Acting

Rufus Thomas

Rufus Thomas es conocido sobre todo por Police Story y Martin Scorsese Presenta: The Blues. Rufus Thomas nació el 26 de marzo de 1917. Rufus Thomas murió el 15 de diciembre de 2001 a los 84 años.

Nacimiento: 26 de marzo de 1917
Lugar de nacimiento: Cayce, Mississippi, USA
Fallecimiento: 15 de diciembre de 2001 (84 años)

Biografía

Rufus Thomas, Jr. (March 27, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was an American rhythm and blues, funk and soul singer and comedian from Memphis, Tennessee, who recorded on Sun Records in the 1950s and on Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of soul singer Carla Thomas and keyboard player Marvell Thomas. A third child, Vaneese, a former French teacher, has a recording studio in upstate New York and sings for television commercials.