Rufus Thomas - Walking The Dog (1964)

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  • @edmundhudson
    @edmundhudson 3 ปีที่แล้ว +190

    It's amazing that Rufus was over 50 years old when he had some of his biggest hits. Never give up doing what you love!

    • @rachelr3230
      @rachelr3230 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      Wow never knew that cool and That went straight to my ❤️ about it never being to late.!🎧❤️🎧

    • @iketyson718
      @iketyson718 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      This is why I'm a fan.

    • @byellisjohnson
      @byellisjohnson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Me too!

    • @purplekief8154
      @purplekief8154 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I needed to read this
      Thank you
      30yrs I've been in bands, I still feel like I'm going to have a hit song one day
      Now I know I will:)
      Rufus, wherever you are riding the cosmos
      Thank you too

    • @matthewshaker1621
      @matthewshaker1621 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      47 in this performance

  • @TheJameskidwell
    @TheJameskidwell 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I did 2 weeks with Rufus Thomas in San Antonio back in 1983.He was 66 at the time I believe and singing and dancing great.We hung out and ate at the Dennys every night.We had a great time.one night we played some blues and I played a nice solo that he really dug.When nobody clapped he went off on the audience and said,"What's the matter with yall, the boy can play!"..A couple of weeks after the gig I spoke to him in Memphis,which is where my folks lived as well,and found out my Dad had looked him up in the phone book and called him about me..He told me "I put you up on the top shelf".That was the only thing ever that made my Dad relent a little bit in his opposition to my music pursuits...Thanks RT

    • @reelblack
      @reelblack  3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      what a great memory! thanks 4 sharing.

    • @TheJameskidwell
      @TheJameskidwell 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Still doing it th-cam.com/video/uIEwHu3j748/w-d-xo.html

    • @TheJameskidwell
      @TheJameskidwell 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      th-cam.com/video/4LJBel3OJ-s/w-d-xo.html

    • @TheKyleBrust
      @TheKyleBrust 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Funny how that works ey?! My brother has made it pretty solid in the music industry and yet no one wants to give me my deserved props....that is of course, unless my brother commends me, then my folks may ask to hear a tune or two. And I'm grateful but at the same time I'm also like," yo, my catalogue runs deep with original songs." But of course I'm happy to play them "a" song. But geez gimme a break already. Lol. I feel ya bro

    • @Gunners_Mate_Guns
      @Gunners_Mate_Guns 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Damn!
      Rufus was a real standup guy to chime in like that for you.
      RIP

  • @mrmaxxx94
    @mrmaxxx94 3 ปีที่แล้ว +91

    RUFUS Thomas had some of the funkiest and funniest songs and they are still slamming

    • @dilboteabaggins
      @dilboteabaggins หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I am sad that contemporary music has lost this groove. It just makes me want to move.

  • @gabbyokorare364
    @gabbyokorare364 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Rufus Thomas shock the world with his iconic hit" walking the dog 1964. Top of the charts for many years..I danced to this hit...1965 when I was in form two in college... great guy. Rufus lives ON!!

  • @brucefulper4204
    @brucefulper4204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    Infectious groove. So very very good. RIP Rufus. You were one cool cat.

  • @amberhumphreys807
    @amberhumphreys807 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Love this ! When it first came out I was 20 and I danced to it, a lot in Soho London ! Still sounds just as good today. What a great artist.

    • @falldinounclez
      @falldinounclez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm an Italian Portuguese, 27 years old and listening trying to imagine this scene inside Soho. Very good!!! Lovely sound.

    • @stephenbrooks6174
      @stephenbrooks6174 ปีที่แล้ว

      Was that you in The Flamingo? We danced together.

    • @jeffreybarkin3177
      @jeffreybarkin3177 ปีที่แล้ว

      Heard this while I was REALLY Young, and every Time that I walked my Dog I would try to remember the words...
      Did a Mash-Up many years later, as I remembered THIS COOL Tune, and the Band played the Real Deal beautifully, but it was "Very Funky" as I couldn't remember the REAL Lyrics!
      LOVE This Tune!!!
      ❤ 😂

  • @lindapro1287
    @lindapro1287 5 ปีที่แล้ว +49

    Wow! Rufus Thomas and his band are jammin!!

