Rufus Thomas The Sun Years, plus (CD)

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Rufus Thomas: The Sun Years, plus (CD)

CD digipac with 68-page booklet, 29 tracks, playing time 85 mns.

29 tracks including all known surviving recordings from 1949 ' 1956, plus 2 recently discovered sides from his first recording session for Star Talent. All 8 original 78 rpm discs for Star Talent, Bullet, Chess, Sun, and Meteor. Some of these now for the first time ever from the first generation-tape. 3 recordings from the Memphis Recording Service, not originally issued and 2 original versions of songs Rufus Thomas covered (1 by Joe Hill Louis, 1 by Rosco Gordon; previously unissued). You'll also get the original version of Hound Dog by Big Mama Thornton, and 2 bonus recordings by Rufus Thomas' fellow DJ,
Moohah Williams. Extras includce 2 extracts from Rufus Thomas on radio WDIA in the 1950s and a rare radio interview with Daddy Cool. And of course, mastered as only Bear Family can do it. A newly researched 68-page booklet by Martin Hawkins largely based on interviews by himself and Dave Booth, plus rare photos and adverts.

Rufus Thomas was a one-off: a larger than life character who made as great a contribution to the performance and style of American music as he did to the recording of it. He saw it all from black vaudeville to rap... and played a major role in the evolution of African American music. His earlier R&B recordings have been unjustly obscured by his later role in the development of Stax Records and his string of soul hits. But Rufus Thomas was ' though he always played it down ' a damn fine blues and R&B singer in the 1950s. And this is one of the best cross-sections of African American music you'll hear from the period.
Rufus Thomas sings with the Lionel Hampton band, several Memphis R&B dance bands, and with Sun studio session groups. And, in case we forget, he gave Sun Records its first hit, Bear Cat.

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Interpret: Rufus Thomas
Album titlle: The Sun Years, plus (CD)
Genre R&B, Soul
Label Bear Family Records
Preiscode AH
Artikelart CD
EAN: 4000127166951
weight in Kg 0.115

Thomas, Rufus - The Sun Years, plus (CD) CD 1
01	I'll Be A Good Boy	Rufus Thomas
02	I'm So Worried	Rufus Thomas
03	Who's That Chick	Rufus Thomas
04	Double Trouble	Rufus Thomas
05	Beer Bottle Boogie	Rufus Thomas
06	Gonna Bring My Baby Back	Rufus Thomas
07	Night Workin' Blues	Rufus Thomas
08	Why Did You Deegee	Rufus Thomas
09	Crazy About You Baby	Rufus Thomas
10	No More Dogging Around	Rufus Thomas
11	Decorate The Counter	Rufus Thomas
12	Decorate The Counter	Rufus Thomas
13	Juanita	Rufus Thomas
14	Married Woman û1	Rufus Thomas
15	Married Woman û2	Rufus Thomas
16	I'm Off That Stuff	Rufus Thomas
17	Hound Dog	Rufus Thomas
18	Bear Cat (The Answer To Hound Dog)	Rufus Thomas
19	Walkin' In The Rain	Rufus Thomas
20	Tiger Man (King Of The Jungle)	Rufus Thomas
21	Tiger Man (King of the Jungle)	Rufus Thomas
22	Save That Money	Rufus Thomas
23	Intro patter to Sepia Swing Club	Rufus Thomas
24	Pink Pussycat Wine	Rufus Thomas
25	All Shook Out	Rufus Thomas
26	Candy	Rufus Thomas
27	The Easy Livin' Plan	Rufus Thomas
28	I'm Steady Holdin' On	Rufus Thomas
29	Rufus Thomas on Daddy Cool show	Rufus Thomas