Rufus Thomas Concert History

Rufus Thomas (March 26, 1917 – December 15, 2001) was a rhythm and blues and soul singer from Memphis, Tennessee, United States, who recorded on Sun Records in the 1950s and on Stax Records in the 1960s and 1970s. He was the father of soul singer Carla Thomas (best known for the classic song "B-A-B-Y") and keyboard player Marvell Thomas. A third daughter, Vaneese, a former French teacher, for years had a recording studio in upstate New York where she sang for television commercials.

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Rufus Thomas Tours & Concerts

Date Concert Venue Location
May 22, 2001
22nd W.C. Handy Awards
Dr. John / Clarence Gatemouth Brown / Taj Mahal & the Phantom Blues Band / Kim Wilson / Levon Helm / Chris Thomas King / Alvin Youngblood Hart / Bobby Rush / Big Jack Johnson / Little Milton / Rufus Thomas / Susan Tedeschi / Ruth Brown / Lee Roy Parnell. / Eddy "The Chief" Clearwater / Henry Butler / Rick Vito / Deborah Coleman / Richard Johnson / Sam Philips / Duke Robillard Show all bands
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Orpheum Theatre Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Aug 11, 2000
Rufus Thomas

Bayfront Blues Festival

Bayfront Festival Park Duluth, Minnesota, United States
May 07, 2000
Rufus Thomas

Beale Street Music Festival

Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States
May 05, 2000 –
May 07, 2000
Beale Street Music Festival 2000
Foo Fighters / Bryan Adams / 3 Doors Down / Foreigner / Creed / The Allman Brothers Band / Collective Soul / Joan Jett & The Blackhearts / Randy Newman / Guster / Run-D.M.C. / Edwin McCain / Sevendust / Little Richard / Los Lobos / Average White Band / Taj Mahal / Widespread Panic / Lucero / Guano Apes / Medeski, Martin & Wood / Percy Sledge / Rickie Lee Jones / George Thorogood / Susan Tedeschi / North Mississippi Allstars / The Smithereens / The Blind Boys of Alabama / William Bell / Stroke 9 / The Fabulous Thunderbirds / Walter Trout / Cowboy Mouth / Paul Thorn / Allstars / isaac hayes / Tommy Castro & The Painkillers / Kenny Neal / Shannon Curfman / Hubert Sumlin / Larry McCray / Deborah Coleman / Stir / The Masqueraders / Big Jack Johnson / little milton / Rufus Thomas / The Pistolas / Carl Weathersby / R.L. Burnside / Keith Sykes / Mike Morgan And The Crawl / Euphoria / Mason Ruffner / Son Seals / Freeworld / Zach Myers / Carey bell / The Angelic Voices of Faith / Rat Dog / Pawtuckets / Ike Turner & The Kings of Rhythm / Euphoria From India / John Mohead / Associates (USA) / Teddy Morgan & / Billy Lee Riley & Sun Show all bands
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Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Feb 22, 2000
Rufus Thomas Lisner Auditorium Washington, District of Columbia, United States
Jul 01, 1998
Rufus Thomas

Pistoia Blues Festival

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Piazza Del Duomo Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
May 03, 1998
Rufus Thomas

Beale Street Music Festival

Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States
May 03, 1998 –
May 05, 1998
Beale Street Music Festival 1998
Green Day / Doobie Brothers / Bonnie Raitt / Ziggy Marley / Ben Folds Five / Saliva / Steve Earle / Buddy Guy / Edwin McCain / Widespread Panic / Keb' Mo' / Paula Cole / The Robert Cray Band / North Mississippi Allstars / The Neville Brothers / The Holmes Brothers / Ruth Brown / Ronnie Earl and The Broadcasters / Saffire - The Uppity Blues Women / J. Blackfoot / Agents of Good Roots / Rufus Thomas / Rod Piazza And The Mighty Flyers / Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown / Kenny Brown / Chubby Carrier / Anson funderburgh and the rockets / Smokey Wilson / O'landa Draper And The Associates / The Tories / Daddy Mack Blues Band / Jelly Roll Kings / Artie "blues Boy" White / Big Ass Truck / Fil / Kudzu Kings / Gospel Four / Sambo Ngo / Free World / Kevin Davidson / Andes Manta / The Brown Singers / Billy Rivers / Taikoza / Reba Russell / Frei Fado D'el Rei / Johnny Yard Dog Jones / Antonio Chainho & Filipa Pais / Evangelist Shirley Ceasar / Southern Sons / The Fabulous T-birds / Bobby Jones And The Nashville Super Choir / John Mohead / Jimbo Mathis & His Knowdown Society / Kelley Hurt / THE MEMPHIS HARMONIZERS / Riverbluff Clan / O.J. Ekemode & the Nigerian Allstars / Wobitty / Fappy Tweed Show all bands
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Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Apr 10, 1998 –
Apr 13, 1998
10th National Burnley Blues Festival
The Winchesters / Angie Scarr / Rufus Thomas / Blues C / The Electric Experience / Hershey and the 12 Bars / Dietra Farr / Pigmeat Pete Smith / Carvin Jones / Bob Hall / The Moochers / Preacher Boy / eugene hideaway bridges / Innes Siburn / Eddie Martin Band / Otis Grand & The Big Blues Band / Hokum Hotshots / Lonnie Brooks / The Night Porters Show all bands
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Mechanics Main Stage Burnley, UK
Jul 04, 1997
Rufus Thomas Bourbon Street Blues and Boogie Bar Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Jun 24, 1997
Rufus Thomas Orpheum Theatre Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Jun 07, 1997
Rufus Thomas / Mighty Joe Young

