http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5971&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rssIf at any point in your life you have uttered the phrase or attempted to dance "the funky chicken," then sit down and write Rufus Thomas a thank you note. The self-professed "Oldest Living Teenager" was a forefather to Funk as well as the model for the Memphis Sound. Not heart-wrenching but just plain wacky, Thomas' songs were usually about "do"-ing something (i.e., the dog, the chicken, the penguin, the monkey, the lemur, etc.). This would be accompanied by Rufus flailing about in his outrageous clothing. His bare-bones Funk proved an early hitmaker for Sun and a constant source of revenue for Stax. As the "dance craze" craze wore thin, Rufus took his old job back as a local DJ, content with being the elder statesman for general silliness.Classic R&Ben720Fri, 4 Dec 2009 05:38:33 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.5971&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss If at any point in your life you have uttered the phrase or attempted to dance "the funky chicken," then sit down and write Rufus Thomas a thank you note. The self-professed "Oldest Living Teenager" was a forefather to Funk as well as the model for the Memphis Sound. Not heart-wrenching but just plain wacky, Thomas' songs were usually about "do"-ing something (i.e., the dog, the chicken, the penguin, the monkey, the lemur, etc.). This would be accompanied by Rufus flailing about in his outrageous clothing. His bare-bones Funk proved an early hitmaker for Sun and a constant source of revenue for Stax. As the "dance craze" craze wore thin, Rufus took his old job back as a local DJ, content with being the elder statesman for general silliness. http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1382930&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Wed, 1 Jan 1992 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 1382930 tra.1382930 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 Can't Get Away From This Dog alb.250862 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/3/6/2/292634_170x170.jpg 1992-03-15 00:00:00.0 1992-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Walkin' The Dog tra.1382930 145000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1382930&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1382930&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7260323&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Tue, 19 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 7260323 tra.7260323 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 Garfield Soundtrack alb.7252484 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/2/3/753225_170x170.jpg 2004-10-19 00:00:00.0 2004-10-19 00:00:00.0 true Walking The Dog tra.7260323 157000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7260323&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.7260323&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9943599&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Tue, 25 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 9943599 tra.9943599 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 Stax Profiles: Rufus Thomas alb.9940836 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/1/7/3/1813714_170x170.jpg 2006-04-25 00:00:00.0 2006-04-25 00:00:00.0 true Do The Funky Chicken tra.9943599 198000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9943599&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.9943599&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1383045&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 1383045 tra.1383045 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 Chronicle: Their Greatest Stax Hits alb.252018 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/6/2/292637_170x170.jpg 1991-07-26 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Push And Pull, Part 1 (Do The) tra.1383045 140000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1383045&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1383045&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11975824&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Tue, 3 Oct 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 11975824 tra.11975824 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 What It Is! Funky Soul And Rare Grooves [1967-1977] alb.11974632 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/4/2/9/3/1283924_170x170.jpg 2006-10-17 00:00:00.0 2006-10-03 00:00:00.0 true The Memphis Train (Single/Lp Version) (2006 Remastered) tra.11975824 153000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11975824&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11975824&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1383047&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Mon, 1 Jan 1979 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 1383047 tra.1383047 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 Chronicle: Their Greatest Stax Hits alb.252018 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/3/6/2/292637_170x170.jpg 1991-07-26 00:00:00.0 1979-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Push And Pull, Part 2, (Do The) tra.1383047 169000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1383047&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1383047&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15483824&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 15483824 tra.15483824 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 The Very Best Of Rufus Thomas alb.15482506 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/8/5/1825823_170x170.jpg 2007-07-17 00:00:00.0 2007-07-30 00:00:00.0 true Jump Back tra.15483824 141000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15483824&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15483824&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27584032&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Tue, 14 Apr 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 27584032 tra.27584032 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 Only In America: Atlantic Soul Classics alb.27581420 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/7/0/0/1620073_170x170.jpg 2009-04-14 00:00:00.0 2009-04-14 00:00:00.0 true Walking The Dog (Single/LP Version) tra.27584032 154000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27584032&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.27584032&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23325596&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 23325596 tra.23325596 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 Walking The Dog / Do The Funky Chicken alb.23320468 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/0/5/1415076_170x170.jpg 2008-05-08 00:00:00.0 2008-05-08 00:00:00.0 true Walking The Dog tra.23325596 141000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23325596&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23325596&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15483829&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 15483829 tra.15483829 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 The Very Best Of Rufus Thomas alb.15482506 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/8/5/1825823_170x170.jpg 2007-07-17 00:00:00.0 2007-07-30 00:00:00.0 true (Do the) Push and Pull (Part 1) tra.15483829 202000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15483829&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15483829&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16900142&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Tue, 30 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 16900142 tra.16900142 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 Atlantic Top 60: Sweat-Soaked Soul Classics alb.16895033 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/2/2/8/1778227_170x170.jpg 2007-10-30 00:00:00.0 2007-10-30 00:00:00.0 true Walking The Dog tra.16900142 154000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16900142&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.16900142&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15483819&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 