Rufus Thomas - Walking the Dog

[markyturner]

the scat from 4.50 onwards is epic

[flash472002]

That was a lot of fun, and sounds great!

[therealraybaby]

#496

[NitramZiarreh]

ain't it funky now!

[maddaddy420]

3 peoples dogs pissed on their legs.

[nashtndawg]

3 people let the dog walk them!

[TheBlackbot3000]

oh my god, is that Steve Turre

[redredshoes]

Damn he is too cute.

[skipper8257]

As good as it gets. Love this man and this song.

[rockFS69]

Whos that sax player???

[witchman1]

oops Sanborn, sorry.

[witchman1]

Is that Bob James?

[StudioiNcavo]

4 people are deaf.

[MrKillerjoe56]

@scmm42 Sorry; my bad. The post on YouTube said 2006, but I know Rufus Thomas died sometime in 2001 or before that, so that definitely makes sense. Thanks for clarifying. =^)

[MrKillerjoe56]

Rufus would get a Grammy in my book for this 21 Century remake of this classic original of his; great stuff!!!!! By the way, WHO is that keyboard player? She looks like a hot woman from the neck up, but appears flat chested, which means she could be a he!!!!!!

[scmm42]

@MrKillerjoe56 Technically this is a 20th Century remake since it was filed in 1989. The keyboardist is Philippe Saisse who is definitely male.

[irishsetterarchie]

David is cookin!!!

[babynabe]

cool beat !!!

[irishsetterarchie]

Jesus said that we must become like little children in order to enter into heaven for such is the kingdom of heaven!! Rufus God sure loves you!!!!

[jools1518]

Absolutlely Brilliant........

[20351MA]

If you're waiting for it to get any better than this, you can stop waiting.

[Kewinko]

THIS IS WHAT I CALL REAL MUSIC!!! :)

[CapturaVideo]

Aerosmith does a pretty killer cover of this tune on their debut album!

[pretorious700]

fuckin' A old school joint-just too cool

[JustAintthatWay]

'get walkin', dawg'

verbatim my ol lady to me when she sent me packin'

true story

[1Phoebus]

best performance of this gem...Rufas was hot..and the rhytnm secion was smokin' ! ^/^

[parisel313]

Long live RT!

[SilentSam69]

Rufus Thomas is absolutely HIP! This guy could REALLY light up the stage, and have a great time! R.I.P.

[babynabe]

Cool time.

[babynabe]

Cool groove .

[georgethedj]

David Sanborn, from the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, and Rufus Thomas, from Stax Records in Memphis. Life is good.

[phanrac]

my paws 2ᶰͩ

FAV song

[Humbungi]

I walk my dog....evey chance I get.

[phanrac]

@Humbungi lol

nice



[therealraybaby]

@Humbungi You must live in Los Angeles. i went there & i never saw so many coffee drinking dog walking people in my life. LOL

[CRANROW]

My old show opener!! LoVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVe Rufus Thomas!

[MrUnassumption]

that suit matches his gums

[ale1kato]

Awsome, awsome, awsome. Today was my first time hearing Rufus on the radio. Inmediatily came here to watch him. God save Rufus!

[superchild42]

@ale1kato His suit matches his gums?? Sounds beautiful because blue is an awesome color.

[MultiDads]

Alto saxophone :D

[iangleave]

I never knew Scottie Pippen played guitar

[Zippertheslipper]

Good time music.

[savanahbolt]

Why doesn't the great Don Alias on percussion get a mention?

[wiseman564]

That solo was so hip.

[LillaSophie]

Great stuff... Keep on jammin Rufus;)

[necroblast22]

Just blew me away! It was so damn good. Don't here horns like that anywhere on the radio.

[20351MA]

And the late, great Hiram Bullock on lead guitar. Its so obvious that he was enjoying himself tremendously.

[notjajababa]

great !!

so far about the topic:"old men are too old"

i know many young musicians who have not half the soul...

[Rickystrat82]

Rufus Thomas is the man

[Harlew]

David Sanborn solo!!!!!

[guyglowmore1]

gee whiz

[Z0mbieMushr00m]

That alto solo was sick!

[WholeLotofRocknRoll]

yeah,rufus is a really funny guy

[EtYR3Akz]

5:15 the second sax guy on the right :D

[qwasd0r]

That's basically Funky Chicken with different lyrics and trumpet lines lyrics. :D

[TheWeeBit]

I said it before. A sixth level star must be added in youtube evaluation system.

