found: His Rufus Thomas [SR] 197-?
found: OCLC #7866896 (hdg.: Thomas, Rufus, 1917-)
found: New York Times, Dec. 19, 2001 (Rufus Thomas, 84, singer, songwriter, talent scout, disc jockey, a force in Memphis rhythm and blues; d. Dec. 15, 2001, Memphis; b. 1917, Casey, Miss.)
found: A Sun blues collection [SR] p1990: container (Rufus "Houng Dog" Thomas, Jr.) insert (b. Mar. 28, 1917)
found: All music guide WWW site, Apr. 17, 2007 (Rufus Thomas; b. Mar. 26, 1917, Cayce, MS, d. Dec. 15, 2001, Memphis, TN)