Rufus and Carla was the moniker Stax Records used when releasing duets by Rufus Thomas and daughter Carla Thomas. They have the distinction of sharing the company's first hit "Cause I Love You" when Stax was briefly known as Satellite Records.[1] Another hit was their version of "The Night Time Is the Right Time".
Carla Thomas was also part of a string of successful duets ("Tramp", "Knock On Wood", "Lovey Dovey", "New Year's Resolution") with the label's biggest star, Otis Redding.[2] These were compiled on 1967's King & Queen album.[3]
Discography edit
- 1960 "Cause I Love You" b/w "Deep Down Inside" (Satellite Records S-102 pre Stax Records) (re-released as Carla and Rufus on Atco Records 45-6177)
- 1961 "I Didn't Believe" b/w "Yeah, Yea-ah" (released as Rufus and Friend on Atco 45-6199)
- 1964 "Cause That’s Really Some Good" b/w "Night Time Is the Right Time" (Stax S-151)
- 1965 "When You Move You Lose" b/w "We’re Tight" (Stax S-176)
- 1966 "Birds and Bees" b/w "Never Let You Go" (Stax S-184)
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References edit
- ^ Greene, Alex (December 14, 2017). "The Thomas Sisters: We Are Family". Memphis Flyer. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ "Songwriting Giant David Porter Joins 'Songcraft' Podcast on ASPN". American Songwriter. July 21, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2020.
- ^ Ingalls, Chris (May 22, 2018). "Two Thousand Miles I Roamed: Otis Redding's 'Dock of the Bay Sessions'". PopMatters. Retrieved August 14, 2020.