[OdedFriedGaon]

Goddam......... wow! that was pure entertainment. i enjoyed that. THIS was one of the best shows ever on TV. i miss it so.

[danzefirelli]

knows anyone what guitar amplifier is in this recording?

[pasquinn]

That's Tom Barney on bass.

[sactiger]

Wow!!! It just does NOT get any better than this!

Thank you so very much, Mr. Rufus Thomas!! R.I.P.

[20351MA]

Look how much fun Hiram Bullock and the rest of the band are having.

Cookin'!

[irishsetterarchie]

@20351MA There's gonna be GREAT JOY when we get to heaven and Rufus will be right there walkin the dog!!

[psychicpsycho20]

Love it! Love it! Thank you!

[beachblues]

Such a pity that the man has left us!

Love it!

[dreyam]

He was the real thing, for sure...

[IWannaBeOnOprah]

AWESOME!!  You gotta see him dance.

[mikigroove]

Omar Hakim on drums, Hiram Bullok on guitar, David Sanborn on sax, and the bass I think is Victor Bailey... awesome band!!!!!!!!! :-O

[delboy65]

One of the greatest!

[iangleave]

He looks like the butler from 'Fresh Prince' and the guitarist looks like Scottie Pippen!

[lawdog2008]

he looks nothing like the butler you need to watch the shows again

[iangleave]

I think it's the pompous faces he pulls throughout the song - Why are you being argumentative anyways? Also I notice that you didn't deny the fact that the guitarist is a ringer for Mr. Pippen

[lawdog2008]

not being arguementative i just don't see the resemblance and i don't know who pippen is

[Lishous72]

lol

[KOOLDAVE1953]

Rufus is cooler than cool...our 8 pc band still plays this in tribute to him.

[bobbytiger]

The year was 1964.

Rufus was playing our small college in North Carolina. Asking for volunteers for "The Dog", my (now) wife hits the stage.

So there they are......Rufus and my girl friend.

Doing the Dog.

Raised quite a stir in this Methodist school, but hey......we were young, and,

it was Rufus Thomas.

Great night.

[miniRonaldo78]

Safe Song Dude

[STRANGEFRU1T]

Finally i found the version used on true blood! I love this song now!!

[ScarletFBL2]

I looked this up for the same reason. This song and True Blood are awesome! XD

[afroclyde]

my M.S.N id is in my profile!

hay hay hay. ;D Cx

[budibausto]

There is an amazing version of Bruce Springsteen in 1973...really blowing. is on a very had-to-find bootleg, New york Serenade

[endrizo]

redwing did a great a rocking version

thank you the master himself!!!

[foowah7]

Wow, that was GREAT!! Especially the end. The band I'm in does a cover of it, but I had never heard the original...

[lilmaasster]

Wow man, thanks so much for posting! Absolutely my favourite artist!

The man just ROCKED!!!!

[lordritchie]

What a cool ending on that tune. A toast to the King of Memphis. You ain't nuthin but a bearcat!!

[lilmaasster]

Rufus just rules... no one ever topped him and no one will... he was just sooooo original.

Thanks for posting, love it!

[MemphoTenn]

Rufus was Memphis royalty... Very much loved - and STILL loved - and missed terribly. He was Memphis' ambassador to the world. The funkiest man who ever lived and the world's oldest teenager. He had a sweet, jovial spirit and brought so much happiness to so many. I LOVE this version! Thanks for posting.

[avillarias]

Aerosmith did a very cool version of this song.

[larrthrosphe]

this song is tight. timeless classic

[Vibes4me]

Ok so here's the deal that's Hiram Bullock on Guitar and Omar Hakim on Drums.

[olstuff]

Excellent band. They were really jammin.'

[fab5dot1]

night music ruled

[ratbasket]

The stones do a really embarassing version of this song.

[lonewolf28]

rufus was god's oldest teenager, a saint!!

[AngeLonerOner]

walk that dog. ~"AngeLoner"~

[ianbollock]

That's groovy ! I also love the Flamin' Groovies version of walkin' the dog.

[blakbonez]

David Sanborn, this must be SNL.

i remember this song, 'The Dog' nasty looking dance.

[OKKOKA]

they say memphis was built on rocknroll memphis was built on blues said rufus ..thats right!

[TheMotownAmbassador]

One of the best

[haleyfan]

I miss Rufus, he was an amazing singer.