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Funkiest man alive : Rufus Thomas and Memphis soul / Matthew Ruddick ; foreword by Rob Bowman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Ruddick, Matthew, author.
- Series:
- American made music series
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Thomas, Rufus, 1917-2001.
- Thomas, Rufus.
- Stax Records--History.
- Stax Records.
- Rhythm and blues musicians--United States--Biography.
- Rhythm and blues musicians.
- Soul musicians--United States--Biography.
- Soul musicians.
- African American musicians--Biography.
- African American musicians.
- Rhythm and blues music--Tennessee--Memphis--History and criticism.
- Rhythm and blues music.
- Soul music--Tennessee--Memphis--History and criticism.
- Soul music.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 316 pages).
- Other Title:
- Rufus Thomas and Memphis soul
- Place of Publication:
- Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2023]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Memphis blues-the early years, 1917-1950
- WDIA-Rufus on the radio, 1950-1960
- Bear cat-Rufus and Elvis, 1950-1956
- Steady holdin' on-Memphis talent, 1956-1960
- Gee whiz-the birth of Stax, 1957-1962
- Walking the dog-Rufus and the British "mod" scene, 1963-1964
- B-A-B-Y-Stax in ascendence, 1965-1966
- King and queen-Stax in Europe, 1967
- Memphis queen-the soul explosion, 1968-1970
- Funkiest man alive-the funk years, 1970-1975
- I ain't getting older-the post-Stax years, 1976-1988
- Age ain't nothin' but a number-final years, 1988-2001
- Postscript
- Rufus Thomas discography.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 05, 2023).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Ruddick, Matthew. Funkiest man alive
- ISBN:
- 9781496838445
- 1496838440
- 9781496838414
- 1496838416
- 9781496838421
- 1496838424
- 9781496838438
- 1496838432
- Publisher Number:
- 40031732255
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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