  • @shyratolbert7371
    @shyratolbert7371 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    My grandfather use 2 sing this song 2 me in his own way when I was little.
    I can still hear him singing it sometimes. (R.I.P. I miss you everyday.👼❤😢)

  • @souljazzrb
    @souljazzrb 5 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    Rufus was the Man back in the early 70s when I was a kid. "Do the Push and Pull" was one of the first records I ever owned. RIP Mr. Thomas.

    • @141sharon270
      @141sharon270 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      And in the 60's, great R 'n' B, songs like this started the R 'n' B revolution.

    • @leebowens2631
      @leebowens2631 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Don't forget the Break down !

  • @jeffcory1056
    @jeffcory1056 4 ปีที่แล้ว +72

    As much as I have always liked the Rolling Stones cover of this, they pale in comparison to the originator.... powerful, rocking and funky at the same time... Wow. Love this!

    • @pauldickinson6943
      @pauldickinson6943 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      lots of bands like the rolling stones and the Beatles covered songs, even though they great in their own write, I've never heard either of them do a classic cover better than the original. I can't think of one example of someone who covered a great song and improved it, apart from one, ken booth, everything I own ( a david gates song) that's the only one.

    • @pauldickinson6943
      @pauldickinson6943 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      oh, and the hollies ' air that I breath' and David Bowies version of ' where have all the good times gone by the kinks' what did the Roman's ever do for us anyway?

    • @jeffcory1056
      @jeffcory1056 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@pauldickinson6943 Yes, even the Beatles muffed a few - I am thinking of their less than mediocre rendition of Chuck Berry's Roll Over Beethoven - but their Words of Love is divine.... much better than Buddy Holly's.

    • @pauldickinson6943
      @pauldickinson6943 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jeffcory1056 obviously they were the most successful band of all time and we'll never see anything like them again, incredible, and im a musician fanatical Beatles fan but I didn't rate any of the covers they did, but then started writing their own songs, they were pretty good at that.

    • @pauldickinson6943
      @pauldickinson6943 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      one of my favourite songs is ' baby its you'' the Beatles obviously loved it and covered it, it was about as appealing as an unflushed toilet.

  • @sunrah4469
    @sunrah4469 5 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    The original Dance maven "the breakdown " "Funky Penguin" "Funky Chicken" "Push and Pull"...oh , and he was also the top black radio D.J. In Memphis & Carla Thomas' father. Rufus Thomas was No joke. 👍❤💪🔥

    • @BedeYahEmmanuel
      @BedeYahEmmanuel 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      He really wasn't, and when he wanted to, he could carry a the with the best of them.
      I heard him do "Trouble In Mind" Live one night & said Damn! I didn't know that.
      And "Talkin Bout True Love" in my JAMM!!

  • @wakeupidiotsnow2611
    @wakeupidiotsnow2611 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    In 1963 I was a Boy of 11yrs old and my older sister was a 14yr old BOBBIE SOXER, her and friends would clear the floor in the living room and adjoining dining room and “Walk The Dog”. She knew all of the latest songs and dances, releases were choreographed with a new dance 💃! So cool back then like mashed potato, the jerk, the swim, locomotion, the pony, hand jive and the twist.

    • @ben3tiger
      @ben3tiger 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I was 12, remember those days so well

  • @basilmarasco1975
    @basilmarasco1975 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Great song. My favorite part is the whistle. "C'mon, boy! Come on! Come on!"

  • @essiejames9492
    @essiejames9492 4 ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    Mr.Rufus Thomas had the top dance songs back in the day i am 71in 2024 loved his music and dances 💃 ❤️

  • @icewaterslim7260
    @icewaterslim7260 4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Unlike most of the TV performances in that small a venue back then . . . No lip sync . . . the way to play it real and the band sounds good.

  • @ashleywilliams4149
    @ashleywilliams4149 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    When I heard his voice it reminded me of home, looked him up and lo and behold, he's from Mississippi/Memphis. Memphis Magic. American music architects.

  • @zaysensationalvibes2120
    @zaysensationalvibes2120 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    A customer told me to search this up and all I can say is I'm impressed 😁

  • @maryrandolph7751
    @maryrandolph7751 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Memphis loved Rufus, always an honor to bump into him.

