tracks

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2012
Album
Jan 2012
Sun 60th Anniversary

1 track

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Album
Jan 2012
Sun 60th Anniversary

1 track

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2008
Album
Jun 2008
The Sun Years, Plus: His R&B Recordings 1949-1956

4 tracks

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Album
Jun 2008
The Sun Years, Plus: His R&B Recordings 1949-1956

4 tracks

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2007
Album
Jul 2007
The Very Best Of Rufus Thomas

18 tracks

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Album
Jul 2007
The Very Best Of Rufus Thomas

18 tracks

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2007
Album
Jan 2007
Christmas In Soulsville

1 track

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Album
Jan 2007
Christmas In Soulsville

1 track

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2003
Album
Aug 2003
Funkiest Man Alive: The Stax Funk Sessions 1967-1975

10 tracks

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Album
Aug 2003
Funkiest Man Alive: The Stax Funk Sessions 1967-1975

10 tracks

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1994
Album
Jan 1994
The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975

2 tracks

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Album
Jan 1994
The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975

2 tracks

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1993
Album
Jan 1993
The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971

1 track

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Album
Jan 1993
The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971

1 track

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1991
Album
Jan 1991
The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968

9 tracks

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Album
Jan 1991
The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968

9 tracks

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1988
Album
Sep 1988
That Woman Is Poison!

1 track

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Album
Sep 1988
That Woman Is Poison!

1 track

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1980
Album
Jan 1980
Rufus Thomas

1 track

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Album
Jan 1980
Rufus Thomas

1 track

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1978
Album
Jan 1978
I Ain’t Gettin’ Older, I’m Gettin’ Better

1 track

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Album
Jan 1978
I Ain’t Gettin’ Older, I’m Gettin’ Better

1 track

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1977
Album
Jan 1977
If There Were No Music

7 tracks

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Album
Jan 1977
If There Were No Music

7 tracks

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1973
Album
Jan 1973
Crown Prince of Dance

6 tracks

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Album
Jan 1973
Crown Prince of Dance

6 tracks

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1971
Album
Dec 1971
Did You Heard Me?

1 track

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Album
Dec 1971
Did You Heard Me?

1 track

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1970
Album
Jan 1970
Do the Funky Chicken

10 tracks

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Album
Jan 1970
Do the Funky Chicken

10 tracks

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1966
Single
Jan 1966
Birds & Bees
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Single
Jan 1966
Birds & Bees
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1963
Album
Jul 1963
Walking the Dog

4 tracks

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Album
Jul 1963
Walking the Dog

4 tracks

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Top Songs

#1
Itch And Scratch, Pt. 1
#2
Lookin’ For Love
#3
Funky Robot
#4
Jump back (alternate)
#5
Chicken Scratch
#6
Git On Up and Do It
#7
Do The Double Bump
#8
I Wanna Sang

About Rufus Thomas

Also known as
Rufus C. Thomas Jr.

Discography

The Very Best Of Rufus Thomas
18 tracks · 2007
Funkiest Man Alive: The Stax Funk Sessions 1967-1975
10 tracks · 2003
Do the Funky Chicken
10 tracks · 1970
The Complete Stax-Volt Singles 1959-1968
9 tracks · 1991
If There Were No Music
7 tracks · 1977
Stax Singles 4: Rarities & The Best Of The Rest
6 tracks · 2018
Crown Prince of Dance
6 tracks · 1973
The Sun Years, Plus: His R&B Recordings 1949-1956
4 tracks · 2008
Walking the Dog
4 tracks · 1963
The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 3: 1972-1975
2 tracks · 1994
Sun 60th Anniversary
1 track · 2012
Christmas In Soulsville
1 track · 2007
The Complete Stax/Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971
1 track · 1993
That Woman Is Poison!
1 track · 1988
Rufus Thomas
1 track · 1980
I Ain’t Gettin’ Older, I’m Gettin’ Better
1 track · 1978
Did You Heard Me?
1 track · 1971

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Popular lyrics by Rufus Thomas

Itch And Scratch, Pt. 1

[Verse 1] Everybody, Rufus is your man I wanna tell ya, I got a brand new thing Stop what you're doing, wherever you're at Now you get ready…

Lookin’ For Love

[Intro] Mmhmm Well, now (I’m lookin’ for a love) I’m (I’m searchin’ everywhere) I’m lookin’, I’m lookin’, I’m lookin’, I’m lookin’ [Chorus] …

Funky Robot

[Verse 1] I know all of you remember All about the breakdown Now I've got somethin' else That's feeling rockin' the beat, yeah Heard about t…

Jump back (alternate)

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 (Jump back,…

Chicken Scratch

Back of the hen house the other night (Chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka-chicka-chic) It was awful dark and I had no light (Chicka-c…

Git On Up and Do It

[Verse 1] If you wanna be somebody, you can't mess around If you want to be somebody, you can’t mess around I want y'all to listen what I sa…

Do The Double Bump

Do the double bump, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Do the double bump, yeah, yeah Do the double bump, y'all hey yeah Do the double bump, yeah, yeah …

I Wanna Sang

[Intro] Yeah Hey It's alright Get down It's gonna be alright Ow! Ow! Now that's funky, haha I declare, that's funky I don't care what nobody…

I Didn’t Believe

I didn't believe you would leave me Didn't believe you would lie Now my heart My heart is breaking oh All night long I cry All night long I …

(Do The) Push And Pull (Part 1)

Hey, everybody, Mister Rufus in town Came here to take care of business Ain't gonna mess around I got a brand new dance, that ain't no bull …

Discography at a glance

117

Songs on Lyrks

17

Albums

34

Singles

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Rufus Thomas is a music artist with 117 songs on Lyrks.

Popular tracks by Rufus Thomas include Itch And Scratch, Pt. 1, Lookin’ For Love, Funky Robot, Jump back (alternate), Chicken Scratch. Browse full lyrics on Lyrks.

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