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dbpedia:Rufus_Thomas

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Rufus Thomas, Jr. (March 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was an American rhythm and blues, funk, soul and blues singer, songwriter, dancer, DJ and comic entertainer from Memphis, Tennessee. He recorded for several labels including Chess and Sun in the 1950s, before becoming established in the 1960s and 1970s at Stax Records. He is best known for his novelty dance records including "Walking the Dog" (1963), "Do the Funky Chicken" (1969) and "(Do the) Push and Pull" (1970).

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Thomas, Rufus Rufus Thomas

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American musician

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Rufus Thomas, Jr.

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1998-01-01Z

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1930-01-01Z

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dbpedia:Carla_Thomas dbpedia:Marvell_Thomas dbpedia:Vaneese_Thomas

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dbpedia:Carla_Thomas dbpedia:Vaneese_Thomas dbpedia:Marvell_Thomas

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solo_singer

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1917-03-26Z 1917-03-27Z

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dbpedia:United_States n8:_Mississippi

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1917-01-01Z

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2001-12-15Z

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n7:_Tennessee dbpedia:United_States

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2001-01-01Z

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dbpedia:Southern_soul dbpedia:Blues dbpedia:Funk dbpedia:Rhythm_and_blues dbpedia:Novelty_song

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dbpedia:Television_presenter dbpedia:Singing dbpedia:Comedian dbpedia:Dance dbpedia:Songwriter dbpedia:Disc_jockey

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dbpedia:AVI_Records dbpedia:Chess_Records dbpedia:Stax_Records dbpedia:Sun_Records