Rufus Thomas

Memphis Train

1968 · Rhythm & Blues · Stax

France · 169.032

Credits

Written by: Rufus Thomas, Sir Mack Rice, Willie Sparks, Harold Beane, William Bell

Memphis Soul

Horn stabs, dragging backbeat, one take: the sound of a house band cutting hits in a converted cinema.

D.C. Go-Go

Percussion that never stops: congas, cowbell and crowd chants holding one groove across a whole night.

Rufus Thomas

Do The Funky Chicken

Arranged by Rufus Thomas

William Bell

The Soul Of A Bell

Written by William Bell

The Staple Singers

The Staple Swingers

Written by Sir Mack Rice

The Mar-Keys

The Great Memphis Sound

Written by Rufus Thomas

Otis Redding

Shake / You Don't Miss Your Water

Written by William Bell

The Staple Singers

City In The Sky

Written by Sir Mack Rice

William Bell

Bound To Happen

Written by William Bell

Otis Redding

The Happy Song

Written by Rufus Thomas

Johnnie Taylor

Cheaper To Keep Her

Written by Sir Mack Rice

Booker T & The MG's

Soul Limbo ("Over Easy")

With William Bell