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    Rufus Thomas

    Biography

    Few of rock & roll's founding figures are as likable as Rufus Thomas. From the 1940s onward, he has personified Memphis music; his small but witty cameo role in Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train, a film which satirizes and enshrines the city's role in popular culture, was entirely appropriate. As a recording artist, he wasn't a major innovator, but he could always be depended upon for some good, silly, ...more
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  • Walkin' the Dog
  • Jump Back
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  • The Memphis Train
  • Blues in the Basement
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