  • @drewmo007
    @drewmo007 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I danced to Rufus at the Rum Boogie. Doesn't get any better!

  • @141sharon270
    @141sharon270 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    My God this takes me back a few years.

  • @jerryblair61
    @jerryblair61 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    What a great classic one of my 45s when I was a kid Ablums and 45s then

  • @jennamercury7625
    @jennamercury7625 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I swear this makes me so happy! Its 6am and my house is dancing!❤️

  • @hildibildibaldi
    @hildibildibaldi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Introduced by Keith Fordyce this programme was on ITV (Rediffusion) every Friday - Ready, Steady, Go!

  • @maurice8607
    @maurice8607 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    A great clip from British tv show, Ready Steady Go.

  • @charlescurry2222
    @charlescurry2222 4 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Don't cha just wish you were there? Man,that look like they were having a good time. Them horns brought the party.

  • @shyratolbert5878
    @shyratolbert5878 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    my grandfather use to sing this song 2 me and my sister when we were little. (His own version I think.) it takes me back R.I.P Grandaddy I love & miss u.

  • @bangna5
    @bangna5 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Understand from user comments and DJBobbyJay who worked the radio with Rufus.that Rufus wrote Gee Whiz in 1958 for Carla but held the song back because he didn't think her voice was developed sufficiently for the power of the song

  • @bobwatson1162
    @bobwatson1162 5 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    The Memphis bulldog Rufus Thomas made some funky dance music especially in the 70s

  • @billwells2922
    @billwells2922 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I sing it karaoke....and I can tear it up. Being white with Blacks in the audience has saying where did that come from. I was in a garage band in 1966...so that’s my kind music...still.

  • @sarinaflowers8540
    @sarinaflowers8540 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Im 11, and i adore this song! lol, mostly from my grand parents.

  • @pauldickinson6943
    @pauldickinson6943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    great voice and whistle.

  • @pauldickinson6943
    @pauldickinson6943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    he constantly looks like hes trying to laugh, a brilliant singer and a brilliant song.

  • @erica3muttsdragon
    @erica3muttsdragon 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I named one of my favorite dogs after him, in tribute♥️

  • @earlgoodlett7593
    @earlgoodlett7593 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    thats my favorite song

  • @procopiojrpalacios9702
    @procopiojrpalacios9702 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The mighty Rufus Thomas gettin' down and funky, with a nice little backup band helpin' him walk that dog...!

  • @rollerchickable
    @rollerchickable 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I Love This Song Thank You For Sharing.

  • @emilystevens6335
    @emilystevens6335 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    That was my jam. Love it!

  • @kokolanza7543
    @kokolanza7543 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thanks for posting, and for the background on Rufus Thomas. What a career!

  • @kennyguitarallen5662
    @kennyguitarallen5662 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    just brilliant,rufus was the man,great old video footage

  • @quoV11
    @quoV11 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yessssssss BACK IN THE DAY❤

  • @alanmurr6562
    @alanmurr6562 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    He sang that just as good as he did on the original recording! That is rare for even the best rock-pop singers!

  • @michaele.
    @michaele. 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    It's still great

  • @seankolednik8860
    @seankolednik8860 4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Just the ‘Funkiest man alive’. Thanks Rufus.

  • @appledoreman
    @appledoreman 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Great live performance!!

  • @mrstacyj9496
    @mrstacyj9496 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Thanks for sharing. I gotta go walk my dog. Cmon Now

    • @MiTmite9
      @MiTmite9 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      This is every dog's favorite song.

  • @AR-pm9nv
    @AR-pm9nv 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Always loved this song.👍

  • @jonathanmoseley6447
    @jonathanmoseley6447 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Man this song was it bac in the day. Yes I bought the 45 👍🏾👍🏾💯💯💯💯

  • @sheristewart2770
    @sheristewart2770 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The ONLY rendition of Walking the Dog! Perfect! Wish I'd been there!

  • @vivianlang5269
    @vivianlang5269 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Great walking the dog music for real💕

  • @lindalocke3233
    @lindalocke3233 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    2024 who's listening to this jam My old Auntie's used to have walking the Dog Contest. My cousin's and I would sneak and Watch them working those Big Butts.😅❤😂😮

  • @pauldickinson6943
    @pauldickinson6943 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    brilliant record.