Chicago Blues Festival

Petrillo Music Shell, Grant Park Chicago, Illinois, United States
Jun 02, 1997
Rufus Thomas Columbus Civic Center Columbus, Georgia, United States
Apr 29, 1996
Rufus Thomas The Leadmill Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Sep 18, 1993
Fourteenth Annual Long Beach Blues Festival
Tribute To Robert Johnson Featuring / John Hammond / Pinetop Perkins & Robert Jr. Lockwood / Rory Block / Lonnie Pitchford / James Cotton / Keb' Mo' / Rufus Thomas / Preston Shannon Band / John Lee Hooker
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North Athletic Field, California State University Long Beach Long Beach, California, United States
May 14, 1993
Rufus Thomas Die Börse Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
May 09, 1993
Rufus Thomas

Beale Street Music Festival

Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Jul 05, 1992
Rufus Thomas

Eurockéennes de Belfort

Presqu'île de Malsaucy Belfort, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
May 01, 1992
Rufus Thomas

Beale Street Music Festival

Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States
May 01, 1992 –
May 03, 1992
Beale Street Music Festival
Gladys Knight / The Fabulous T-birds / Henry Lee Summer / Spyro Gyro / Jeffrey Gaines / Jon Butcher / John Kilzer / Buddy Guy / John Prine / Rufus Thomas / Widespread Panic / Lynyrd Skynyrd / Edgar Winter / The Marshall Tucker Band / Peter Frampton / Blues Traveler / Jr. Walker & the All Stars / Bobby “Blue” Bland Show all bands
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Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States
Jan 15, 1992
Rufus Thomas

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony #7

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Waldorf Astoria New York New York, New York, United States
Apr 28, 1990
Rufus Thomas

Beale Street Music Festival

Tom Lee Park Memphis, Tennessee, United States

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Beale Street Music Festival 1998 on May 3, 1998 [843-small]

Beale Street Music Festival 1998
May 3 - 5, 1998
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Fourteenth Annual Long Beach Blues Festival on Sep 18, 1993 [746-small]

Fourteenth Annual Long Beach Blues Festival
Sep 18, 1993
 Long Beach, California, United States
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Rufus Thomas on Jul 2, 1988 [500-small]

Rufus Thomas
Jul 2, 1988
 Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
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Rufus Thomas on Jul 1, 1998 [374-small]

Rufus Thomas
Jul 1, 1998
 Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy
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Beale Street Music Festival 1998
May 3 - 5, 1998
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Beale Street Music Festival 1998
May 3 - 5, 1998
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Beale Street Music Festival 2000 on May 5, 2000 [509-small]

Beale Street Music Festival 2000
May 5 - 7, 2000
 Memphis, Tennessee, United States
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Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary Concert on May 14, 1988 [596-small]

Atlantic Records 40th Anniversary Concert
May 14, 1988
 New York, New York, United States
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R&B
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1993 3 concerts
1992 3 concerts
1990 1 concert
1988 4 concerts
1986 1 concert
1980 1 concert
1977 2 concerts
1975 1 concert
1974 1 concert
1973 1 concert
1972 3 concerts
1971 1 concert
1970 1 concert
1969 2 concerts
1968 4 concerts
1967 1 concert
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1964 10 concerts
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