{"product_id":"rufus-thomas-ill-be-a-good-boy-singles-rarities-1950-1962-cd","title":"Rufus Thomas - I'll Be A Good Boy: Singles \u0026 Rarities 1950-1962 [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eA mainstay of the Memphis blues, R\u0026amp;B and soul scenes from the mid-1940s until his death in 2001, the sometime DJ who billed himself on radio as 'the world's oldest teenager' was the only man to record for the Bluff City's three major independent record labels (Sun, Stax and Hi) and a lot more besides. With daughter Carla, Rufus Thomas more or less started the Stax label on it's road to success, being one of the first and indeed also the last people to have a 45 issued by the label. Prior to that he'd built a career that began as a tap dancer in the 1930 to a point where he made his first records in the late 1940s. In this collection you can hear just about everything Rufus cut between our title track - his first release - up to his first Stax solo hit 'The Dog' in 1962. Rufus' musical journey up to that point and beyond mirrors the evolution of the black American music scene in the south across the same time frame. Only a few of these records were anything more than local hits, but they all contribute significantly to a much bigger catalogue that is one of the most consistent of any artist whose career stretched across eight decades! If you want to find out where The Memphis Sound (of soul, anyway) began, this is a very good place to start looking.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cdiv data-bt-autogen\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'll Be A Good Boy - Rufus Thomas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm So Worried - Rufus Thomas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWho's That Chick - Rufus Thomas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble Trouble - Rufus Thomas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBeer Bottle Boogie - Mr. Swing With Bobby Plater And His Orchestra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGonna Bring My Baby Back - Mr. Swing With Bobby Plater And His Orchestra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNight Workin' Blues - Rufus Thomas, Jr.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Did You Deegee? - Rufus Thomas, Jr.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCrazy About You Baby - Rufus Thomas And His Orchestra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo More Doggin' Around - Rufus Thomas And His Orchestra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecorate The Counter - Rufus Thomas, Jr.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJuanita - Rufus Thomas, Jr.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMarried Woman - Rufus Thomas, Jr.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm Off That Stuff - Rufus Thomas, Jr.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBear Cat (The Answer To Hound Dog) - Rufus Thomas, Jr.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWalkin' In The Rain - Rufus Thomas, Jr.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTiger Man (King Of The Jungle) - Rufus Thomas, Jr.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSave That Money - Rufus Thomas, Jr.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Easy Livin' Plan - Rufus `Bearcat' Thomas With The Bearcats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI'm Steady Holdin' On - Rufus `Bearcat' Thomas With The Bearcats\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCause I Love You - Carla And Rufus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeep Down Inside - Carla And Rufus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI Didn't Believe - Rufus And Friend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYeah, Yea-Ah - Rufus And Friend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIt's Aw' Rite - Rufus Thomas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan't Ever Let You Go - Rufus Thomas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDo The Dog - Rufus Thomas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDid You Ever Love A Woman? - Rufus Thomas\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC:\u003c\/strong\u003e 604988330625\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLabel:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jasmine Records\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRelease Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3.20.26\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e CD\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Jasmine Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46438284001430,"sku":"124198743","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/6572\/8662\/files\/4498293-3542366.jpg?v=1782781749","url":"https:\/\/thevinylgrooverecords.com\/products\/rufus-thomas-ill-be-a-good-boy-singles-rarities-1950-1962-cd","provider":"The Vinyl Groove Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}