  • @carpadelpitu3523
    @carpadelpitu3523 4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Me encontré con disco mientras andaba con mis primas caminando,había una montaña de discos y basura a una orilla de la calle ,nos acercamos y sacamos los que pudimos y busqué la canción que salía en uno de esos discos, y apareció esto.

  • @gussiewilliams7712
    @gussiewilliams7712 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Walk it Rufus; Rest in Paradise🤔☺

  • @maximumrnb66
    @maximumrnb66 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Absolutely fantastic..Mr Cool 😎

  • @claudiakatz-palme9708
    @claudiakatz-palme9708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Hello from Berlin, Germany - this is so wonderful, 😍👍🌹

  • @kyaksich7076
    @kyaksich7076 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I was listening to a list of songs turning 60 this year, when this song played and Rufus whistled my puppy went nuts, he is still barking lol. 😅

  • @sandratogneri9982
    @sandratogneri9982 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Love It XXX

  • @JohnKorvell
    @JohnKorvell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The Thomas family are legends and all need to be in the rock n roll HoF~

  • @hrwatchinpuff6551
    @hrwatchinpuff6551 5 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    And to this day Europeans have remained fans of Black music. Our kids today have reinvented the music industry, but channels like Reel Black✊🏿will always keep it real✊🏿✊🏿

    • @larrywoolridge5359
      @larrywoolridge5359 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Young black Americans have thrown r&b away for rap and hip hop white Europeans have and still love r&b

    • @coreyhall1266
      @coreyhall1266 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      You don’t listen to r&b then

  • @rickjohnson9191
    @rickjohnson9191 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    64’, that’s got to be England. Mr. Rufus

  • @churbah3151
    @churbah3151 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    1964 though.. timeless 🤙🤙

  • @josecorreia2518
    @josecorreia2518 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Como e bom! Que ritmo!

  • @Geessettfc
    @Geessettfc 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Legendary asf

  • @mocksock69
    @mocksock69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    I had always thought this was originally an Aerosmith song! This is great though. These black singers created rocknroll and deserve more credit!

    • @marcobechere4452
      @marcobechere4452 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Too much artists recorded this song before the Aerosmiths to be considered an Aerosmiths' song.

    • @reimaginethesounds6694
      @reimaginethesounds6694 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@marcobechere4452 but very few own it as Aerosmith does

  • @markjackson5665
    @markjackson5665 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    On “Ready Steady Go” TV show in London

  • @rollingfog1
    @rollingfog1 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Absolutely excellent

  • @KC-gy5xw
    @KC-gy5xw 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Perfection!!

  • @bootreese1
    @bootreese1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Rufus my man!

  • @randyelliott9152
    @randyelliott9152 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Named my last dog Rufus because of this song...

  • @b8akaratn
    @b8akaratn ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Walking these dawgs is where i'm headed after i loop this song indefinitely... 😂

  • @ruyjose6015
    @ruyjose6015 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Uhuuuuu🎵🎶Olha o balanço, vai, vai, deixa cair...Uhuuuu🎶🎵😉✌🏽🇧🇷

  • @sangredelic
    @sangredelic 4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Rufus was so handsome 😍

  • @kemetdebgibson2875
    @kemetdebgibson2875 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Wow I was four years old when this came out. My mother asked me to do the dog for her friends

    • @bootreese1
      @bootreese1 4 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I was nine........bad ass jam!

  • @SerpentOfTheWound
    @SerpentOfTheWound 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He must have made a good living off just this one song. Think of the royalties! There were so many remakes of this.

  • @randy464
    @randy464 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The band is getting it done.

  • @profoundja9598
    @profoundja9598 5 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is my favorite song on Mafia 3, something about that Whistle.lol

    • @peterfraser5704
      @peterfraser5704 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      And, by a strange coincidence, the saxophone player is "Lol". Lol Coxhill.

