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Rufus Thomas

Rufus Thomas is a person from the US, active from 1917.

Person US 1917–2001 funk soul r&b

TOTAL PLAYS

155

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2005-03-12 05:30 · 6 Music — "Sho' Gonna Mess Him Up"

LAST PLAYED

4 months ago · Radio 2 — "Walking The Dog (mono)"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2005 — 2026

20 15 10 5 0

'05 '06 '07 '08 '09 '10 '11 '12 '13 '14 '15 '16 '17 '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 '26

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 81 52%

Radio 2 73 47%

Radio 1 1 1%

1Xtra 0 0%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 15:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 Do The Funky Chicken 33 2025-05-13

2 Walking the Dog 26 2025-04-16

3 Walking The Dog 11 2011-10-13

4 I'll Be Your Santa Baby 10 2023-12-08

5 Bear Cat 4 2025-01-05

6 Memphis Train 4 2021-05-31

7 Do The Funky Penguin 4 2021-03-05

8 I'll Be Your Santa, Baby 4 2018-12-21

9 Funky Penguin (Smoove Rework) 3 2024-02-10

10 Tiger Man 3 2023-01-03

11 Do The Funky Penguin (Part 1) 3 2019-01-21

12 Itch and Scratch 3 2018-04-07

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-01-03 01:18 Walking The Dog (mono) Radio 2

2025-05-13 22:19 Do The Funky Chicken Radio 2

2025-04-16 21:20 Walking the Dog Radio 2

2025-01-12 20:44 Walking the Dog Radio 2

2025-01-05 08:44 Bear Cat 6 Music

2024-12-28 20:11 Soul Food 6 Music

2024-08-10 17:13 Do the Push and Pull (DJP Genius Edit) 6 Music

2024-06-12 17:47 Walking the Dog Radio 2

2024-04-25 06:48 Funky Penguin Radio 2

2024-04-01 13:06 Do The Funky Chicken 6 Music

2024-02-10 19:39 Funky Penguin (Smoove Rework) 6 Music

2024-02-01 22:58 Do The Funky Chicken 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

50 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

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(Do the) Push and Pull (Part 1) —

1 2015-12-10 ▶

(Do The) Push And Pull (Parts 1 And 2) —

1 2019-02-06 ▶

All Night Worker —

1 2022-08-30 ▶

Bear Cat —

4 2025-01-05 ▶

Bear Cat (Answer to Hound Dog) —

1 2017-11-20 ▶

Boogie Ain't Nuttin' (But Gettin' Down) (Part 1) —

1 2019-10-18 ▶

Boom Boom —

1 2015-07-02 ▶

Cause I Love You —

1 2022-02-20 ▶

Do The Funky Chicken —

33 2025-05-13 ▶

Do the Funky Chicken (Live at Wattstax 1972) —

1 2014-10-19 ▶

Do The Funky Chicken (With Kenan intro) —

1 2013-10-13 ▶

Do The Funky Penguin —

4 2021-03-05 ▶

Do The Funky Penguin (Part 1) —

3 2019-01-21 ▶

Do The Funky Penguin (Part One) —

1 2017-09-09 ▶

Do The Funky Penguin Part 1 —

1 2021-05-15 ▶

Do The Push And Pull —

1 2015-04-22 ▶

Do the Push and Pull (DJP Genius Edit) —

1 2024-08-10 ▶

Fine And Mellow —

1 2017-11-10 ▶

Funkiest Man Alive —

1 2011-04-29 ▶

Funky Chicken —

2 2018-06-30 ▶

Funky Hot Grits —

2 2021-03-05 ▶

Funky Mississippi —

1 2014-11-16 ▶

Funky Penguin —

2 2024-04-25 ▶

Funky Penguin (Smoove Rework) —

3 2024-02-10 ▶

Greasy Spoon —

2 2017-10-30 ▶

I'll Be Your Santa Baby —

10 2023-12-08 ▶

I'll Be Your Santa Claus —

1 2012-12-20 ▶

I'll Be Your Santa, Baby —

4 2018-12-21 ▶

Itch & Scratch —

1 2011-02-04 ▶

Itch and Scratch —

3 2018-04-07 ▶

Itch And Scratch (Part 1) —

1 2021-02-06 ▶

Jump Back '75 (Part 1) —

1 2019-07-09 ▶

Mashed Potatoes —

2 2019-05-04 ▶

Memphis Train —

4 2021-05-31 ▶

Sho' Gonna Mess Him Up —

1 2005-03-12 ▶

Sixty Minute Man Part 2 —

1 2017-07-22 ▶

Soul Food —

1 2024-12-28 ▶

The Breakdown —

1 2023-04-11 ▶

The Breakdown (Live) —

1 2016-11-19 ▶

The Breakdown (Part 1) —

1 2015-01-24 ▶

The Breakdown (The Reflex Revision) —

1 2018-12-01 ▶

The Dog —

2 2016-04-23 ▶

The Memphis Train —

2 2020-08-23 ▶

Tiger Man —

3 2023-01-03 ▶

Walking the Dog —

26 2025-04-16 ▶

Walking The Dog —

11 2011-10-13 ▶

Walking The Dog (mono) —

2 2026-01-03 ▶

Willy Nilly —

2 2014-01-09 ▶

Ya Ya —

1 2017-08-12 ▶

Yeah Ye-ah —

1 2019-06-15 ▶