{"id":4450,"date":"2014-01-23T14:08:31","date_gmt":"2014-01-23T19:08:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4450"},"modified":"2014-01-23T14:08:59","modified_gmt":"2014-01-23T19:08:59","slug":"rufus-thomas-do-the-push-and-pull-pts-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funky16corners.com\/?p=4450","title":{"rendered":"Rufus Thomas – (Do The) Push and Pull Pts 1&2"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Mister Rufus Is Back!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Listen\/Download Rufus Thomas – (Do The) Push and Pull Pt1<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Listen\/Download Rufus Thomas – (Do The) Push and Pull Pt2<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Greetings all<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

The week is coming to a close, so it\u2019s time to remind you that the Funky16Corners Radio Show<\/strong> will take to the airwaves of the interwebs Friday night at 9PM on Viva Radio.<\/strong><\/a> If you can\u2019t be there at airtime, you can keep up with the show by subscribing as a podcast in iTunes, or by grabbing an MP3 at the blog.<\/p>\n

Since the weekend is approaching, and you may \u2013 like so many of us \u2013 wish to toss back a few cocktails and get your party on, how about something funky to help get you started?<\/p>\n

Rufus Thomas<\/strong> was a very solid cat.<\/p>\n

He was one of the cornerstones of the Stax organization, a successful Memphis DJ, as well as the being billed (justifiably) as the \u2018World\u2019s Oldest Teenager\u2019.<\/p>\n

He made some of the most energetic, hard hitting soul and funk sides of the 60s, and it always amazes me that he was well into middle age when he did so (54 when he laid down today\u2019s selection!).<\/p>\n

Though many of his best remembered tunes are your basic, dance craze numbers, Rufus never let that stop him from delivering an inspired performance and \u2018(Do the) Push and Pull Pt1\u2019 was no exception.<\/p>\n

The groove, with the bass drum hitting like a punch in the nose, pushed along by the horns, bass guitar and a chugging clavinet, is funky indeed.<\/p>\n

The record was an R&B Number One hit in 1970 (grazing the Pop Top 20), and I was shocked to discover that it was the only time Rufus ever topped the charts! Though he made it into the Top 5 five different times between his first hit in 1953 (\u2018Bear Cat\u2019) and his last in 1976 (\u2018If There Were No Music\u2019) \u2018(Do the) Push and Pull Pt1\u2019 was his only Number One.<\/p>\n

It went on to be sampled by Eazy E<\/strong> and Jurassic Five<\/strong> among others.<\/p>\n

I hope you dig it, and I\u2019ll see you all next week.<\/p>\n

Keep the faith<\/strong><\/p>\n

Larry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

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PS Head over to Iron Leg too.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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