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Source Collection
Memphis Press-Scimitar newspaper morgue, Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Identifier
sc.0475.59867_01.003
Description
Rufus Thomas demonstrates the "Funky Chicken" at the Mid-South Coliseum for the annual Starlite ReVue charity show sponsored by WDIA. Thomas, besides being a performer and recording artist, also worked as a disc jockey for the radio station. July 6, 1970.
Date Created
6-22-2021
Date
1970-07-06
Recommended Citation
"Rufus Thomas onstage 1970" (2021). Music. 33.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-mss-mpressscimitar3/33
Keywords
Thomas, Rufus, 1917-2001, Rhythm and blues--Tennessee--Memphis, WDIA (Radio station: Memphis, Tenn.)
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