15483819 tra.15483819 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 The Very Best Of Rufus Thomas alb.15482506 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/8/5/1825823_170x170.jpg 2007-07-17 00:00:00.0 2007-07-30 00:00:00.0 true The Breakdown (Part 1) tra.15483819 199000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15483819&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15483819&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20907061&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Sun, 2 Nov 2008 22:31:23 -0800 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 20907061 tra.20907061 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 Stax Chartbusters, Vol. 6 alb.20901507 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/9/3/6/1366395_170x170.jpg 2008-05-27 00:00:00.0 null true Do The Funky Chicken tra.20907061 195000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20907061&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.20907061&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15483825&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 15483825 tra.15483825 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 The Very Best Of Rufus Thomas alb.15482506 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/8/5/1825823_170x170.jpg 2007-07-17 00:00:00.0 2007-07-30 00:00:00.0 true Funky Mississippi tra.15483825 178000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15483825&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15483825&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24091036&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Wed, 6 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 24091036 tra.24091036 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 The Very Best of Sixties Soul alb.24053849 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/0/0/1460007_170x170.jpg 2008-08-06 00:00:00.0 2008-08-06 00:00:00.0 true Walking The Dog tra.24091036 141000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24091036&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24091036&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24090931&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Tue, 29 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 24090931 tra.24090931 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 The Wonderful World of the 70's - 100 Hit Songs alb.24053839 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/9/9/9/1459997_170x170.jpg 2008-07-29 00:00:00.0 2008-07-29 00:00:00.0 true Do The Funky Chicken tra.24090931 191000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24090931&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.24090931&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15483822&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 15483822 tra.15483822 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 The Very Best Of Rufus Thomas alb.15482506 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/8/5/1825823_170x170.jpg 2007-07-17 00:00:00.0 2007-07-30 00:00:00.0 true Boogie Ain't Nuttin' (But Gettin' Down) (Part 1) tra.15483822 177000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15483822&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15483822&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11440587&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Fri, 14 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 11440587 tra.11440587 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 Sun Records - The Blues Years, 1950 - 1958 Cd4 alb.11430100 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/5/2/7/4/904725_170x170.jpg 2006-04-14 00:00:00.0 2006-04-14 00:00:00.0 true Walkin' In The Rain - Original tra.11440587 144000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11440587&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.11440587&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15483826&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Mon, 30 Jul 2007 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 15483826 tra.15483826 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 The Very Best Of Rufus Thomas alb.15482506 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/3/2/8/5/1825823_170x170.jpg 2007-07-17 00:00:00.0 2007-07-30 00:00:00.0 true Do The Funky Chicken tra.15483826 200000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15483826&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.15483826&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1512555&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Wed, 1 Jan 1997 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 1512555 tra.1512555 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 Funky Chicken (Stax) alb.309829 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/3/4/1/1701436_170x170.jpg 2009-06-23 00:00:00.0 1997-01-01 00:00:00.0 true Funky Mississippi tra.1512555 175000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1512555&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.1512555&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23325595&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Thu, 8 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 23325595 tra.23325595 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 Walking The Dog / Do The Funky Chicken alb.23320468 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/7/0/5/1415076_170x170.jpg 2008-05-08 00:00:00.0 2008-05-08 00:00:00.0 true Do The Funky Chicken tra.23325595 191000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23325595&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.23325595&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3962859&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Tue, 12 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 3962859 tra.3962859 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 Funkiest Man Alive: Stax Funk Sessions 1967-75 alb.289025 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/8/3/3/0/1180338_170x170.jpg 2006-07-18 00:00:00.0 2003-08-12 00:00:00.0 true (Do The) Push And Pull (Part 1) tra.3962859 197000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3962859&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.3962859&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21732109&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Thu, 10 Jul 2008 04:00:41 -0700 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 21732109 tra.21732109 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 Ugly Like Me alb.21729653 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/7/0/8/7/1307807_170x170.jpg 2008-06-17 00:00:00.0 null true Old Dog, New Tricks tra.21732109 265000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21732109&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.21732109&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30180761&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Tue, 1 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0700 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 30180761 tra.30180761 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 Memphis Blues - 100 Vintage Tracks alb.30170089 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/6/8/6/3/1803686_170x170.jpg 2009-09-01 00:00:00.0 2009-09-01 00:00:00.0 true Save That Money tra.30180761 163000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30180761&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.30180761&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12300624&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss Classic R&B Sun, 2 Nov 2008 19:31:57 -0800 Top Tracks by Rufus Thomas on Rhapsody Online 12300624 tra.12300624 Rufus Thomas art.5971 0.99 Timeless Funk alb.12290903 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/1/7/0/3/933071_170x170.jpg 2006-09-15 00:00:00.0 null true If There Were No Music tra.12300624 570000 http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12300624&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://mp3.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.12300624&variant=data&rws=%2Frufus-thomas%2Ftop-tracks.rss