Rufus Thomas

Summary

Rufus Thomas is a human^[1]. He was born in Cayce^[2]. He was born on March 26, 1917^[3]. He passed away in Memphis^[4]. He died on December 15, 2001^[5]. He worked as a singer^[6], actor^[7], musician^[8], composer^[9], and disc jockey^[10]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (475 views/month, #7,067 of 1,000,298).^[11]

Key Facts

• Rufus Thomas was born in Cayce^[2].
• Rufus Thomas died in Memphis^[4].
• Rufus Thomas was born on March 26, 1917^[3].
• Rufus Thomas was born on January 1, 1917^[12].
• Rufus Thomas died on December 15, 2001^[5].
• Rufus Thomas died on January 1, 2001^[13].
• A child of Rufus Thomas was Carla Thomas^[14].
• A child of Rufus Thomas was Marvell Thomas^[15].
• Rufus Thomas held citizenship in United States^[16].
• English was Rufus Thomas's native language^[17].
• Rufus Thomas's professions included singer^[6].
• Rufus Thomas worked as an actor^[7].
• Rufus Thomas worked as a musician^[8].
• Rufus Thomas's professions included composer^[9].
• Rufus Thomas worked as a disc jockey^[10].
• Rufus Thomas's professions included dancer^[18].
• Rufus Thomas's field of work was music of the African diaspora^[19].
• Rufus Thomas's field of work was dance music^[20].
• Rufus Thomas's field of work was dance^[21].
• Rufus Thomas's field of work was performance artwork^[22].
• Rufus Thomas's education included a stint at Tennessee State University^[23].
• Rufus Thomas's education included a stint at Booker T. Washington High School^[24].
• Rufus Thomas is recorded as male^[25].
• Rufus Thomas's instance of is recorded as human^[26].
• Rufus Thomas's genre is rhythm and blues^[27].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1917-03-26^[30]

• Ended / dissolved: 2001-12-15^[31]

• Genre(s): funk, r&b, soul^[32]

• Community tags: 2008 universal fire victim, funk, r&b, soul^[33]

• MusicBrainz ID: af1f46fe-903c-4bbf-8e20-a3e114343bd0^[34]

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Origins and Family

Rufus Thomas was born in Cayce^[2]. Recorded date of birth include March 26, 1917^[3] and January 1, 1917^[12]. English was his native language^[17].

Education

Educated at Tennessee State University^[23], a public university^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1912^[37] and Booker T. Washington High School^[24], a high school^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1873^[40].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include singer^[6], actor^[7], musician^[8], composer^[9], disc jockey^[10], and dancer^[18]. Fields of work include music of the African diaspora^[19], a music by ethnic group^[41]; dance music^[20], a music genre^[42]; dance^[21], a performing arts genre^[43]; and performance artwork^[22].

Personal Life

Children include Carla Thomas^[14], a singer^[44], b. 1942^[45], of United States^[46] and Marvell Thomas^[15], a keyboardist^[47], 1941–2017^[48], of United States^[49].

Death and Burial

Recorded date of death include December 15, 2001^[5] and January 1, 2001^[13]. Rufus Thomas passed away in Memphis^[4]. The cause of death was heart failure^[50].

Why It Matters

Rufus Thomas ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (475 views/month, #7,067 of 1,000,298).^[11] He has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[51] He is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[52]

FAQs

Where was Rufus Thomas born?

Rufus Thomas was born in Cayce^[2].

Where did Rufus Thomas die?

Rufus Thomas passed away in Memphis^[4].

What did Rufus Thomas do for work?

Rufus Thomas worked as singer^[6], actor^[7], musician^[8], composer^[9], and disc jockey^[10].

Where did Rufus Thomas go to school?

Rufus Thomas was educated at Tennessee State University^[23] and Booker T. Washington High School^[24].