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Rufus Thomas

Acting
Born: March 26, 1917 in Cayce, Mississippi, USA

Biography

Rufus Thomas, Jr.  (March 27, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was an American rhythm and blues, funk and soul singer and comedian from Memphis, Tennessee, 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 and keyboard player Marvell Thomas. A third child, Vaneese, a former French teacher, has a recording studio in upstate N...

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Film

10 Titles
Mystery Train
7.3
FILM
Mystery Train1989
Great Balls of Fire!
6.3
FILM
Great Balls of Fire!1989
A Family Thing
6.5
FILM
A Family Thing1996
Cookie's Fortune
6.4
FILM
Cookie's Fortune1999
Wattstax
6.9
FILM
Wattstax1973
Sounds of Memphis
9.5
FILM
Sounds of Memphis2002
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians
FILM
All Day and All Night: Memories from Beale Street Musicians1990
Only the Strong Survive
7.0
FILM
Only the Strong Survive2002
The Soul of Stax
FILM
The Soul of Stax1994
Memphis '69
FILM
Memphis '692019

Series

1 Title
Police Story
7.0
SERIES
Police Story1973–
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