Rufus Thomas – Did You Heard Me?

 

 Stax Records 1972  – STS 3004

credits:

 

 Art Direction – David Krieger
    Creative Director – Larry Shaw, Ron Gorden
    Bass – Gordon Edwards, Ray Griffin, Ronald Hudson*
    Engineer – William Brown*
    Guitar – Cornell Dupree, Harold Beane
    Horns – The Memphis Horns
    Keyboards – Carl Hampton
    Percussion – Terry Johnson
    Producer – Al Bell
    Saxophone – Eli Fountain*
    Vocals – Charles Brown, Rufus Thomas
    Horns – The South Memphis Horns* (tracks: A1 to A2, A5 to B6),
The Memphis Horns (tracks: A3 to A4)
    Piano, Organ – Carl Hampton (tracks: A1 to A2), Marvell Thomas (tracks: A3 to B6)
    Producer – Al Bell (tracks: A1 to A2), Marvell Thomas (tracks: A3 to A4),
     Rufus Thomas (tracks: A3 to A4), Tom Nixon (tracks: A1 to A2, A4 to B6)
    Rhythm Section – The Bar-Kays* (tracks: A1 to A4), The Movement* (tracks: A5 to B6)

Engineer – Daryl Williams, Eddie Marion, William Brown*
Engineer [Re-Mix] – Dave Purple
Executive-Producer, Engineer, Engineer [Re-Mix] – Tom Nixon

 

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Rufus Thomas – Do The Funky Chicken

 

 

Stax records 1970  – STS-2028

credits:

Arranged By – Andrew Love (tracks: 1 to 11), Jo Bridges (tracks: 16, 17),
Rufus Thomas (tracks: 1 to 11), Tom Nixon (tracks: 16, 17),
Wayne Jackson (tracks: 1 to 11)
Backing Band – Booker T. & The MGs* (tracks: 12 to 15),
The Malaco Rhythm Section (tracks: 16, 17)
Backing Vocals – Ollie And The Nightingales* (tracks: 1 to 11)
Baritone Saxophone – Tommy Lee Williams* (tracks: 18, 19)
Bass – James Alexander (tracks: 1, 3, 9, 11)
Drums – Willie Hall (tracks: 1, 9, 11)
Engineer – Bobby Manuel (tracks: 1 to 11), Henry Bush (tracks: 1 to 11),
Ronnie Capone* (tracks: 1 to 11)
Guitar – Charles "Skip" Pitts (tracks: 16, 17)
 Horns – South Memphis Horns (tracks: 18, 19),
The Memphis Horns (tracks: 1, 3, 11 to 15)
Keyboards – Isaac Hayes (tracks: 9), Marvell Thomas (tracks: 1, 3, 11, 12),
Michael Toles (tracks: 1, 3, 9, 11)
Lead Vocals – Rufus Thomas
Organ – Isaac Hayes (tracks: 14)
Piano – Ronnie Williams (tracks: 1)
Producer – Al Bell (tracks: 1 to 11), Al Jackson, Jr.* (tracks: 1 to 11),
Steve Cropper (tracks: 12 to 15), Tom Nixon (tracks: 1 to 11, 16 to 19)
Saxophone – Andrew Love (tracks: 1, 3, 11 to 17),
James Mitchell (tracks: 16, 17), Lewis Collins (2) (tracks: 16, 17)
Tenor Saxophone – Bill Easley (tracks: 18, 19), Lewis Collins (2) (tracks: 18, 19)
Trombone – Jack Hale* (tracks: 18, 19)
 Trumpet – Ben Cauley (tracks: 12 to 15, 18, 19), Dick Steff (tracks: 18, 19),
Edgar Matthews (tracks: 18, 19), Gene Miller (tracks: 16, 17),
 Wayne Jackson (tracks: 1, 3, 11 to 15)

Engineer – Bobby Manuel (tracks: 1 to 11), Henry Bush (tracks: 1 to 11),
Ronnie Capone* (tracks: 1 to 11)

 

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Carla And Rufus thomas Cause I Love You

 

Satellite records  1960 – S-102

notes:

Rufus and Carla was the moniker Stax Records used when releasing
 duets by Rufus Thomas and daughter Carla Thomas. They have
the distinction of sharing the company's first hit "Cause I Love You"
when Stax was briefly known as Satellite Records.

credits:

carla thomas vocal
Rufus thomas vocal



tracklist:

A        Cause I Love You 2:45
    R. Thomas       
B        Deep Down Inside 2:45
R. Thomas   

 

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Rufus Thomas ‎– Walking The Dog

Stax records 1963 ‎– 704

 

notes:
Walking the Dog is the debut studio album by American
R&B singer Rufus Thomas from Memphis, Tennessee.
It was released in 1963 through Stax Records with distribution by Atlantic

credits and session recording:

Robert Tally (piano) Howard Grimes (drums) Carla Thomas,
Rufus Thomas (vocals) and others
Memphis, TN, circa August, 1960???
4849    'Cause I Love You
unknown (trumpet, trombone, baritone saxophone) Booker T. Jones (organ)
Steve Cropper (guitar) Lewis Steinberg (electric bass) Al Jackson (drums)
Rufus Thomas (vocals)
Memphis, TN, October 21, 1962
6513    The Dog
Rufus Thomas (vocals) and others
Memphis, TN?, August 21, 1963
7171    Walking The Dog
same personnel
Memphis, TN, circa September, 1963
7216    You Said
same personnel
Memphis, TN, October 9, 1963
7260    Can Your Monkey Do The Dog
7261    Land Of 1000 Dances
7262    I Want To Be Loved
7263    Boom Boom
7264    Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo
7265    Ya Ya
7266    Mashed Potatoes
7267    It's Aw'rite

tracksist:

A1     The Dog
Written-By – Thomas 2:33   
A2     Mashed Potatoes
Written-By – Rozier 2:16   
A3     Ooh-Poo-Pah-Doo
Written-By – Hill 2:30   
A4     You Said
Written-By – Thomas 2:30   
A5     Boom Boom
Written-By – Hooker 2:42   
A6     It's Aw'Rite
Written-By – Thomas 2:45   
B1     Walking The Dog
Written-By – Thomas 2:30   
B2     Ya Ya
Written-By – Dorsey*, Robinson 2:10   
B3     Land Of A 1,000 Dances
Written-By – Kenner 2:32   
B4     Can Your Monkey Do The Dog
Written-By – Thomas, Cropper 1:53   
B5     Cause I Love You
Written-By – Thomas 2:45   
B6     I Want To Be Loved
Written-By – Thomas 2:32

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