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. He was the father of soul singer Carla Thomas (best known for the classic song "B-A-B-Y") and keyboard player Marvell Thomas. A third daughter, Vaneese, a former French teacher, for years had a recording studio in upstate New York where she sang for television commercials.
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Rufus Thomas has had 7 concerts.
Rufus Thomas is most often considered to be Soul, Blues, Funk, Classic Soul, Rhythm And Blues, Southern Soul, Memphis Soul, Memphis Blues, and Stax.
The last Rufus Thomas concert was on May 22, 2001 at Orpheum Theatre in Memphis, Tennessee, United States. The bands that performed were: Dr. John / Clarence Gatemouth Brown / Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band / Kim Wilson / Levon Helm / Chris Thomas King / Alvin Youngblood Hart / Bobby Rush / Big Jack Johnson / Little Milton / Rufus Thomas / Susan Tedeschi / Ruth Brown / Lee Roy Parnell. / Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater / Henry Butler / Rick Vito / Deborah Coleman / Richard Johnson / Sam Philips / Duke Robillard.
