Funkiest man alive : Rufus Thomas and Memphis soul / Matthew Ruddick ; foreword by Rob Bowman.
Ruddick, Matthew, author.; Bowman, Rob (Robert Maxwell James), writer of foreword.; ProQuest (Firm)
2023
ML420.T4607 R83 2023
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Title Funkiest man alive : Rufus Thomas and Memphis soul / Matthew Ruddick ; foreword by Rob Bowman.
Author Ruddick, Matthew, author.
ISBN 9781496838445
1496838440
9781496838414
1496838416
9781496838421
1496838424
9781496838438
1496838432
9781496838407
Published Jackson : University Press of Mississippi, [2023]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xvi, 316 pages)
Call Number ML420.T4607 R83 2023
Dewey Decimal Classification 782.42166092/2 B
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access Note Access limited to authorized users
Reproduction Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
Source of Description Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on May 05, 2023).
Added Author Bowman, Rob (Robert Maxwell James), writer of foreword.
Added Corporate Author ProQuest (Firm)
Series American made music series.
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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.

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