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Funkiest Man Alive

Rufus Thomas and Memphis Soul

by (author) Matthew Ruddick

foreword by Rob Bowman

Publisher
University Press of Mississippi
Initial publish date
Mar 2023
Category
Composers & Musicians, South, African American, Soul & R 'n B, African American & Black
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781496838407
    Publish Date
    Mar 2023
    List Price
    $34.95

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Description

The lively story of the rise of R&B in Memphis through the eyes of one of its powerhouses

About the authors

Matthew Ruddick is cofounder and editor of the jazz website Kind of Jazz (www.kindofjazz.com) and has worked as a music critic for a variety of publications, including Beats magazine in Hong Kong. He is author of Funny Valentine: The Story of Chet Baker, published to widespread acclaim in 2012.

Matthew Ruddick's profile page

Rob Bowman is a Grammy Award?winning professor of music at York University who has been writing professionally about music for over forty-five years. His book Soulsville U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 2013. He lives in Toronto.

Rob Bowman's profile page

Editorial Reviews

By any measuring stick, Rufus Thomas made a gigantic contribution to American music. He has long deserved a full biography. Thanks to Matthew Ruddick, that biography is now in your hands.

Rob Bowman, Grammy Award-winning author of Soulsville, U.S.A.: The Story of Stax Records