  • @carolmiles2351
    @carolmiles2351 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ya can't beat old school....😆👀

  • @patriciakimbrell3734
    @patriciakimbrell3734 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the Music ♥️🎸

  • @ramonwolfkamp5724
    @ramonwolfkamp5724 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Derksen bedankt

  • @TheSpikehere
    @TheSpikehere 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Classic!

  • @mercyhowls2688
    @mercyhowls2688 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    LOVE IT!

  • @richardbanker3910
    @richardbanker3910 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    It’s interesting to see how white British rock groups like the Beatles and Stones covered songs from groups they admired and worked in guitars in place of horns, keyboards etc and did their adaptation. This is a case in point. Love both versions of this song. I’m glad Rufus Thomas got a look in and got success finally.

  • @gabrieldimasyazbek
    @gabrieldimasyazbek ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful man

  • @colinhalliley111
    @colinhalliley111 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The dance , Walking The Dog , could be danced to nice or real naughty . Use your imagination if you don't know 😁

  • @plertisdibble1504
    @plertisdibble1504 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome. I liked Aerosmiths version, I had no idea he did it first

  • @michaelstucker6739
    @michaelstucker6739 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Better'n the Stones! Better'n Aerosmith! The man, the myth, the legend! Rufus Thomas!!!!!!!

  • @splatgang7127
    @splatgang7127 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    bro im only here cuz my grandpa told me bout this song

  • @tyronescott2730
    @tyronescott2730 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Rufus Thomas on "Ready Steady Go".

  • @cookiee5272
    @cookiee5272 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I use to dance off this music. 2024

  • @25447carepear
    @25447carepear 5 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Great voice. They used us alot back then. I bet he doesn't have royalties for his family after him.

    • @ninja5672
      @ninja5672 4 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He had a very long and successful career until he died in 2001. Why would you assume he wasn't compensated fairly?
      I'm sure he agreed to all his contracts.

    • @joycesmith53
      @joycesmith53 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Actually he does his daughter is still alive

  • @softyme63
    @softyme63 5 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Reminds me of “Barefootin”

    • @JoePadovano
      @JoePadovano 4 ปีที่แล้ว

      Check out Pete Townsend Live at Deep End. Bare Footin.

  • @nathanlanglois8123
    @nathanlanglois8123 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Alice Cooper told me that this song inspired the hook "Hey, Ho, Let's go!" from the Ramones 'Blitzkrieg Bop'

  • @ronaldstubbs9450
    @ronaldstubbs9450 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Rufus was the Man

  • @scottwalker145
    @scottwalker145 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome

  • @torbenlarsen331
    @torbenlarsen331 ปีที่แล้ว

    The band got it..........awesome

  • @johnbrown9183
    @johnbrown9183 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    R & B Singer Carla Thomas is his daughter

  • @MiTmite9
    @MiTmite9 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I can whistle with or without using my fingers (really REALLY loud, too), but I cannot, for the life of me, whistle the way Rufus does.

  • @Czar1925
    @Czar1925 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Conheci essa música no jogo do máfia 3 game..........🎸📺🎸

  • @siboneypeltier2307
    @siboneypeltier2307 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Walking the Dog
    Rufus Thomas
    EXPLICIT
    Baby's back dressed in black
    Silver buttons all down her back
    High ho tipsy toe
    She broke the needle now she can't sew
    Walking the dog
    Just a-walking the dog
    Well if you don't know how to do it
    I'll show you how to walk the dog.
    Mary Mary quite contrary
    How does your garden grow
    Silver bells and cockle shells
    And pretty maids all in a row.
    Walking the dog
    Just a-walking the dog
    Well if you don't know how to do it
    I'll show you how to walk the dog.
    (Sax Solo)
    Hey diddle diddle
    The cats got the fiddle
    The cow jumped over the moon
    He jumped so high touched the sky
    Didn't come back till the fourth of July.
    Walking the dog
    Just a-walking the dog
    Well if you don't know how to do it
    I'll show you how to walk the dog.
    Written by: Rufus Thomas
    Album: Rufus Live!
    Released: 1998
    Lyrics provided by Musixmatch

  • @biualblessed
    @biualblessed 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He wasn't the only one singing this song. Look up Jackie Shane.. She sung this song too.

    • @metalheadrelic9873
      @metalheadrelic9873 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Later on RATT and Aerosmith covered it too.