Hes been doing this since before there was soul music, before there was. They played this song live at The Palms in Davis, California less than one month before passing away in from pancreatic cancer. Hes Rufus Thomas, Crown Prince Of Dance, and fans of soul are all his subjects. A fun and lively interpretation of this song was performed by John Warren and his band in 1999. Dirty Linen: 'Thomas re-invents herself as a velvety-voice diva.She comes up with extremely soulful re-workings of tunes popularized by Doris Day, Johnny Mathis, and Frank Sinatra.' Tracks of Disc 1 1. They continued to play it with revisions briefly in 1984/1985. So did the Grateful Dead in 1966 and then a couple of times in 1970. His best known song is probably Walking The. He enjoyed his biggest successes while signed to the Stax label during the 1960s and early 1970s. Rufus was born and died in Mississippi and Tennesee, respectively. Profile: Rhythm & blues and soul singer and songwriter, born 26 March 1917 in Cayce, Mississippi, died 15 December 2001 in Memphis, Tennessee. Top Ten and was included in his album of the same title on Stax records. Billie from Stuttgart, GermanyLyrics, music, and original recording were by Rufus Thomas in 1963.I like their version haven't heard the Stones'. Steve from Hermitage, TnI think Aerosmith covered this song on one of their early albums.Homer from Springfield, KyAerosmith's version was better in my opinion.Robin from Bolton, United KingdomI have the Rufus Thomas version at two speeds! On the History of R&B Vol VI (Atlantic) vinyl, it's pitched higher and doesn't last as long as the version on Atlantic Gold - 100 Soul Classics CD.Joe from Eldon, MoThe Stones version was not that good compared to the rest.Barry from Sauquoit, NyOn February 12th 1972, Rufus Thomas performed "Do the Funky Penguin* - Part One" on the ABC-TV program 'American Bandstand'.Īt the time the song was at #45 on Billboard's Hot Top 100 chart the very next day on February 13th it would peak at #44 on February 21st, 1971.John from NycThe Sonics did a great, raucous cover of this song on their 1965 debut album Here Are The Sonics.
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