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Funkiest man alive : Rufus Thomas and Memphis soul / Matthew Ruddick ; foreword by Rob Bowman.

"Rufus Thomas may not be a household name, but he is widely regarded as the patriarch of Memphis R&B, and his music influenced three generations of musicians. His first singles in the early 1950s were recorded as blues transitioned into R&B, and he was arguably one of the founding fathe...

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Main Author: Ruddick, Matthew (Author)
Other Authors: Bowman, Rob (Robert Maxwell James) (writer of foreword.)
Other title:Rufus Thomas and Memphis soul.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2023]
Series:American made music series.
Subjects:
Thomas, Rufus, > 1917-2001.
Stax Records > History.
Rhythm and blues musicians > United States > Biography.
Soul musicians > United States > Biography.
African American musicians > Biography.
Rhythm and blues music > Tennessee > Memphis > History and criticism.
Soul music > Tennessee > Memphis > History and criticism.
Stax Records.
African American musicians.
Rhythm and blues music.
Rhythm and blues musicians.
Soul music.
Soul musicians.
Tennessee > Memphis.
United States.
Biographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.

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Call Number: ML420.T4607 R83 2023
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