‘Walking The Dog’: How Rufus Thomas Hit His Stride

‘Walking The Dog’: How Rufus Thomas Hit His Stride

Rufus Thomas was no pup when Walking The Dog was released. Born in 1917, he’d earned a decent living around Memphis as an MC, dancer, radio DJ, and wisecrackin’ theatre act, and every one of those skills came in handy when he made his pop breakthrough with the album’s title track in 1963. Listen to Walking The Dog on Apple Music and Spotify. He’d already had an on-off relationship with the R&B chart for a decade, providing Sun Records with a hit…